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Associate Innovation Manager

Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods

Springdale, AR, USA
Posted on Mar 13, 2025

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Job Details:

SUMMARY:

The Associate Project Manager Innovation is a key contributor to the overall innovation team responsible for leading cross functional teams in planning execution and analysis of innovation initiatives. The innovation role includes development of new product and packaging ideas overall innovation pipelines P&L creation and go-to-market strategies to achieve corporate and brand volume profit and share objectives.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Support manager to develop innovation pipeline and innovation strategies for assigned brand categories channels customers reflecting overall corporate and business unit goals.
  • Analyze consumer operator and market data and trends to identify insights and translate into innovation initiatives to drive results.
  • Manage strategic customer initiatives with a focus on agility and speed-to-market.
  • Manage all types of innovation and renovation for brand categories channels customers.
  • Lead participate in development and execution of product and packaging innovation projects including concept development feasibility validation product and packaging R&D business proposal and approval project execution operator distributor sell in and tracking of in-market performance.
  • Manage innovation process into launch phase including forecasting with sales channel team attending initial production coordination of test markets and final coordination of product launch including inventory builds and initial shipments.
  • Work in our innovation project management packaging and specification systems to advance projects with the cross functional team.
  • Work collaboratively with insights R&D Channel Marketing and the BU to identify new ideas build research and development plans screen ideas and food and optimize our innovation offerings to meet consumer operator needs and have a clear POD vs. our competitors.
  • Work hand-in-hand with the sales and channel marketing organization to understand and integrate operator and or distributor strategies into innovation pipeline. Proactively work with these partners on innovation forecast accuracy maximization of opportunities and development of plans to deliver against JBP objectives

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor's degree required. MBA or BBA preferred

Experience: 2 plus years relevant experience. Marketing or sales experience preferred but not required.

Communication Skills: Strong communication and presentation skills are required

Special Skills: Demonstrated strong analytical and strategic thinking skills are required Strong collaborator with a demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment is required.

Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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