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Brothers International Food Holdings, LLC · 2 days ago

NPD Commercialization Manager

Rochester, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Brothers International Food Holdings, LLC is a company that supplies high-quality fruits to food and beverage manufacturers. They are seeking an NPD & Commercialization Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams through the commercialization process, ensuring new products are high-quality, commercially viable, and launched on time.

Food and BeveragePackaging Services

Responsibilities

Lead the “Concept to Consumer” process, managing project timelines, critical paths, and cross-functional milestones, driving accountability

Serve as the central point of contact between internal stakeholders and external contract manufacturing partners

Proactively identify and communicate any “red-flag” risks to launch dates or COGS and lead the mid-course corrections necessary to keep projects on track

Work with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure manufacturing partners possess the necessary capabilities, certifications, and capacity to meet brand growth targets

Work with the Regulatory team to ensure the development of comprehensive technical product specifications

Ensure all external partners adhere to PCQI, FDA, and brand specific quality standards through regular audits and documentation reviews

Manage and develop the R&D/Project team, fostering a culture of agility and proactive problem-solving to navigate the challenges

Partner with the Quality Assurance to ensure the “Gold Standard” established in the R&D phase is consistently executed

Facilitate high-impact project meetings with Sales, Marketing, and Logistics to align product positioning and volume forecasting with manufacturing and production schedules

Serve as the strategic liaison between technical teams and leadership, translating complex R&D or supply chain challenges into clear, actionable business decisions

Influence cross-functional partners (Sales, Finance, Marketing) to ensure resource allocation aligns with highest-priority commercialization targets

Qualification

Food CPG ExperienceCommercialization WorkflowsProject ManagementPMP CertificationPCQI CertificationFood Science BackgroundCommunication SkillsTeam LeadershipAttention to DetailTime Management

Required

Bachelor's degree in business

Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification

Minimum of 5 years' experience in a project management role

3+ years' experience in the Food CPG Industry

Deep understanding of commercialization workflows

Ability to communicate strategically, translating technical challenges into business risks/opportunities for executive stakeholders

High attention to detail regarding cost-of-goods (COGS), margin analysis, and technical specs

Proven ability to influence and lead teams across different geographical locations and departments

Effective written and verbal communications skills, interpersonal skills, and time management skills necessary

Ability to lead “mis-course” corrections in a fast-paced environment to ensure on-time, high-quality launches

Ability to travel if needed

Preferred

MS Preferred

PMP Certification strongly preferred

Background in Food Science/Food Engineering preferred

Proficiency in Project Management Software

Company

Brothers International Food Holdings, LLC

Learn more about our Ingredients Divisions: Brothers Ingredients, Dennick FruitSource, and Hosh - https://www.brothersinternational.com Learn about our CPG Division - https://brothersallnatural.com/ Brothers International Food Holdings, LLC is based in Rochester, New York with offices in Fort Lauderdale & Tampa, Florida and Shanghai (China).

Founded in 2001

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

51-200 employees