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Jobright.ai Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Jobright is an AI-powered career platform that helps job seekers discover the top opportunities in the US. We are NOT a staffing agency. Jobright does not hire directly for these positions. We connect you with verified openings from employers you can trust. Job Summary: Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is a leading beverage company in North America, focused on innovation and productivity to grow its brands. The Director of Product Development will lead the Innovation agenda for the Carbonated Soft Drinks portfolio, collaborating with various teams to design and commercialize products that delight consumers and drive profitability. Responsibilities: • Partner with Marketing to build the Innovation strategy across our CSD portfolio and Food Service channels by influencing stakeholders and peers on the strategic vision and road map • Leads the Product strategy, planning, influencing, and commercialization of the Food Service agenda with the Commercial and Marketing team • Implements the CSD R&D strategy, goals, and business plans to drive growth while appropriately allocating resources to balance immediate and long-term objectives • Collaborate with R&D, Marketing, Commercial, Procurement, and Supply Chain on the CSD Innovation and Food Service pipeline across the KDP portfolio • Partners actively with R&D leaders in the progression of Design-to-Value, Product Design, New Technologies, Supplier partnerships, and external innovation to build out a robust multi-year pipeline • Manages team of Scientists, where role is empowered to make decisions & recommendations on productivity ideas and development while influencing key stakeholders and Brand owners on the purpose, functionality & role of the product • Provides technical leadership in the development and optimization of products from bench to pilot scale up, and through full commercialization for the US and Canadian market • Proactively influences and co-leads Innovation workshops, planning, and the technical and financial assessment of ideas with cross-functional partners • Develops and communicates key business updates to stakeholders and senior leadership • Ability to create and lead processes to drive efficiency, resolve complexity, and prioritize high performance team behavior • Inspires, motivates, and develops talent maintaining a forward thinking, agile, and people focused environment • Manages and aligns the overall CSD and Food Service R&D budget and planning Qualifications: Required: • Minimum bachelor’s degree, graduate degree is a plus. (Food Science or Engineering preferred). • 12+ years of experience with a food/beverage company is highly desirable • 5+ years’ experience managing, leading, and developing direct reports • Extremely strong skills in business acumen, financial analysis, influencing, leading cross-functional teams • Must have excellent presentation and communication skills • Demonstrated consumer empathy for developing consumer centric propositions • Ability to travel is required • Ability to manage ambiguity and complex problems. Create solution paths reflecting a range of sustainable, functional, and technically feasible options. • Understanding of and experience in managing the inter-dependences and relationships between all aspects of R&D, Marketing, Finance, Commercial, and Supply • Self-motivated, takes initiative, highly collaborative with strong problem-solving skills • Positively influences peers and stakeholders • Change readiness, resiliency and flexibility to thrive in fast moving organization Preferred: • Additional experience with hot fill, cold fill, retort, and aseptic processes is a plus. • Proficient in consumer design and value creation is a plus. Company: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue in excess of $14.1 billion and nearly 28,000 employees. Founded in 1981, the company is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Public Company. Seniority level

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