HYBRID: This position is eligible out of any of our US plant locations in a hybrid capacity (in office 3 days per week)
LOCATIONS: Minneapolis, MN; River Falls, WI; Manteno, IL; Bonner Springs, KS; Springdale, AR; Buffalo, NY; Dallas, TX; Douglasville, GA; Tucker, GA; York, PA; Ogden, UT; Worcester, MA; Kent, WA; Colton, CA

Job Purpose

Support profitable business growth with key customers by managing and successfully delivering new product development (NPD) projects. Lead cross-functional teams to develop projects that meet customers’ expectations and ensure projects are commercialized on time and in full.

Essential Functions

• Deliver customer-driven NPD projects for key customers on time and in full
• Align with Sales and R&D on clear project briefs and understand the customer’s NPD process and milestones to ensure their expectations are met
• Create and manage project timelines, lead team meetings, identify resource requirements, set expectations, assign tasks and responsibilities, follow up, and track/report progress
• Lead cross-functional project team through NPD process and ensure adherence to key milestones and overall timeline
• Create and maintain comprehensive and up-to-date project documentation
• Identify, mitigate, and escalate risks to the achievement of project milestones as required
• Conduct post-mortem analysis for key projects to identify root cause of successful/unsuccessful project execution
• Understand our business, our key customers’ business, and the competitive environment and encourage strategic insight-driven NPD
• Attend and support customer calls, meetings, presentations, and ideation sessions as needed
• Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of cross-functional processes and ways of working
• Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in project/business management, marketing, or related discipline preferred
• 5+ years of experience managing complex new product development projects
• Project management certification preferred
• B2B or B2C food industry experience
• Understanding of basic revenue and pricing models, and profit and loss
• Working knowledge of project management tools/software
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Self-motivated leader with a collaborative and positive attitude
• Demonstrated ability to influence, engage, and motivate cross-functional teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in customer-facing and internal situations
• Ability to relate and connect the product, consumer, and competitors
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work effectively under pressure

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $100,000 to $145,000 annually. Pay is based upon several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. Rise Baking Company complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your annual salary, Rise Baking Company offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, annual bonus eligibility, incentive and recognition programs and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). At Rise Baking Company, our people are our finest ingredient.