Feastables

Feastables

Innovation Manager

Chicago, IL

Sponsorship not specified$118k-$148kDetected 12 days ago
Financial ModelingForecastingSupply Chain

About the role

  • This role combines strategy, execution, and commercial ownership.
  • Identify and define consumer problems and unmet needs to inform innovation opportunities
  • Proven track record of owning and launching products end-to-end multiple times

Responsibilities

  • Lead white space analysis and concept development grounded in insights and market data
  • Build full business cases including volume forecasting, margin modeling, and cannibalization analysis
  • Own end-to-end stage-gate process from ideation through commercialization and launch
  • Project manage cross-functional teams across R&D, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing
  • Ensure all deliverables (product specs, packaging, claims, timelines) are completed to support launch readiness
  • Drive alignment across stakeholders and resolve tradeoffs to maintain launch timelines
  • Track post-launch performance and make data-driven recommendations to scale, optimize, or discontinue products
  • Develop and refine innovation processes, tools, and templates for the broader organization
  • Contribute to building a strong innovation culture focused on consumer-first thinking
  • Feastables is on a mission to create the world's most engaging brand.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in CPG brand management or innovation roles
  • Strong experience with stage-gate product development processes
  • You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, building business cases, managing cross-functional teams, and helping establish the systems and processes that define how Feastables innovates at scale.

Compensation

  • For this role, we expect the annual base salary to fall between $118,000-$148,000.

Benefits

  • Though recognized for our chocolate bars, our vision goes beyond a single product category.
  • Experience in high-growth or entrepreneurial environments
  • 100% employer paid option for medical, dental, and vision
  • Unlimited PTO policy

Company info

  • We aim to offer a diverse product range, each item tailored to meet our customers' unique tastes and needs.
  • We are charting an unprecedented path, at an unbelievable velocity, and seeking extraordinary individuals to help us shape the next iconic global brand.

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