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Product Development Manager in Commerce, California at SUGAR FOODS LLC

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SUGAR FOODS LLC
Commerce, California, 90040, United States
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Job Description

Job Description: Manager, Product Development Department: R&D – CO/Peachtree

Position Summary

The Product Development Manager provides technical leadership and oversight for product development activities within R&D. This role combines hands-on product development expertise with leadership and coaching to drive high-quality, efficient and scalable development work while strengthening technical rigor, critical thinking and accountability across the team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical leadership and direction for product development activities across assigned projects. Lead and supervise Project Levels 1–2, with the ability to support select/lead Level 3 projects as needed
  • Guide development approaches and decision-making to ensure sound technical judgment and execution discipline. Review and challenge formulation, process and scale-up work to improve quality and reduce downstream risk
  • Coach and mentor product developers to strengthen capability, accountability and

critical-thinking skills. Remain hands-on as needed with formulation, trials, troubleshooting and commercialization support

  • Ensure development decisions appropriately consider quality, cost, commercial feasibility and long-term business impact. Support continuous improvement and capability building within the R&D function
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales/Marketing, Operations, QA, Purchasing and Finance while leveraging external resources to determine development priorities
Qualifications Education
  • BS in Food Science or a related field required, or equivalent experience. MS in Food Science desirable.
Experience
  • 8–10 years of progressive experience in food product development or R&D within a food manufacturing environment, including a minimum of 5 years in a management or lead role
  • Demonstrated experience leading or supervising product development projects from formulation through scale-up and commercialization
  • Proven ability to manage multiple development projects simultaneously, providing timely technical direction and guidance across varying scopes and priorities
  • Strong expertise in product formulation, process optimization, experimental design, and quality improvement. Experience evaluating technical tradeoffs related to quality, cost, manufacturing feasibility, and risk
  • Prior experience providing technical guidance, mentoring, and leadership to product developers
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
  • Ability to effectively balance hands-on technical work with leadership and oversight responsibilities

Job Location

Commerce, California, 90040, United States

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