International Commercialization Technologist

Inspire Brands, Inc.; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire Brands, Inc. seeks an International Commercialization Technologist to drive development, commercialization, and launches of products for international markets, coordinating with Culinary, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to ensure compliant scale-up and market readiness.

This Atlanta-based role sits in our Global Support Center with an expectation to be onsite four days per week, handling specifications, documentation, supplier coordination, labeling and

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Biology, or related science.
• 1–3 years in food manufacturing, product development, commercialization, quality assurance, or regulatory affairs.
• Experience with product specifications, supplier management, or technical documentation preferred.
• Experience supporting commercialization, manufacturing scale-up, or product launches.

Responsibilities

• Support international commercialization projects from concept through manufacturing and market launch.
• Translate R&D formulations into manufacturing-ready specifications and processes.
• Manage product and supplier information in PIM and specification systems, including QIR during production.
• Develop and maintain product and ingredient specifications, labeling docs, and commercialization records.
• Coordinate sample procurement, preparation, shipment, and evaluation.
• Lead product reviews with cross-functional teams to ensure quality, regulatory, and brand alignment.
• Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturers, regulatory, quality, logistics, and supply chain for registration and export readiness.
• Support regulatory labeling, allergen, and nutrition certification requirements.
• Collect and report commercialization data to support business objectives.
• Maintain and update SOPs and ways of working.
• Assist with production trials, scale-up, validation, and specification compliance reviews.
• Support continuous improvement and other commercialization activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Project coordination

Communication skills

Collaboration

Excel

ERP systems

Specification management

Education

4-year degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Biology, or related science

Tools

ERP systems

Product Information Management (PIM)

Specification systems

Microsoft Office/Excel

Job description

The International Commercialization Technologist supports the development, commercialization, and launch of new and improved products for international markets. This role serves as a critical link between Culinary (Product Development), Commercialization, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and external suppliers to ensure products are successfully scaled, documented, registered, produced, and delivered in compliance with brand and market requirements. Responsibilities include formulation and specification management, commercialization documentation, product evaluation, supplier coordination, regulatory support, sample management, and data administration.

This position sits within our Atlanta based Global Support Center with an expectation to be onsite 4 days per week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support international commercialization projects from product concept through manufacturing and market launch.
• Translate R&D formulations and product concepts into manufacturing-ready specifications and processes.
• Manage product, ingredient, packaging, and supplier information within product information management and specification systems. This will include Quality Information Report (QIR) during commercialization phase (production run 1-3).
• Develop and maintain product specifications, ingredient specifications, labeling documentation, and commercialization records from draft to final revisions.
• Coordinate product sample procurement, preparation, shipment, and evaluation activities.
• Lead or facilitate product reviews and production sample evaluations with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment with quality, sensory, regulatory, and brand standards.
• Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturers, regulatory, quality, logistics, and supply chain teams to support product registration, export readiness, and market compliance.
• Support nutritional, allergen, ingredient statement, labeling, and certification requirements for international markets.
• Collect, analyze, and report commercialization data to support business, quality, and supply chain objectives.
• Own the process of writing and updating standard operating procedures (SOP), and ways of working to ensure current practices.
• Assist with commercialization activities at manufacturing facilities, including production trials, scale-up activities, validation, and specification compliance reviews.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and other commercialization activities as assigned.
  

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-Year degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Biology, or a related scientific discipline.
• 1-3 years of experience in food manufacturing, product development, commercialization, quality assurance, food safety, regulatory affairs, or a related food industry role.
• Experience working with product specifications, supplier management, technical documentation, or product information systems preferred.
• Experience supporting commercialization, manufacturing scale-up, or product launch activities
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Knowledge of food manufacturing processes, quality systems, food safety principles, and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, food labeling, allergens, nutrition regulations, and specification management.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project coordination skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills for working with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Experience with product information management, specification, nutrition, or ERP systems preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.
  

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.