Innovation Sourcing Manager - Newtonville, United States - Spindrift

Spindrift
Spindrift
Verified Company
Newtonville, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

The Innovation Sourcing Manager will play an important role in supporting Spindrift's innovation initiatives - primarily focused on identifying and on-boarding new, high-quality ingredients and suppliers to support new product development and business growth.

The Innovation Sourcing Manager will report to the Associate Director of Sourcing.

Our team is fast-paced, fun-loving, and fanatical about our delicious product; you'll work with us to help grow our product offerings that highlight our key points of difference and premium approach to sparkling water.


WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own and continuously optimize the new supplier and ingredients qualification process
  • Find new, exciting ingredients and suppliers that meet or exceed Spindrift's high standards for taste and quality
  • Collaborate with our inhouse sensory team on ingredient tastings, comparisons, and studies
  • Work closely with quality, manufacturing, and supply chain to onboard new suppliers and reach critical milestones / deadlines within the commercialization process
  • Support the Innovation Lab Manager / R&D lab by maintaining an inventory of highquality, representative ingredients to support new product development work
  • Contribute as an active member of taste panel and new product development work
  • Support costoptimization initiatives, including managing trials, organizing information, communicating timelines, etc.
  • Conduct supplier and farm visits
  • Assist with sustainabilityrelated workstreams
  • Support ingredient traceability workstreams

Requirements:


WHO YOU ARE:


  • Knowledgeable and passionate about real ingredients, agriculture, and sustainability
  • Experienced in sourcing, product development, and/or manufacturing in food & beverage
  • A selfstarter, comfortable taking initiative and working independently
  • Detailoriented and organized
  • Friendly, personable, and comfortable being the face of the brand to suppliers and industry members alike

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience and Skills

  • Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in sourcing, quality, manufacturing, or R&D
  • 3+ years of experience working with real fruit ingredients in CPG / Food & Beverage
  • Experience negotiating contract terms and pricing
  • Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Outstanding organizational skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ability to thrive in a fastpaced entrepreneurial environment
  • Ability to travel as needed, up to~25% of the time
  • Ability to work 4 days a week at Spindrift's HQ in Newton, MA

Benefits
- short-term and long-term incentive programs specific to level and department
- medical, dental, and vision insurance, with a current employer contribution rate of 80% towards monthly premiums, regardless of plan type selected

  • Companypaid life insurance, and a 401k retirement savings plan
  • Monthly cell phone allowance
  • Annual allowances for personal use of Spindrift product, health and wellness, professional development, and social justice education
  • A host of voluntary benefits including but not limited to additional life insurance, shortterm disability and longterm disability insurance, pet insurance, commuter benefits, etc.
  • In addition to any paid leave benefits required by regulation, the company provides paid parental leave, vacation, sick, personal, bereavement, community service, and holiday time
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