Product Commercialization Lead (Hybrid)

Winland Foods, Inc.; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match

STD/LTD/AD&D/Life

HSA

FSA

EAP

Hospital indemnity

Accident Insurance

Identity and Fraud Protection Plan

Legal

Critical Illness

Job summary

Winland Foods, Inc. in Oak Brook, IL is seeking a Commercialization Manager to lead cross-functional teams from concept through successful launch and to deliver market-ready products.

You will coordinate with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Marketing, and Procurement to ensure projects stay on track and meet consumer needs. The role is hybrid (Fridays remote, Mon-Thu in office) with responsibilities spanning project planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Business, Project Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Food Science, or related discipline preferred
• 2+ years leading cross-functional teams in a CPG or food manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of commercialization, R&D, Supply Chain, or Operations experience.
• Experience with SAP, PPM, and data visualization tools preferred.
• PMP certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads projects through the established stage-gate process, ensuring required deliverables, decisions, and approvals are completed at milestones.
• Develops integrated project plans defining scope, objectives, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, owners, and due dates.
• Establishes a reliable single source of truth for project status, milestones, risks, decisions, and outstanding actions.
• Coordinates activities across R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Packaging, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and other functional partners.
• Provides visibility to risks that could affect launch timing, customer commitments, cost, or successful execution and develops contingency plans with cross-functional input.
• Partners with operations and technical teams to support plant trials, production qualifications, new equipment or process requirements, capacity considerations, and manufacturing readiness.
• Partners with business and functional leaders to support prioritization of commercial activities.
• Motivates and influences cross-functional team members to achieve project deliverables.
• Prepares concise, executive-ready updates that translate detailed project information into key messages, decisions, risks, and actions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business / PM / Supply Chain / Operations / Food Science

Tools

SAP

Power BI

PPM

Microsoft Project

Job description

Winland Foods, Inc. in Oak Brook, IL is seeking a Commercialization Manager to lead cross-functional teams from concept through successful launch and to deliver market-ready products.

You will coordinate with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Marketing, and Procurement to ensure projects stay on track and meet consumer needs. The role is hybrid (Fridays remote, Mon-Thu in office) with responsibilities spanning project planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication.