Inspire

Inspire

Manager, Culinary Innovation - Beverage - Sonic

Atlanta Support Center

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago
Product ManagementProject ManagementExcelProcurementLeadershipCommunicationPublic SpeakingMicrosoft OfficeFood Science

About the role

  • Other duties assigned as needed. - Other duties assigned as needed.
  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Product Innovation team in delivering against organizational and personal goals, objectives, and strategies
  • Independently work with vendor partners to develop new beverages and frozen products from gold-standard product to initial benchtop samples and through commercialization process.
  • Own development of products.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the development and creation of product specifications on commercialized products with vendor partners, Commercialization Quality Assurance, and other teams as necessary
  • Lead product taste tests and new product showings. Present product improvement/change recommendations based on taste test results and/or feedback to Culinary Innovation leadership
  • Partner with Procurement Team to develop accurate food & paper formulas. Provide raw material/formula specifications to Agile Lead
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to identify enhancements to new product development and product improvement initiatives. Make recommendations to Culinary Innovation leadership for best course of action.
  • Manage the Product Innovation segment of the Product Lifecycle Management system.
  • Provide guidance and support to other product Developers. Oversee the planning and communication of the Culinary Support Team events/activities. Other duties assigned as needed.
  • The Culinary Innovation Manager will lead and manage product development of new beverages, and execution of strategic initiatives as it relates to all segments and dayparts from concept approval to product launch.

Requirements

  • 2 Year Associate's Degree in a culinary or food related degree
  • Ability to set goals, determine priorities, plan, organize & follow through on assigned responsibilities
  • Ability to make recommendations & decisions in a timely manner
  • Ability to work independently & as a member of a team
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
  • Proven ability to multi-task with little direct supervision
  • Strong interpersonal skills & an understanding of the importance of embracing & fitting into company culture to achieve success with the ability to earn the trust of people devoted to the Sonic way of doing things

Nice to have

  • 4 Year Bachelor's Degree in Culinary, Culinary Science or Food Science preferred
  • 3-5 years' experience in a culinary or product development role required.
  • Experience in QSR culinary development highly preferred
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