Culinary Innovation Manager (Sonic)

Job description

The Culinary Innovation Manager should bring a creative viewpoint to all new product development, while delivering relevant food and beverage concepts to the SONIC guest. This position will lead and manage product development of new products and execution of strategic initiatives as it relates to all segments and dayparts from concept approval to product launch, including bringing concepts to life through consumer and in-store testing. It will be critical for this role to partner with cross-functional teams to deliver products that best meet successful criteria for consumer, operations & financial goals. Responsibilities: 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-s...