Title of Role: Product and Innovation Manager
Department: Product Experience
The Product and Innovation Manager plays a key role in driving brand growth through product innovation, portfolio management and commercialization. Working closely with cross-functional teams, contributing to revenue and profitable growth by leading product development initiatives from concept to launch, optimizing the existing portfolio, managing product packaging projects, and identifying new opportunities based on consumer insights, market trends, and business performance.
WHAT YOU'LL OWN:Operation 50% of time
- Lead North America product innovation and commercialization projects, ensuring successful execution from concept through launch
- Manage product packaging development and updates, coordinating cross-functional teams, internal and external agencies
- Analyze business performance, syndicated data, consumer insights, and market trends to identify growth and optimization opportunities and inform decisions
- Support executive presentations, sales meetings, and Stage Gate processes
Strategic Brand Management 30% of time
- Drive portfolio optimization and a robust 5-year innovation pipeline
- Lead new product concept development, collaborating with R&D, Sourcing, Operations, and Sales on formulation, feasibility, and commercialization
- Leverage consumer insights, competitive intelligence, and financial analysis to drive profitable growth and strengthen brand positioning
Relationships 20% of time
- Build trusted relationships across regional and global teams, ensuring alignment and effective communication
- Champion innovation, continuous improvement, and creative problem-solving to challenge the status quo
WHAT YOU KNOW AND HAVE EXPERIENCED: - Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, or related field; masters degree preferred
- 5 years of relevant work experience, preferable in CPG
- Experience in product innovation, portfolio management and commercialization
- Experience managing complex projects and leading cross functional initiatives
YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT:- Strong critical thinking ability to navigate and solve complex problems
- Solid work ethic, self-starter, and result-oriented
- Natural ability to develop strong, trusting relationships
- Enjoys collaborating with cross-functional partners
- Responsible and a high degree of ownership
- Thrives in an ever-changing work environment
- Effectively managing a multitude of work responsibilities
- Balances attention to detail and swift execution
WHAT WE DO:We manufacture Yogi and Choice Organics brand products. Yogi has over 40 tea blends made from 140 exotic spices and botanicals sourced from 100% non-GMO growers around the globe. These herbal, green, and black teas are formulated for delicious taste and healthful benefits. Choice Organics offers a collection of organic traditional tea, herbal tea, and unique, flavorful organic tea blends. Choice teas are sourced exclusively from 100% organic and non-GMO growers around the world and are beautifully balanced to perfection for a full-flavored taste experience.
