Job Description
Job Description
International food manufacturing corporation is seeking a Food R&D Manager to join the team! The R&D Manager will play a key leadership role in guiding new product development and driving new category innovation on core businesses.
Position : R&D Manager
Industry : International Food Manufacturing Corporation
Location : Santa Fe Springs, CA / Los Angeles area
Pay : $120-150K (DOE) plus benefits
Status : Full Time / Direct Hire
Responsibilities :
- Collaborates with marketing and sales to develop innovation products & plans
- Leads new product development, process development, and ingredient technology efforts to develop and commercialize new and improved products, cost optimization and quality improvement.
- Manages a project portfolio to ensure attainment of business goals
- Attends sales account calls and makes presentations as needed
- Develops and leads annual cost optimization plans
- Develops and manages R&D Department budget, ensuring efficient utilization of resources and achievement of annual business plan
- Sources and visits possible suppliers and co-packers
- Any support duties as assigned
Qualifications :
- BS in Food Science or a related field
- 10 to 15 years working experience in a food plant
- Minimum 10 years experience in food R&D, with at least 5 years' experience leading technical professionals
- Knowledge of USDA and FDA.
- Advanced business degree, preferably culinary training (but not essential)
- Functional on Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet and email.
- Strong project management skills and excellent communication, both oral and written
- Detail-oriented, team player
Company Description
We are a Talent Acquisition / People Operation (HR) group that connects people to careers and professional growth. Would you like to look for a new job opening to expand your career path or a new applicant for your opening position?
Then you are in the right place to start!
TOP Group has grown from a single office in New York in 1992, to one of the global leaders in Japanese-related talent solutions today.
As one of the first Japanese staffing agencies in the U.S., we started our focus in Finance but quickly expanded to other industries such as Technology, Freight Forwarding, Trading, and Manufacturing.
We have offices in New York - Head Quarters, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Houston.
We have been expanding to Mexico to assist the Japanese corporations and become the #1 Japanese Recruiting Agency in Central America.
Our Industries include :
tIT / Innovation
tManufacturing
tTrading
tLogistics
tEngineering
tOil & Gas
tCPA / Accounting
tFinance / Bank
tEntertainment
If you are open to new job opportunities or interested in developing your career path, please follow our page, and let’s connect! You are more than welcome to InMail recruiters below.
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For more information, please visit our website. http : / / top-us.com
Company Description
We are a Talent Acquisition / People Operation (HR) group that connects people to careers and professional growth. Would you like to look for a new job opening to expand your career path or a new applicant for your opening position?
Then you are in the right place to start! r n r nTOP Group has grown from a single office in New York in 1992, to one of the global leaders in Japanese-related talent solutions today.
r n r nAs one of the first Japanese staffing agencies in the U.S., we started our focus in Finance but quickly expanded to other industries such as Technology, Freight Forwarding, Trading, and Manufacturing.
r n r nWe have offices in New York - Head Quarters, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Houston. r n r nWe have been expanding to Mexico to assist the Japanese corporations and become the #1 Japanese Recruiting Agency in Central America.
r n r nOur Industries include : r n tIT / Innovation r n tManufacturing r n tTrading r n tLogistics r n tEngineering r n tOil & Gas r n tCPA / Accounting r n tFinance / Bank r n tEntertainment r n r nIf you are open to new job opportunities or interested in developing your career path, please follow our page, and let’s connect! You are more than welcome to InMail recruiters below.
Unsure of which office to connect to? No worries! We will direct you to the nearest office for your desired location. r n r nFor more information, please visit our website.
http : / / top-us.com