Manager, Menu Line Extension

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Freshly is one of the fastest-growing food-tech startups and the largest fresh-prepared meal delivery service in the country. It’s our mission to make eating healthy easier by delivering fresh, nutritious, fully cooked meals directly to consumers. We’re passionate about changing the food industry by pioneering a new way to think about meal delivery, access to fresh and healthy food, and how we eat in general. If helping build a brand that will fundamentally transform an industry is exciting to you, read on!

 

With over $100MM in funding raised to date, we’re now gearing up to expand nationally and looking for an exceptionally talented Manager, Menu Line Extension to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a company that is reshaping an industry.

The C&I team is responsible for the development of our menu and bringing our meals to market. As Freshly expands its product portfolio and menu optionality, we seek an experienced innovations and product development manager, who can combine strong food industry experience with natural project management skills, in both the strategic and executional development of product line extensions. Reporting to the Sr. Director of C&I, this individual will play a key role in ensuring the most creative, efficient and cost-effective approach to manufacturing high-quality new product lines.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Partner with the menu team to identify potential new product lines that align customer, menu portfolio and company needs.
  • Develop market research and consumer testing plan to build a data and customer-driven business case for new product lines.
  • Design the go-to-market strategy.
  • Leverage internal and external resources to lead product development from bench-top design to commercialization.
  • Ensure new products align with clean-label and quality standards.
  • Work with the manufacturing and demand planning team to outline processes for product integration into our current operations and to ensure strategy aligns with capacity and operational efficiency needs.
  • Work with brand, culinary, nutrition and other internal stakeholders on product finished product design, including but not limited to formulation, packaging design, photography, etc.
  • Partner with tech product to create the user experience and digital design to support launch.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in product development (brand to commercialization), innovation, R&D, operations, project management or a related field; food industry strongly preferred.
  • Must have experience working with co-manufacturing partners; private label experience a plus.
  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Proven track record of successfully bringing product and process improvements to market.
  • Experience managing a multitude of stakeholders across different departments to present initiatives and get buy-in.
  • Talent for communicating, influencing, and problem-solving.
  • Experience using Google G-Suite products.
  • Ability to travel up to 50%.
  • Feel at home in a fast-paced, demanding and data-driven startup environment.
  • You are optimistic, resourceful, and ready to take on any challenges and build new things!

About Freshly

Freshly delivers chef-prepared, ready-to-eat healthy meals to customers’ doorsteps through a weekly subscription model. The menu is designed using whole, natural ingredients - every meal is packed with high-quality proteins, heart-healthy fats, and nutrient-dense carbohydrates. Freshly meals NEVER contain gluten, refined sugars, or artificial additives. Freshly’s team of chefs do all the cooking and meals arrive fresh (never frozen) and are ready to eat within 3 minutes. For more information, visit www.freshly.com.

 

Here's some recent chatter about us:

WSJ - Nestle Buys Stake in Freshly, Putting Healthy Food On The Menu 

Fortune - Nestle Leads $77M Funding Round In Meal-Delivery Startup Freshly

Techcrunch - Nestlé leads $77M Round For Healthy Meal Startup Freshly

 

We pride ourselves on our fast-paced and fun environment and above all value transparency, communication, and collaboration. We are always learning, growing, and taking risks – if this sounds like an environment where you would thrive, we’d love to hear from you!

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