Product Development & Commercialisation Manager
Core
End-to-end product development and commercialization of food items for a large-scale restaurant chain, ensuring alignment with Clean Food standards and business priorities.
Role type
Senior Product Development & Commercialization Manager
Builds
New food and beverage items, reformulated products, and validated supply chain capabilities for a national restaurant network.
Domain
Food Science & Technology / Restaurant Operations / Supply Chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (new food items)
Required skills
Project management, data-driven process capability, sensory evaluation methodologies, statistical concepts, flavor concept understanding, supplier partnership management, shelf-life validation, nutritional analysis, food micro testing, master data management
Preferred skills
Experience in factory environments, quick service restaurants, or similar scale operations
Technologies
MS Office Suite, project management software
Responsibilities
Coordinate and execute product development projects balancing COGS and operational impact; Partner with suppliers to secure resources and capability; Review product specifications against Clean Food definitions; Lead product cuttings, pilot trials, and restaurant shakedowns; Manage shelf-life and holding-time validation including transport trials; Manage nutritional analysis and food micro testing; Project manage supplier bench samples and upscaling; Support vendor assurance and onboarding; Maintain master data including specs and allergen info; Hand over signed-off products to operations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC