Description de l’emploi

: R&D; Manager,Canada Product Development The R&D; Manager,Canada ProductDevelopmentwill leadproduct development acrossthe Canada portfolio of brands, spanning innovation, productivity, and supply continuity projects. The candidate will lead and execute their own projects and manage a team of 2 to 3 developers.This roleis responsible fortranslating business needs into practical development plans, driving technical execution, and ensuring projects progress effectively from concept through commercialization.

This leader is expected tooperateeffectively in a dynamic, cross-functional environment and to balancepeopleleadership with strong technical and project leadership. Success in the role requires sound product development judgment, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and strong collaboration across R&D;, operations, quality, regulatory, marketing, and supply chain. The role also requires building team capability, setting clear expectations, and developing talent to meet current and future business needs.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and executeproduct developmentprojectsacross multiple cross-functional projects and product categories within theCanadabusiness, including innovation, renovation, and brand maintenance work
- Ability and desire to be a technical manager – own technical projects (70% of time) and manage/coach employees (30% of time).

- Manage, coach, and develop a team of product developers, including setting priorities, providing feedback, and building technical and leadership capability across product development and brand maintenance responsibilities




- Translate business objectives into clear development plans and ensure effective execution from concept through commercialization
- Partner with cross-functional teams to drive project progress, resolve technical issues, and deliver against business timelines
- Lead product testing, qualification, and commercialization activities across laboratory, pilot plant, and production environments
- Apply strong technical judgment to product, ingredient, process, and formulation challenges and guide the team through problem-solving and decision-making
- Communicate technical findings, recommendations, risks, and implications clearly to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership
- Manage multiple priorities concurrently and proactively identify tradeoffs, resource constraints, and priority conflicts across initiatives, including planned and unplanned brand maintenance asks
- Build solid ways of working across the team and cross-functional partners to improve execution, clarity, and accountability
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to learn new categories, technologies, and processing areas in support of business needs
- Ensure high-quality documentation, technical rigor, and strong executional discipline across development work
- Mentor, coach,



and collaborate with colleagues within and outside the immediate team to strengthen capability and business results

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degreerequired in Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field,plus a minimum of 6 years ofproduct development experience within CPG, food and beverage, or a related industry;or master’s degree plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or PhD plus a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
- Desired to havepreviousmanagementexperience, including leading, coaching, and developing technical talent
- Strong knowledge of ingredients, product formulation, processing equipment, ingredient interactions, and laboratory test methods
- Proven ability to lead product development and commercialization across multiple projects and priorities
- Strong communication, influencing, project management, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with changing priorities
- Strong technical judgment and ability to design effective experiments, interpret results, and adjust plans as needed
- Self-motivated and able to deliver results with a high degree of ownership in a complex environment
- Strong ability to prioritize across competing business needs and make sound tradeoff decisions
- Willingness to travel up to 30%, including travel to internal plants, co-manufacturers, suppliers, and other business locations in the United States and Canada

Work Environment & Schedule

This position is considered aNormal

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