Sr. Manager Retail, Research and Development

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products

Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls

Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food

Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.

Overview

Leads R&D for Retail Dressings, Dips, and Sauces portfolio, owning product development from design through commercialization and launch

Accountable for delivering a pipeline of products that meet quality, cost, and performance targets while ensuring successful scale-up and manufacturing execution. 

 

Partners closely with Innovation R&D to transition concepts into development and leads concept development for line extensions, renovations, and customer-driven initiatives

Leads and develops a team of food scientists and serves as a key cross-functional partner to drive business results. 

 

 

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Responsibilities

 

Concept Development & Innovation Integration 

• Lead concept development for line extensions, product improvements, and customer-driven initiatives within existing brands.  

• Partner with Marketing to translate consumer insights and business needs into technically viable product concepts.  

• Collaborate with Innovation R&D to evaluate, refine, and transition early-stage concepts into development.  

• Provide feasibility input on formulation, cost, and manufacturability, and identify key technical risks.  

• Ensure alignment between concept intent and final product execution.  

 

Product Development & Commercialization 

• Own product development from design phase through commercialization and launch  

• Lead formulation and process development to deliver products that meet quality, cost, and performance targets.  

• Drive scale-up from pilot to full manufacturing, including plant trials and start-ups.  

• Finalize product and process specifications to ensure consistent manufacturing execution.  

 

Technical Execution & Business Ownership 

• Own the technical integrity of products, including formulation, specifications, and process design.  

• Ensure all products meet food safety, regulatory, and quality

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• Delivering cost-effective solutions aligned with margin targets and sourcing constraints.  

• Lead risk identification and mitigation across development and commercialization.  

• Ensure adherence to commercialization processes and drive continuous improvement in R&D ways of working.