R&D Program Manager, Food & Product Innovation

Jimmy's Gourmet Bakery; Clifton (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive pay and performance bonus

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance and EAP

Generous PTO and career growth

Zusammenfassung

Jimmy's Gourmet Bakery in Clifton, NJ is seeking an experienced R&D Manager to lead product development projects from concept to commercialization. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, Quality, and Production Planning to ensure launches meet business and customer requirements.

The role focuses on project planning, prioritization, and documentation, with responsibility for scale-up trials, first production runs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifikationen

• 3–7 years in food manufacturing, product development, or technical project management.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science or related field preferred.
• Experience leading multiple projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of food formulations and commercialization.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate the R&D project pipeline from concept to commercialization.
• Plan first production runs with cross-functional teams and ensure readiness of equipment, ingredients, and documentation.
• Collaborate with Quality, Production Planning, Sales, and Marketing to align projects with customer expectations.
• Assign responsibilities to Food Scientists and Technicians based on priorities and workload.
• Support scale-up trials and product transfer from lab to manufacturing.
• Develop and maintain standardized PM processes, templates, and documentation systems.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Excel

Ausbildung

Bachelor's/Master's in Food Science

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Project management tools

Jobbeschreibung

Jimmy's Gourmet Bakery in Clifton, NJ is seeking an experienced R&D Manager to lead product development projects from concept to commercialization. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, Quality, and Production Planning to ensure launches meet business and customer requirements.

The role focuses on project planning, prioritization, and documentation, with responsibility for scale-up trials, first production runs, and continuous improvement initiatives.