Custom Products Manager — Global Flavor Innovation

Roland Foods, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Roland Foods, LLC in New York City seeks a Manager, Custom Products to own end-to-end project execution for customer-driven product commercialization within the Roland portfolio. You will collaborate across sales, operations, and QA to drive new product formulations and packaging requests, supporting growth across foodservice, retail, and international channels.

You'll work within our Custom Products & Innovation team, manage supplier communications, and coordinate product cuttings and

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in a Project Management, Consulting, Commercialization, or Product Strategy capacity.
• Bachelor's Degree, preferably with a focus in Business/ Business Administration or related field.
• Experience in CPG/FMCG or Retail strongly preferred.
• Strong verbal & written communication abilities.
• Exceptional time management skills.
• Prior experience operating within strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead communication with existing and new suppliers to source new products in addition to supporting supplier onboarding alongside the cross-functional team.
• Partner with the cross-functional team to define target product specifications and manage cuttings to determine the optimal specification/product formulation.
• Own on-time commercialization of custom items, including training content for bonus item Sales training meetings.
• Partner with the Sales team to identify new product commercialization opportunities (e.g. retail private label projects).

Skills

Project management

Product strategy

Commercialization

Consulting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Roland Foods, LLC in New York City seeks a Manager, Custom Products to own end-to-end project execution for customer-driven product commercialization within the Roland portfolio. You will collaborate across sales, operations, and QA to drive new product formulations and packaging requests, supporting growth across foodservice, retail, and international channels.

You'll work within our Custom Products & Innovation team, manage supplier communications, and coordinate product cuttings and