Associate Manager, Culinary
Core
Associate Manager leading culinary product development, innovation pipeline, and recipe strategy for frozen meals and hydration brands.
Role type
Associate Manager, R&D Culinary
Builds
Frozen meals and hydration products
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Food Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
culinary basics, cooking techniques, product development, flavor application, recipe development, package directions, performance testing, consumer research, trend scouting, white space identification, functional ingredients knowledge, recipe management systems, PLM platforms, SAP
Preferred skills
RCA Certified Research Chef (CRC®), strategic thinking, project management
Technologies
recipe management systems, PLM platforms, SAP
Responsibilities
Lead planning and execution of culinary projects including recipe development and performance testing; translate food trends into actionable strategic presentations; collaborate with marketing on media content and photography; support consumer research workstreams and apply insights to product learning; contribute to cross-functional decision-making on innovation strategy.
Seniority
Associate Manager, hands-on IC