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Vice President, Product Development & Research and Development
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $111,100.00 - $169,500.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) match
Pension Plan
Relocation assistance
Job Description
This job opportunity is with a commercial bakery based in Southeast Nashville, seeking an experienced executive to assume the leadership role of Vice President of Product Development and R&D. The company is well-established in the baking industry, operating multiple plant facilities, and focusing on delivering high-quality bakery products to its customers. This position represents a senior leadership role within the organization, designed to have a significant enterprise-wide impact on product innovation, technical standards, and manufacturing excellence. The company prides itself on offering competitive total compensation, including a base salary up to $175,000 plus an additional bonus structure of up to... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in food science, baking science, cereal science, or related discipline
- More than 10 years of progressive leadership experience in commercial bakery product development
- Proven ownership of formulation architecture and commercialization at large scale
- In-depth knowledge of dough systems and ingredient functionality
- Experience managing technical teams across multi-plant manufacturing settings
- Strong analytical skills and data-driven approach to process validation
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Baking Science, Cereal Science, or related discipline
- 10+ years of progressive leadership in commercial bakery product development
- Demonstrated ownership of formulation architecture and large-scale commercialization
- Deep expertise in dough systems and ingredient functionality
- Experience leading technical teams in multi-plant manufacturing environments
- Strong analytical and data-driven process validation background
Job Duties
- Define and maintain formulation architecture across all bakery platforms
- Establish standards for crumb structure, texture, flavor, appearance, and shelf life
- Analyze formulation trade-offs related to cost, quality, risk, and manufacturability
- Ensure formulation integrity across plants and ingredient sources
- Lead end-to-end development from concept through full-scale commercialization
- Translate customer and business requirements into technically sound product designs
- Oversee bench, pilot, and plant trials with clearly defined success metrics
- Provide hands-on leadership in dough rheology, fermentation systems, gas retention, and extensibility
- Drive ingredient system performance including flour, yeast, enzymes, emulsifiers, and conditioners
- Link formulation design to process execution to resolve complex performance challenges
- Set technical strategy for staling control and moisture management
- Oversee preservative systems and product stability validation
- Partner with Operations and Engineering to ensure product design aligns with equipment capabilities
- Support multi-plant consistency and process optimization initiatives
- Lead and develop a highly technical R&D organization
- Institutionalize bakery science standards and technical capability for long-term growth
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
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