Commercialization Manager

COMMERCIALIZATION MANAGER

OVERVIEW

The Manager, Commercialization at We All Gotta Eat! provides direction and coordination to multiple subject matter experts to deliver a CPG product to full commercial scale within the defined product specifications, timelines, and cost parameters. The Manager, Commercialization, reports to the CEO, and works as a strong collaborator and central hub for providing direction and facilitating the planning and go to market progress with a group of business, marketing, supply chain, co-manufacturing, co-packing, product development, and technology leaders, to ensure prioritization and successful delivery across the full commercialization process for our CPG business unit.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Manager, Commercialization leads multiple cross-functional efforts through the product commercialization process delivering specialty food products beginning at late-stage feasibility/bench to fully scaled commercialization.
• Collaborate closely with product development and marketing to identify and act on opportunities and risk during product early stage development and innovation.
• Responsible for the effectiveness of the cross-functional collaboration and advancement of thenew product initiatives.
• Fully owns and leads the successful delivery of products through to full scale production that meet both external customer, co-manufacturing and company expectations and goals.
• Define and calculate commercialization life stages and timelines and measure progress and performance of internal and external stakeholders.
• Actively manage and build rapport with the executive team and strategically advise on priorities, options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impacts on other business priorities
• Provide frequent and transparent updates, manage sponsor expectations, and keep all stakeholders informed of the progress of all in-flight products/projects.
• Consistently identify, implement, and socialize the most effective processes, tools, and systems to keep the department current with world-class best practices.
• Lead and develop comprehensive resource models and risk mitigation plans in collaboration with agency leadership and discipline leads.
• Actively contribute to the development of the We All Gotta Eat! culture and standards of quality.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong collaborator and team player with demonstrated track record of bringing speciality food products to market utilizing multiple commercialization strategies (owned manufacturing, co-manufacturing)
• Exceptional people skills with highly developed facilitation and conflict resolution skills.
• Deep understanding and experience in business process engineering and optimization.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field of Product Development, Commercialization, Brand Management or Manufacturing.
• 3-4 years in a CPG and food development environment managing initiatives.
• Proven track record in stakeholder management with strong cross-functional collaboration skills operating in a matrix organization environment.
• Ability to travel to (up to 25%).
• Ability to interact with vendors and partners at an executive level.
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Exhibit strong team leadership and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and oral presentation and communication skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, coworkers, and management.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
• Position requires standing and walking for a period of 3-5 hours without a rest break.
• Occasional moderate to heavy lifting and carrying, bending, and reaching overhead may be required.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment

ABOUT US:

We All Gotta Eat! Hospitality Group is an expanding, multi-unit, multi-concept restaurant group with locations in New York, FL and soon CA. Our group includes critically acclaimed locations, including Sushi Noz, Noz Market and Noz 17 in NYC, and soon LA. Chez Fifi a French Bistro with Basque influence on NY’s UES. Our Miami locations include Eleventh Street Pizza locations, and Fooq’s Little River. We are growing our brand to include additional restaurant locations and our premium, chef-created, specialty food product line.

We All Gotta Eat! Hospitality Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.