Momofuku Goods ยท 17 hours ago
Product Development Specialist
Legal Address - New York, NY 10013
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$73K/yr - $95K/yr
2+ years expMomofuku Goods aims to redefine the American pantry by giving home cooks restaurant-grade essentials that make cooking more fun, enjoyable, and delicious. The Product Development Specialist will support the development of new products from concept testing to scale-up formulations, collaborating closely with chefs, operations, and marketing teams to ensure product quality.
Retail
Responsibilities
Independently formulate and optimize products in alignment with project briefs, including cost targets, claims, flavor profiles, and technical requirements; establish process controls and define finished goods specifications
Maintain the R&D workspace, ensuring all equipment, tools, and ingredient inventories are organized, operational, and compliant with internal standards
Work closely with the team in product design, development, and testing for innovation and renovation projects
Conduct raw material assessment, evaluation and sourcing for approval in production and maintain ingredient documentation
Own relationship with 3rd party labs and co-manufacturers to test and analyze products
Proactively research and identify emerging ingredients, technologies, and processes, applying insights to enhance product performance and innovation strategy
Assist with scale up trials of products and work closely with commercialization, co-man, and operations team to train on process
Work across functions to ensure the product works with designated packaging and serves proper functionality
Assist in pipeline prioritization and technical assessment of future innovation projects and ideas
Collaborate with key cross functional leads to assist on-time set up of factory trials, owning various PD responsibilities
Work with Quality Assurance on developing systems to maintain food product standards, identify/resolve issues when one occurs
Collaborate with Customer Experience team on customer feedback responses, owning the viewpoints of the Product Team
Qualification
Required
4 days per week in office
2+ years of Food Product Development experience
Proficient in operating typical food processing equipment and lab instruments
Experience designing and running shelf life studies
Experience in high growth CPG (food) environment
Basic knowledge of ingredient functionality to support product development
Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent communication skills with high comfort presenting in front of leadership team in a compelling and concise manner
High ethical standards and attention to compliance risks
Sound working knowledge of food industry principles (e.g. GMP, HACCP, food safety, sanitary practices, and regulations)
Preferred
4 years in Food Product Development
2+ years of Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience
Proven track record with Shelf Life Studies and Cost Savings Projects
Proficient ability to work with culinary or corporate chefs to translate the vision of the restaurant group into a commercially viable CPG product
Demonstrated knowledge and familiarity with the Momofuku brand, its philosophy, and internal systems
Benefits
Vision/dental/medical
Gym and commuter discounts
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Company
Momofuku Goods
Momofuku Goods aims to redefine the American pantry by giving home cooks restaurant-grade essentials that make cooking more fun, enjoyable, and delicious.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase