Johnsonville

Innovation Manager

Johnsonville

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Sheboygan Falls • Wisconsin • United States

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About the role

  • Elevate the innovation pipeline to the next level by combining consumer driven insights, strategic commercial thinking, creativity, and project and process leadership
  • Working with Insights, Sensory, R&D, Operations, and Finance, ensure projects are desired by consumers, financially viable, and technically feasible
  • Build compelling business cases that demonstrate a deep understanding of consumer insights and unmet needs, marketplace trends, competitive environment, and customer interest
  • Think both tactically and strategically, identifying opportunities that fit both short and long-term organizational goals
  • Help our commercial teams expand into new territories for the company with outstanding new products: new users, new jobs, and new retail pathways
  • Be a key leader in, and role model of, our enterprise innovation process and continually seek to learn, stretch, and grow further, to continuously elevate the impact of the portfolio
  • Understand needs of the commercial team and translate those needs via consumer insights into new projects and products to deliver on commercial objectives
  • Lead executional excellence commercializing new products: on strategy, on time and on budget

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field
  • MBA preferred
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in brand marketing and/or innovation, required
  • Proven experience launching new products, required
  • Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with cross‑functional teams, including R&D, consumer insights, and sales strategy, required
  • Background in consumer packaged goods (CPG) is strongly preferred
  • Experience within the frozen food or snacking categories is a plus
Benefits
  • Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match.
  • Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage;
  • flexible spending accounts;
  • disability and life insurance;
  • and fertility and adoption assistance.
  • Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off,
  • as well as access to the 24/7 onsite fitness center,
  • and onsite medical clinic!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
brand marketinginnovationproduct launchconsumer insightsproject leadershipprocess leadershipbusiness case developmentexecutional excellencefinancial viability analysismarketplace trend analysis
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingtactical thinkingcross-functional collaborationleadershipcreativitycommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilityconsumer understanding
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA