I wanted to share

a new opportunity with you (for you or your network). Our client, a very

top food manufacturer based in VA with a consistently expanding portfolio

has an opportunity for a Director of Research & Development. Position

based onsite so must live locally or be relocatable to VA. Very generous bonus opportunity on top of base and excellent benefits package!

Reports into VP of Marketing I've known for 15+ years - he's exceptional!

Responsibilities include:

Lead the Research & Development Team including

Innovation & Product Development, Base Product & Process

Development, Packaging Development, and Nutrition & Regulatory Affairs

workstreams.

Act as the liaison between the non-technical areas as well

as the technical areas to develop and execute new and base products and

process strategies to grow the overall business and enable cost savings.

Responsible for the communication of new and base business

activities and strategies with non-technical areas such as Marketing &

Innovation, Trade Marketing, Market Research, Finance, and Sales. Also

provide the technical communication to the technical areas such as QA,

Operations, Packaging, and specific factory or co-manufacturing locations.

Develop New Products & Innovation: Develop New

Products or Next-Generation Innovation including the development of new

product formulas and packaging (internally through R&D associates or

externally working through consultants or suppliers) to deliver within

agreed timeline, quality, and cost parameters. Work with internal or

co-manufacturing locations on start-up and commercialization.

Optimize Base Business Products & Process: Reformulate

or restage base products or refine processes within agreed timeline,

quality and cost parameters. Work directly with manufacturing locations for

process improvements.

Maintain and Optimize R&D Support Systems &

Technical Services: Provide Technical Services and R&D Systems to

optimize product development work stream and timelines, process systems,

formula systems, ingredient specifications, nutritional labeling and

ingredient statements that meet all departments expectations and deliver

projects on time.

Provide Packaging Engineering and Nutrition &

Regulatory Services: Deliver Packaging and Nutrition & Regulatory

Services to support Base Business & Innovation initiatives to maintain

and grow the business.Experience:

20+ years of overall professional experience in various

product and process development technologies and management, strong

understanding of processing equipment and low acid thermal and retort

processing. Strong understanding of federal regulations and nutritional

labeling. Experience with new packaging development.

5-10 years of management experience leading a

R&D/technical team in a position of similar complexity, scope, size and

international impact.

BS or MS and wide range of product and process development

experience.

Must be able to travel by plane - approximate travel 30%.

(includes international, passport required)

Must be capable of travel for extended periods (extended:

5-15 days)Join this highly successful team and company! Please send

qualified resume to: lwertman judge.com