Product Manager — Food Innovation & Growth

MRINetwork; Lafayette (IN); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MRINetwork is seeking a Product Manager for a multi-site food manufacturer in Indiana. The role owns category strategy, innovation, pricing, margin management, and insights to drive revenue growth and market share.

Hybrid work in Indiana with cross-functional collaboration across FP&A, Sales, Planning & Scheduling, and more. The candidate will oversee R&D projects, product formulations, and plant trials, translating scientific results into commercial solutions while ensuring compliance with USDA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Meat Science, Food Science, Animal Science, or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of hands-on meat/food product development experience.
• Strong understanding of meat functionality and processing systems.
• Experience in USDA-regulated facilities and USDA labeling standards.
• Ability to translate scientific results into practical commercial solutions.
• Pork processing experience preferred but not required.
• Experience with DOE, data-driven decision making, and shelf-life validation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute R&D projects focused on product quality and shelf-life extension.
• Lead plant trials and scale-up; troubleshoot processing issues.
• Document formulas, specifications, protocols, and process parameters clearly.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, QA, Sales, Marketing and Regulatory to translate needs into technical solutions.
• Monitor industry trends to identify opportunities.

Skills

Communication skills

Documentation

Data-driven decision making

Design of experiments

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Meat Science, Food Science, Animal Science, or related discipline

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

DOE

Job description

MRINetwork is seeking a Product Manager for a multi-site food manufacturer in Indiana. The role owns category strategy, innovation, pricing, margin management, and insights to drive revenue growth and market share.

Hybrid work in Indiana with cross-functional collaboration across FP&A, Sales, Planning & Scheduling, and more. The candidate will oversee R&D projects, product formulations, and plant trials, translating scientific results into commercial solutions while ensuring compliance with USDA