Wawa, Inc. · 20 hours ago
Director of Product Development
Media, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expWawa, Inc. is dedicated to making life better every day through its caring team and innovative products. The Director of Product Development will oversee the development of new foodservice and branded products, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and driving growth through innovation and quality improvements.
CoffeeCustomer ServiceFood and BeverageOil and GasRetail
Responsibilities
Grow Wawa brands through new product development that continues to set the Company apart from its competition and set objectives for innovation
Provide strategic oversight for the development and implementation of all new foodservice initiatives to ensure alignment with strategic goals
Provide strategic oversight of the product development process from end to end. Make enhancements as needed to ensure projects are in accordance with the Strategic Plan and maximize company resources as effectively as possible
Create opportunity and infrastructure, which enable the Product Development team to have trend and industry data and reduce complexity and non-value added tasks
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure total project list will drive budgeted new product growth by category. Use research, sales data and trend information to guide decisions
Use benchmarking data on direct and indirect competitors to inform and assess the Wawa offer. Organize benchmarking visits based on both domestic and international key markets
Collaborate with the other members of the Marketing department’s leadership team to create the Strategic Plan, coordinate and prioritize all marketing activities and develop the marketing organization
Provide overall direction and support for team. Monitor and assess individual work in accordance with high standards of excellence. Provide feedback, coaching, support, opportunities for development, complete performance appraisals, take corrective action when appropriate, and participate in hiring decisions
Communicate effectively to all levels of the organization both orally and in writing
Align and collaborate across organizational boundaries
Articulate strategy and initiatives into action plans
Analyze information and effectively propose solutions
Negotiate effectively
Handle multiple priorities simultaneously
Work independently as well as in a team environment
Establish and maintain a working environment conducive to positive morale, individual style, quality, creativity, and teamwork
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Management, or a related field preferred; Master's degree a plus
Minimum of 10 years experience in product development
Prior experience in a project manager role with proven ability to effectively lead a large scale project or initiative
Prior experience in leading work groups and facilitating productive brainstorming sessions
Proven ability to think conceptually, inspire creativity, and provide direction on how to operationalize ideas
Highly skilled in Microsoft Office suite applications
Company
Wawa, Inc.
Here at Wawa, the sky's the limit. Voted as “America’s Favorite Convenience Store,” Wawa operates a chain of convenience retail stores located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Washington D.C.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.71MKey Investors
PennDOT
2023-08-15Grant· $0.71M
Leadership Team
Grahame Wood
Founder
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