Senior Manager BU Innovation - Food Service

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Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Referral Payout Eligible:

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Management Level:

P5

Job Summary

The Senior Manager Innovation is responsible for management of the business activities related to innovation for the brands and categories within foodservice poultry.

This role develops long and short-term strategies, new product and package ideas, and go-to-market approaches that will achieve corporate growth through innovation and deliver on profit, volume, and share objectives. Additionally, this role oversees all Private Label  Foodservice renovation and maintenance activities for their brands & categories.  

This position will lead and train Innovation and Project Management direct report(s) with various levels of experience and must also influence senior leaders from the Business Unit (BU), Channel Marketing, R&D, Culinary, Insights, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and Strategy in order to successfully drive future growth.

They must have a deep understanding of innovation success factors and be a forward thinker, problem solver, and proven collaborator, challenging the status quo to support strategic decisions. They must have a strong knowledge base of innovation marketing, consumer insights, business brand strategy, and P&L management.

Responsibilities

Innovation Strategy & Pipeline Management

• Develop and implement the innovation pipeline and innovation strategies feeding the long range and annual plans for assigned categories reflecting overall corporate and business unit goals.
• Creatively identify opportunity areas for growth by effectively using syndicated research and trend data, primary market research, and competitive intelligence.
• Leverage synergies across retail and foodservice channels to maximize idea scale.
• Act as an expert and advisor to other Tyson Innovators.
• Manage all Private Label, Foodservice, renovation and maintenance activities for category products.

Product & Packaging Innovation

• Lead development and execution of product and packaging innovation projects including concept development, feasibility validation, product and packaging R&D, business proposal and approval and project execution.
• Develop meaningful consumer positioning for all innovation product lines that creates added value versus competition and effectively communicates product advantages to consumers.
• Work in Tyson innovation project management, packaging, and specification systems to advance projects with the cross functional team.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as liaison with all other corporate functions to ensure business initiatives receive necessary focus.
• Work collaboratively with Insights, R&D, Channel Marketing, and BU to identify new ideas, build research and development plans, screen ideas and food, and optimize innovation offerings to meet consumer/operator needs and have a clear POD vs. our competitors.
• Work collaboratively with insights and R&D to identify new ideas, build research and development plans, screen ideas and food, and optimize our innovation offerings to meet consumer needs and have a clear POD vs. our competitors.
• Work hand-in-hand with the sales and channel marketing organization to understand and integrate operator and/or distributor strategies into innovation pipeline.
• Proactively work with these partners on innovation forecast accuracy, maximization of opportunities, and development of plans to deliver against objectives.

Agency & Supplier Management

• Build relationships with external innovation agencies and other suppliers in the development and implementation of marketing strategies and programs.

People Leadership

• Manage direct report(s), train on innovation and project management, manage projects, and oversee Team Member projects to ensure successful completion and any issues are resolved successfully.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required. MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of direct Product Innovation, Project Management, Marketing, or Sales with proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional projects through conception to completion. Experience in food/CPG innovation preferred.

Communication Skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills are required.

Special Skills

• A highly motivated leader with the ability to develop solutions in unstructured situations.
• Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment is required.
• Strong collaborator with demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams and direct reports.
• Ability to quickly pivot focus and prioritization in an ever-changing environment.

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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