Senior Manager, Product Development - Adult Beverage

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Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: The Senior Manager, Product Development – Adult Beverage leads cross-functional teams to deliver innovative Member’s Mark products across wine, spirits, beer, and ready-to-drink categories. This role drives end-to-end product development, from concept through commercialization, ensuring quality, compliance, and alignment with member needs and business goals. Leveraging a food science background and industry expertise, the manager partners with internal teams and suppliers to create distinctive, high-performing products. Responsibilities include lifecycle management, problem-solving, and using market insights to inform strategy. This role also leads projects and fosters collaboration to deliver impactful innovation About the team: The Fresh Food and Adult Beverage Product Development team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, innovative Member’s Mark products that enhance the member experience. The team specializes in creating unique offerings across fresh foods, wine, spirits, beer, and ready-to-drink categories by combining culinary and beverage expertise with consumer insights. Collaborating cross-functionally with sourcing, quality, and suppliers, the team brings trend-forward ideas to market efficiently. Their commitment to craftsmanship and quality drives growth and strengthens Sam’s Club’s fresh and beverage assortment through distinctive private brand products. Lead product development initiatives by coordinating cross-functional teams and managing communications to ensure alignment and timely delivery. Work directly with our supplier partners to develop propriety private brand items for our members. Develop and manage product specifications throughout the lifecycle, conducting benchmarking and quality reviews to meet customer needs. Analyze market trends and data to inform product strategies and recommend enhancements to senior leadership. Drive execution of business plans by identifying operational needs, removing obstacles, and monitoring performance metrics. Mentor and develop team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. What you'll bring: Extensive subject matter experience in product development and lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with business strategies and customer needs. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects from concept through delivery. Strong expertise in product strategy, research, and development, including benchmarking and trend analysis. Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal and external partners. Demonstrated leadership in mentoring, coaching, and building high-performing teams. Analytical skills to perform root cause analysis and implement solutions that drive continuous improvement. Commitment to ethical standards, integrity, and supporting organizational values Preferred: Master’s Degree in Food Science/Brewery Science/ Viticulture and Enology and 3-5 Yea

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