Sr. Manager, Product Commercialization, Burger King, US&C

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Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over $40 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 30,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of Commercialization, the Sr. Manager, Product Commercialization is responsible for leading the full commercialization process for product renovations, innovations and quality and cost improvements. The position works closely with Culinary Innovation, QA, Foods Safety, Ops, suppliers and external supply chain to create commercialization strategies that define product specifications and ensure consistent taste and quality across the BK supplier network.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead end to end commercialization process for innovation, renovation and spec management
• Lead development, testing and evaluation of new ingredients, ensuring product specifications are accurately recorded in internal system
• Lead sourcing and onboarding of new suppliers to BK system
• Develop and maintain process management for RFP and spec match requests in partnership with third party Supply Chain
• Lead RFP execution and oversee product matching to ensure supplier diversity and price management
• Facilitate legal onboarding and MTC requirements
• Ability to support successful new or innovative product launches in a rapidly changing environment
• Work closely with plant manufactures to ensure scale-up and product production is a match to gold standard samples
• Participate in ingredient evaluations at test laboratories, confirming all parameters meet specifications
• Able to deliver written and oral complex technical messages to cover project status clearly, while bringing technical knowledge and transparency to departments inside and outside of R&D
• Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot and resolve various project challenges with the support of cross-functional team members
• Support ongoing evaluation of work processes in product commercialization, product approval, and quality assurance to keep pace with the changing needs of our company and customers.
• Ability to lead and develop 1-3 employees or work independently depending on business needs.
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science/Technology, Meat Science, Dairy Science, Bakery Science, Food Microbiology or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in food service, food manufacturing or related field.
• High organizational skills
• Some knowledge of USDA and FDA regulations as they relate to standards of identity, ingredients, nutrition labeling and label claims.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Knowledge of applicable procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to product commercialization
  
  

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