Our client, an established and growing commercial bakery organization, is seeking an experienced R&D; Director to lead its product innovation and R&D; strategy.

This is a senior leadership prospect for a bakery R&D; professional who can take products from concept and formulation through pilot testing and full-scale commercialization .

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the company's bakery R&D; and innovation strategy
- Oversee development of breads, pastries, doughs, batters and related products
- Lead formulation, reformulation, shelf-life and cost-optimization initiatives
- Guide products from bench-top development through commercial production
- Lead and develop a team of Food Scientists, R&D; Chefs and Bakery Technologists
- Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, QA and Supply Chain
- Ensure products are scalable, manufacturable, commercially viable and compliant

What We're Looking For

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science,



Food Engineering or related field
- 10+ years of commercial food product development experience
- 5+ years in a high-volume, automated industrial bakery
- Strong knowledge of industrial baking, dough rheology, fermentation, thermal processing and ingredient functionality
- Proven experience commercializing innovative bakery productsStrong leadership, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Strong business and commercial acumen
- Willingness to work on-site and travel occasionally
- Baking/Pastry Arts Management certification is highly desirable

If you're a senior bakery R&D; leader ready to shape innovation and product development at an established and growing organization, we'd like to hear from you.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

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