Vice President, Innovation & Marketing

Description

We are a fast-growing, consumer-focused food company specializing in high-quality dips, quiches, and other prepared foods. Our branded portfolio is sold across the club and retail channels in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with a growing private label presence.

Innovation is at the heart of our growth strategy. We’re building on a foundation of culinary excellence, clean-label integrity, and consumer trust to expand into adjacent product categories and enter the food service channel. Our culture is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and committed to quality, with a shared passion for delighting consumers and delivering sustainable growth.

The Vice President, Innovation & Marketing is a key member of the executive leadership team responsible for leading and integrating Product Marketing & Management, Product Development / R&D, and Brand Marketing.

This individual will be both a strategic architect and hands-on leader driving innovation to expand into adjacent categories, ensuring our core business remains vibrant, and strengthening our brand to accelerate growth across multiple channels.

In partnership with the CEO and peers in Sales, Category Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Human Resources this leader will shape the company’s innovation roadmap, advance brand equity, and align marketing and product strategies to achieve sustainable, profitable growth.

The role oversees a combined team of approximately 14 direct and indirect reports across Product Management, Product Development, and Brand Marketing, with responsibility for developing organizational capability and building future leadership talent.

Requirements

Innovation

• Innovation, Product Management & Product Development
• Develop a 3–5 year Product Strategy Roadmap that balances near-term growth initiatives with long-term category expansion.
• Champion consumer insights and market trends to identify and validate opportunities in adjacent and emerging food categories.
• Lead the innovation pipeline from concept to commercialization, ensuring consumer relevance, operational feasibility, and financial viability.
• Strengthen the Stage-Gate process to balance rigor with speed-to-market and ensure disciplined innovation.
• Oversee Product Management and Product Development teams to deliver a robust mix of line extensions and breakthrough innovation.
• Partner closely with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure new product launches meet cost, quality, scalability, and timing expectations.
• Support the expansion into the food service channel, collaborating with Sales to tailor product solutions to this segment.
• Ensure all innovation initiatives align with brand positioning and long‑term business objectives.

Brand Marketing & Communications

Ensure brand foundations and unique selling propositions (USPs) guide all product, marketing, and innovation decisions.

Leadership & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Qualifications

What We Offer

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