COMMERCIALIZATION MANAGER

Cavendish Farms is a dynamic leader in the frozen food industry, delivering a wide range of products to retail and foodservice markets across North America and beyond. With cutting-edge processing plants in key locations, including Prince Edward Island, Lethbridge, Alberta, and Jamestown, North Dakota, as well as an appetizer plant in Wheatley, Ontario, we are committed to delicious food, innovation and quality. Our headquarters in Dieppe, New Brunswick, along with sales offices in Toronto and Boston, are central to our mission of providing exceptional products and services. Join us and contribute to a company with a global vision and a reputation for excellence.

The Commercialization Manager is responsible for managing the process that takes agreed projects from approval to commercialization. The successful candidate will work across innovation, marketing, supply chain/demand planning, and sales to ensure project timing is aligned for success with all of our customers.

Successful Candidate will possess the following qualifications:

·         Education Required: Post-Secondary Education in Business/Marketing

·         Years of Experience Required: 5+ years

·         Strong analytical and communication skills

·         Project Management and data analysis experience

·         Strong interpersonal, communication, and organization skills

·         Ability to work in fast paced environment and to multitask with a "Can Do" attitude

Key Responsibilities: 

·         Manage the commercialization of new products (innovation, renovation, discontinuation) through our processes from initiation to production

·         Develop and manage project timelines, milestones

·         Identify commercialization hurdles and drive resolutions

·         Work to ensure timelines are reflective of demand signals to accurately forecast volume needs

·         Create Dashboards to give business leads visibility to projects on and off track

·         Lead priority meetings, and hold stake-holders accountable for completing their actions. Issue scorecards and track

·         Complete the ‘marketing’ components of GS1. Ensure that data is published to GS1 in a timely way to support the commercialization process

·         Review current commercialization process, and make recommendations for improvements to enable faster commercialization

Cavendish Farms is proud to offer a competitive:

·         Salary and benefits package, including but not limited to:

·         A flexible health, drug, dental, and vision plan

·         Employee & Family Assistance Programs

·         Health & wellness reimbursements, includes gym memberships, fitness classes or online workout programs

·         Maternity leave top-up program 

·         RRSP matching program

·         Opportunities to take part in job related training and development as well as 24/7 access to online curated learning

·         Growth and progression opportunities within Cavendish Farms and the larger network of the JD Irving group of companies

·         Hybrid Work Schedule (if applicable) to provide you the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week

·         Relocation costs (if applicable)

If interested, please apply online by Friday, May 10th

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