Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements
Job Description
Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company that owns and operates some of the world's most iconic and beloved restaurant brands including SONIC, Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', and Jimmy John’s. With a portfolio of over 33,000 restaurants worldwide, Inspire is more than just a traditional restaurant company; it is a dynamic and innovative leader in the food and beverage industry. Inspire’s mission revolves around enriching the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table by delivering flavorful, delightful, and memorable experiences through its diverse brands. The company values bold and unique personalities and encourages creative, passionate individuals who... Show More
Job Requirements
- 2 year degree preferred
- 3-5 years’ experience in culinary or product development
- Experience in QSR culinary development highly preferred
- Ability to think strategically and be detail oriented
- Bring creativity to menu development and trend dives
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to collaborate and motivate across teams
- Self-starter with project management skills
- Strong leadership and training skills
- Understanding of development and testing processes
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Innate curiosity and growth mindset
Job Qualifications
- Culinary or food related degree preferred
- 3-5 years’ experience in a culinary or product development role
- Experience in QSR culinary development highly preferred
- Ability to think strategically and be detail oriented
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to collaborate and motivate across multiple teams including operations, supply chain, field, and marketing
- Strong leadership skills
- Project management experience
- Training skills
- Understanding of product development and testing processes
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Innate curiosity and growth mindset
Job Duties
- Support the product innovation team and director of culinary in delivering against organizational and personal goals, objectives, and strategies
- Work independently on development projects with check-ins and guidance from supervisor as needed
- Participate in the creation of new product development objectives while collaborating with cross functional teams including category management, brand experience, operations, procurement, commercialization, quality assurance, and others as appropriate
- Independently work with vendor partners to develop new products from gold-standard products to initial benchtop samples and through commercialization process
- Own development of products
- Make recommendations for improvements to current prototypes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the development and creation of product specifications on commercialized products with vendor partners, commercialization quality assurance, and other teams as necessary
- Lead product taste tests and new product showings
- Present product improvement/change recommendations based on taste test results and/or feedback to culinary innovation leadership
- Partner with procurement team to develop accurate food and paper formulas
- Plan and execute product showcase events to (and not limited to) SONIC senior management, board of directors, franchise community, marketing leadership, shareholders and SONIC national convention
- Provide guidance and support to other product developers
- Other duties assigned as needed
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
Restaurant, hotel, and hospitality jobs on OysterLink.
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