About the Opportunity

Join the #1 brand in produce to drive brand differentiation though product innovation. In the New Product Manager position you will manage your product lines from strategy through end of life. The New Product Manager is responsible for understanding consumer needs and translating insights into new product that create category growth and build brand equity. The New Product Manager drives all phases of Driscoll’s stage-gate process to ensure a consumer-centric approach is seamlessly integrated in the development of our new product roadmap. This role works across numerous departments to facilitate the development, execution and improvement of new products as well as the integration of product segmentation into Driscoll’s strategic plan. Candidates must have strong leadership, change management, and project management skills to galvanize cross-functional leaders and bring the enterprise along the new product development journey.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy
•    Participate in and influence Driscoll’s strategic plan. Leads product strategy for new products in the Core business (conventional and organic line extensions) 
•    Partners with finance teams to manage the profitability of our core product portfolio over a multi-year horizon 
•    Drive growth in Driscoll’s product portfolio by acting as central championing changing consumer’s needs and evolving marketplace trends
New Product Development 
•    Develop and execute Driscoll’s new product roadmap for Core products
•    Manage a stage gate process from concepting through go-to-market strategy development, launch, evaluation, and scale-up/expansion 
•    Leads cross-functional teams to develop and ensure execution of GTM strategies for new product lines (including but not limited to Product Managers, Berry Leadership Teams, Supply Chain, Operational teams, and Sales & Marketing)
•    Partner with Market Insights to drive consumer research and analyze marketing trends 
•    Define the positioning (functional/emotional benefit with reasons to believe) and packaging for all new products, based on competitive intelligence, the features, benefits and unique consumer insights – this serves as the foundation to the Brand team’s marketing activities
•    Partners with Brand and Shopper Marketing on development and activation of marketing activities
•    Partners with Product Business Management to define comprehensive pricing strategies 
•    Partner with Category Development to develop product distribution strategies 
•    Support the development of new business or financial models and operational processes as needed to enable new products to be successful
•    Internally socialize new products, launches, and our stage gate process to create awareness of what we do, how we do it, and what we are launching - why, when and how
Reporting & Analytics
•    Analyzes and reports on product performance and financial results
•    Develops, maintains, and publishes project and initiative status reports
•    Develops and publishes Tableau reports for the team as needed
Other
•    Follow Company policies and practices while representing Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like manner in all interactions with employees, governmental agencies, growers, customers, etc. 
•    Ensure the security of Driscoll’s confidential and proprietary information and materials  
 

Candidate Profile

•    5+ years of new product development or product marketing in the food or beverage industry with a consumer recognized brand
•    Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business administration and/or related degree required; M.B.A. preferred
•    Must be courageous and influential, exhibiting the ability to inspire the business to exploit new consumption opportunities
•    Must have excellent business acumen particularly in the areas of agribusiness, enabling problem solving at the stakeholder level. Intellectual curiosity paired with strong analytical, process management, and general planning skills is required. 
•    Must be creative and a conceptual thinker, able to envision future opportunities and mitigate threats. Must use sound judgment with ability to recognize and act upon good ideas, at times making competent decisions in a fast-paced strategic environment. 
•    Excellent written and verbal communication with strong presentation skills is also required.  
•    Bilingual English/Spanish preferred 
•    Must be able to travel up to 20% of time, including domestically and internationally
•    Advanced level of computer skills including use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) required, experience with Tableau ideal

Compensation & Benefits:

The following information is provided in good faith as a general description of the salary range and benefits for the position posted.  The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate is dependent upon experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity, and other objective job-related factors.

Salary Range estimated for the New Product Manager: $103,400 to $120,000 USD.

Driscoll’s is committed to a culture of care and offers an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. Other benefits include:  401(k) with employer match, profit-sharing participation, paid sick time, paid vacation, paid personal and family care leave, and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  More detailed information regarding the benefits package, will be shared during the application process.
 

About Driscolls

Driscoll's is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll's is passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of humility, passion and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world.

Driscoll's exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – meaning, no GMOs. From farm-to-table, we focus on delivering a high quality, premium berry experience with our many supply chain partners.

Driscoll's is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries™.

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Driscoll's es el proveedor líder en la comercialización de Fresas, Frambuesas, Zarzamoras y Arándanos Azules en el mundo. Con más de 100 años de herencia en agricultura y cientos de productores independiente alrededor del mundo, Driscoll's es una compañía apasionada por cultivar Berries frescas, hermosas y deliciosas. Nuestros valores de humildad, pasión y confianza han guiado nuestra misión de deleitar a los consumidores en el mundo.

Las variedades exclusivas de Driscoll's han sido desarrolladas a través de años de investigación usando sólo métodos de mejoramiento natural. De la granja a la mesa, nos enfocamos en ofrecer una experiencia de alta calidad con apoyo de nuestros socios de la cadena de suministro.

Driscoll's es la marca de confianza de sólo las mejores Berries.