Sr. VP of Global Research, Development and Innovation (Los Angeles, CA or Relocation) – Seafood, Shelf-Stable, Frozen Produce Products 

 

This innovative R&D Sr. Leader with a successful track record of commercializing profitable new products across diverse food, foodservice, health & nutrition categories. Skilled in strategic product pipeline development & execution, cross-functional team leadership, manufacturing operations, food ingredient functionality, and contract manufacturing.

  • Successfully designed and implemented a three-to-five-year customer-centered product pipeline.
  • Implemented “LEAN Stage-Gate” process as part of Business Process Improvement Initiative that ensured effective prioritization, effective allocation of resources, and reducing average cycle time-to-market
  • Established collaborative internal and external innovation partnerships to maximize utilization of fish waste streams with potential to create a multi-million-dollar growth opportunity while delivering on sustainability goals.
  • Fostered a culture of Innovation by establishing enterprise-wide innovation tools

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Food Process Engineering, PhD Food Science, MBA
Location: This candidate currently resides in Los Angeles, CA and is open to relocation pending location

Compensation Target: 250k+, bonus opportunity, LTI

If you’re an employer and interested in speaking with this candidate, please contact me at: robn@kinsa.com with a job description you’d be interested in speaking to this candidate about. Or call me at 414-367-5509.

 

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Rob Navarro

Rob has 17 years of agency recruiting experience. He joined the Kinsa Group in 2012, where he has thrived as a search recruiter, developing relationships with clients and candidates across the food processing industry on a national scale. With nearly 26 thousand food & beverage connections, Rob has developed a network of Operations, Sales, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, and more to serve the needs of clients in all categories of food processing including: meat/poultry, beverage, bakery, ingredients, snacks, confectionery, to just name a few.

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