Menu Strategy & Innovation Manager

Arby's; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire Brands seeks a Manager of Menu Category Management to drive next-generation menu innovation for Arby’s and other brands. You will refine opportunities in strategy, innovation and reinvention across current and future menu categories.

You’ll partner with culinary, operations, analytics and marketing to launch new products, test plans and pricing decisions while translating insights into strategic recommendations for brand and franchisee alignment.

Qualifications

• 4 Year Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Marketing, Management or another related field.
• 3+ years working in menu strategy for multi-unit foodservice chain(s)
• Strong ability to summarize insights into clear, actionable recommendations

Responsibilities

• Create, define and refine short and long-term menu strategies via innovation, renovation and deletions to meet brand objectives.
• Partner with Culinary team to develop, optimize and qualify new core menu and limited time products with cross-functional teams.
• Lead test plan development and evaluation through launch, advising on path forward for brand and franchisee alignment.
• Partner with Consumer Insights and Brand Analytics to gather market needs, trends and testing results for recommendations.
• Collaborate with Brand Experience and Commercial Group on pricing, promotions, calendar needs, and cross-channel positioning.
• Analyze core menu performance across channels and identify opportunities to optimize.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Presentation

Strategy

Collaboration

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Marketing or Management

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Inspire Brands seeks a Manager of Menu Category Management to drive next-generation menu innovation for Arby’s and other brands. You will refine opportunities in strategy, innovation and reinvention across current and future menu categories.

You’ll partner with culinary, operations, analytics and marketing to launch new products, test plans and pricing decisions while translating insights into strategic recommendations for brand and franchisee alignment.