Innovation Project Manager — Food & Beverage R&D

Nestle SA; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé USA's R&D Center seeks an Innovation Project Manager to drive end-to-end project management for Front End Innovation initiatives across the regional center. You will guide teams from consumer insights through ideation, prototyping, manufacturing, and testing, delivering data- and insight-driven decisions with agility.

You will coordinate cross-functional partners, establish governance, and coach teams in design-thinking and agile practices to advance new technologies and concepts with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or related field is required.
• 7+ years of consumer product goods experience developing and commercializing concepts.
• 2+ years of experience leading a project team.
• Strong understanding of food industry, consumer research, manufacturing and packaging.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for innovation initiatives.
• Synthesize consumer, business, technical and market inputs into clear recommendations.
• Manage scope, timing, budget, resources, risks, and ownership.
• Drive cross-functional teams through ideation, prototyping, manufacturing and testing.
• Coach teams in agile innovation practices.
• Monitor trends and enable R&D support across functions.
• Travel up to 10%, primarily within the US.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Coaching

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Design thinking

Build-Measure-Learn

Communication skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Consumer insights

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Nestlé USA's R&D Center seeks an Innovation Project Manager to drive end-to-end project management for Front End Innovation initiatives across the regional center. You will guide teams from consumer insights through ideation, prototyping, manufacturing, and testing, delivering data- and insight-driven decisions with agility.

You will coordinate cross-functional partners, establish governance, and coach teams in design-thinking and agile practices to advance new technologies and concepts with