To assist the process of commercializing new beverage products for the US market, ensuring products are developed in a manner that is operationally feasible in our system and executable in a manufacturing environment.  Also, to support all stakeholders in bringing new and existing cost optimized or reformulated products to market by working with suppliers, distributors, co-packers, and internal cross functional teams represented by Culinary, Marketing, QA, Supply Chain, and Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in compiling commercialization documentation, review and approval processes (meeting recaps, specification manuals, labels, ingredient specifications, project reports).

• Attends/Assists in product reviews of bench and production samples with cross functional teams to ensure that the conceptual goals of the project are upheld during the scale up process.

• Review gold standard product formulations to ensure that the products will meet government, supplier, and company standards/expectations.

• Assists in set up of product evaluations to assess product manufacturing capability through measurements and use of basic lab instruments across all categories

• Source new potential suppliers for the ability to support new product innovation and/or manufacture existing items. Participate in screenings.

• Utilize project management tools to complete project assignments and meet deadlines.

• Manage shelf-life study tracker and execution of product evaluations across all categories

• Manage commercialization tracker document across all categories and create periodic reports showing overall project status

• Management of retain samples (dry and refrigerated/frozen storage). 

Requirements:

• 4 Year Degree Preferred in Culinary Arts, Food Science or Food Engineering

• Minimum of 0-3 years experience with beverage/food product manufacturing in QA, R&D, Commercialization, Food Engineering, or Food Product Development

• Good Communication and Problem Solving/Troubleshooting skills

• Technical Skills - computer competency and analytical skills including Excel, Word

• Functional Technical Skills may include specific industry/category knowledge (i.e. logistics, commodities, ingredients, purchasing, distribution, forecasting, relationship management, etc.)

• Ability to build effective relationships

• Basic knowledge of regulatory requirements and ability to commercialize products in a wide variety of beverage categories (i.e. syrups, concentrates, dairy, toppings, etc.)

 

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.