Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for growth opportunities and development, while working with an energetic team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team. Bakehouse™ and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™ Is responsible for leading the commercialization portfolio related to ingredient and packaging changes, regulatory-driven initiatives, business continuity programs, and international market expansion.

The role establishes project priorities, commercialization strategies, and governance frameworks while ensuring successful execution across multiple concurrent initiatives. This position provides leadership to commercialization team members, including the Assistant Manager, and serves as the primary liaison between Commercial, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, R&D;, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, and Operations to ensure strategic alignment and successful delivery of business objectives. The role is also responsible for translating portfolio performance, risks, and opportunities into executive-level insights, updates, and recommendations that support strategic decision-making and organizational priorities.

Establish priorities and resource allocation across projects. Evaluate opportunities, risks, timing, and business impacts of initiatives. Establish priorities and resource allocation across projects. Evaluate opportunities, risks, timing, and business impacts of initiatives.

Lead regulatory driven commercialization initiatives including ingredient substitutions, reformulations, packaging changes,



labeling updates and compliance programs Partner with Regulatory Affairs to assess business impacts of changing regulations Develop implementation strategies that balance compliance, risk, supply continuity and business objectives Drive risk mitigation and contingency planning activities Lead commercialization strategies supporting international growth Monitor progress against international launch objectives and timelines Ensure proper onboarding and development of all staff by completing induction process, coaching and developing capabilities, executing PDP start/mid-year dialogues and performance calibration, and engaging in corrective action when required Ensure an engaged workforce through strategic workforce planning and creation/execution of Employee Survey action plans Implement commercialization governance processes, stage-gate reviews, and reporting frameworks. Develop portfolio dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, and performance metrics. Create and deliver executive-level updates that communicate portfolio status, key milestones, risks, resource requirements, financial impacts, and strategic recommendations.

Prepare materials and insights for leadership reviews, steering committees, and business update meetings. Monitor project performance, risks, and resource utilization across the portfolio. Ensure effective budget management and financial oversight.





Drive continuous improvement of commercialization tools, systems, reporting, and processes. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Food Science, Marketing, Supply Chain, Project Management, Regulatory Affairs, or related discipline ~6-10 years of experience in commercialization, product development, project management, innovation, regulatory affairs, or related functions within CPG, food, beverage, or manufacturing. ~ Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously. ~ Strong commercialization and portfolio management expertise. ~ Advanced project and program management capabilities. ~ Knowledge of ingredient, packaging, labeling, and specification management processes. ~ Experience building governance structures and performance metrics. ~ Excellent stakeholder management and influence skills. ~ Strong leadership and coaching capabilities. ~ Knowledge of commercialization systems and project management platforms (Monday.com, SAP, PLM, Smartsheet, etc.). ~ As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people-focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.

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