Sartori Company
Vice President of Research & Development
Sartori Company, Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States, 53073
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Sartori Company Responsibilities
Executive Leadership:
Provide executive leadership and vision for the Product Development and R&D functions, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals and long-term growth. Build and Develop High-Performing Teams:
Mentor, coach and develop the product development and R&D teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Drive Breakthrough Sartori Original Innovation:
Partner with the sales and marketing team to execute the innovation roadmap and strategy to meet evolving customer and consumer needs. Ensure seamless product development handoffs from assessment to implementation on high-complexity projects. Develop and Execute Cheesemake Strategy:
Guide the optimization of our milk utilization, yield improvement and process efficiency in cheesemake and cheesemake by-products. Lead efforts to create new cheese products, enhance existing offerings, and explore innovative solutions that differentiate Sartori in the marketplace. Develop and Execute Product Development Strategy:
Oversee new product development including formulation, prototyping and sensory evaluation. Product Quality and Food Safety Culture:
Serve as a champion of Sartori’s quality standards to achieve our mission of the “best cheese in the world” while meeting or exceeding customer expectations and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Performance Metrics:
Deliver against Sartori company business objectives and initiatives. Stakeholder Engagement:
Engage with key stakeholders, including the executive team, board members, and external partners, to communicate progress, challenges, and opportunities in product development and R&D. Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Influence key initiatives across the business to support company-wide success and achieve Sartori’s growth strategy. Confidentiality:
Maintain confidentiality as it relates to Sartori’s and our customers’ proprietary formulas, ingredients, and projects. Budget Management:
Oversee the budget for product development and R&D, ensuring effective resource allocation and alignment with business priorities and goals. Safety Compliance:
Comply with company safety, HACCP, and GMP policies during plant trials and other plant activities. Supervisory Responsibility
Directly leads and supervises the R&D team. Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience
Master’s degree in food science or another related field, required. Minimum of 15 years of R&D experience in food-related product development and innovation required. At least 5 years in a leadership role managing directors and managers. Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strategic Thinking:
Anticipates future trends and business opportunities, aligning product development strategy with long-term organizational goals. Innovation Leadership:
Drives breakthrough thinking and champions creative solutions to meet customer and market needs, especially within a complex regulatory and manufacturing environment. Business Acumen:
Applies deep understanding of the dairy industry, product lifecycle, and commercialization to advance business objectives and deliver strong financial and operational outcomes. Collaborative Influence:
Builds trust and alignment across departments, leveraging cross-functional relationships to drive execution and decision-making. Talent Development:
Builds high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, and creating a culture of accountability and innovation. Customer & Market Orientation:
Keeps customer experience and market differentiation at the center of product and process decisions. Adaptability & Resilience:
Navigates ambiguity and shifting priorities with composure, agility, and a solutions-oriented mindset. Problem Solving & Decision Quality:
Makes timely, data-informed decisions to solve complex technical and business challenges. Project Management:
Strong knowledge and skills in leading complex projects with clarity, accountability, and efficiency—managing scope, timelines, and resources to deliver results. Knowledge of cheesemaking science, dairy chemistry, microbiology and food safety systems Seniority level
Executive Employment type
Full-time Job function
Product Management, Management, and Manufacturing Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Paid maternity leave Paid paternity leave Tuition assistance Disability insurance Get notified about new Vice President Research And Development jobs in
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Join to apply for the
Vice President of Research & Development
role at
Sartori Company Responsibilities
Executive Leadership:
Provide executive leadership and vision for the Product Development and R&D functions, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals and long-term growth. Build and Develop High-Performing Teams:
Mentor, coach and develop the product development and R&D teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Drive Breakthrough Sartori Original Innovation:
Partner with the sales and marketing team to execute the innovation roadmap and strategy to meet evolving customer and consumer needs. Ensure seamless product development handoffs from assessment to implementation on high-complexity projects. Develop and Execute Cheesemake Strategy:
Guide the optimization of our milk utilization, yield improvement and process efficiency in cheesemake and cheesemake by-products. Lead efforts to create new cheese products, enhance existing offerings, and explore innovative solutions that differentiate Sartori in the marketplace. Develop and Execute Product Development Strategy:
Oversee new product development including formulation, prototyping and sensory evaluation. Product Quality and Food Safety Culture:
Serve as a champion of Sartori’s quality standards to achieve our mission of the “best cheese in the world” while meeting or exceeding customer expectations and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Performance Metrics:
Deliver against Sartori company business objectives and initiatives. Stakeholder Engagement:
Engage with key stakeholders, including the executive team, board members, and external partners, to communicate progress, challenges, and opportunities in product development and R&D. Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Influence key initiatives across the business to support company-wide success and achieve Sartori’s growth strategy. Confidentiality:
Maintain confidentiality as it relates to Sartori’s and our customers’ proprietary formulas, ingredients, and projects. Budget Management:
Oversee the budget for product development and R&D, ensuring effective resource allocation and alignment with business priorities and goals. Safety Compliance:
Comply with company safety, HACCP, and GMP policies during plant trials and other plant activities. Supervisory Responsibility
Directly leads and supervises the R&D team. Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience
Master’s degree in food science or another related field, required. Minimum of 15 years of R&D experience in food-related product development and innovation required. At least 5 years in a leadership role managing directors and managers. Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strategic Thinking:
Anticipates future trends and business opportunities, aligning product development strategy with long-term organizational goals. Innovation Leadership:
Drives breakthrough thinking and champions creative solutions to meet customer and market needs, especially within a complex regulatory and manufacturing environment. Business Acumen:
Applies deep understanding of the dairy industry, product lifecycle, and commercialization to advance business objectives and deliver strong financial and operational outcomes. Collaborative Influence:
Builds trust and alignment across departments, leveraging cross-functional relationships to drive execution and decision-making. Talent Development:
Builds high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, and creating a culture of accountability and innovation. Customer & Market Orientation:
Keeps customer experience and market differentiation at the center of product and process decisions. Adaptability & Resilience:
Navigates ambiguity and shifting priorities with composure, agility, and a solutions-oriented mindset. Problem Solving & Decision Quality:
Makes timely, data-informed decisions to solve complex technical and business challenges. Project Management:
Strong knowledge and skills in leading complex projects with clarity, accountability, and efficiency—managing scope, timelines, and resources to deliver results. Knowledge of cheesemaking science, dairy chemistry, microbiology and food safety systems Seniority level
Executive Employment type
Full-time Job function
Product Management, Management, and Manufacturing Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Paid maternity leave Paid paternity leave Tuition assistance Disability insurance Get notified about new Vice President Research And Development jobs in
Plymouth, WI . We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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