Senior Manager, Product Development; Dry

BUILT ON FLAVOR. FUELED BY PEOPLE.

What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it.

With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.

As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work...
this is it! Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.

The Senior Manager, Product Development (Dry Applications) leads the team providing technical support for all product development activities for dry applications projects from exploratory/concept through commercialization. Emphasis on bench-top formulation and scale up for innovation, migration, and renovation projects, including product cuttings, plant trials, and appropriate documentation.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Food Scientists by setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and supporting each team member in contributing to shared goals and strong team performance.
• Partner with team members to establish goals and development plans, conduct regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews, and support growth in technical and leadership capability. Encourage a culture of collaboration, curiosity, ownership, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Guide end-to-end dry applications development from concept through commercialization, thoughtfully setting priorities and allocating resources across innovation, renovation, cross qualification (migration), cost optimization, and quality initiatives based on business needs, complexity, and capacity.
• Keep work aligned with brand priorities, timelines, cost objectives, and cross-functional feedback. Draw on vendor and co-packer capabilities, emerging ingredients, technologies, and process improvements to broaden formulation possibilities and support efficient progress to market.
• Provide technical guidance for formulation, testing, pilot and plant trials, scale-up, and initial production. Collaborate with the team on project plans and documentation, confirm specifications, help troubleshoot issues, and support robust manufacturing transfer, quality, and consistency.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Regulatory to support compliance with ingredient, labeling, and nutritional requirements. Guide the design and execution of shelf-life stability testing for new products.
• Partner with Operations, Marketing, Culinary, Supply Chain, and others to translate insights into scalable, commercially viable products. Bring the team's perspective to prioritization discussions, help address barriers, and elevate resource, timeline, or technical risks when appropriate.
• Coordinate concurrent individual and team projects with clear milestones, ownership, and communication. Keep leadership informed through timely updates and documentation, and work with team members to address performance or execution challenges constructively and support follow-through.

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in food product development, with at least 3+…