Assistant Category Manager

Job description

We're hiring 2 Assistant Category Managers! One will focus on Coffee & Espresso and the other on Non-Coffee Beverages . These positions will work with cross-functional team to bring product offerings from ideation to testing, and then through launch and post-launch analysis. Support innovation pipeline development, menu renovations, and calendar planning for Dunkin'. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Work with Beverage Category Manager to help fill innovation pipeline through the following activities: - Assist in identifying and staying on top of product trends through trend tours, secondary research, conferences/trade shows, and partnership with competitive intelligence team - Partner with culinary team to ideate product innovation. Draft concept development briefs to start the product development process. Manage agendas and recaps for weekly meetings - Partner with consumer insights team to evaluate opportunity size and determine positioning. Write idea and concept screeners to gauge consumer interest. - Pull together business case including insights, competitive landscape, and target audience to align XF leaders on product kickoff - W ork with Beverage Category Manager to plan out the calenda...