Product Manager - NEW ROLE
Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Category: Project/Program Management
Industry: Consumer Products and Services / Food Products & Services
Company: Management Recruiters of Zionsville (Indianapolis)
Reference ID: mHMGqy
Date Posted: 11/04/2026
Shortcut: http://jobs.mrinetwork.com/ddJJf6
Product Manager – NEW ROLE
Our multi-site food manufacturer, located in Indiana, is actively seeking a Product Manager.
The Product Manager role owns category strategy, innovation pipeline, pricing, margin management, customer insights, and cross-functional execution to drive revenue growth and market share expansion. The Product Manager serves as the subject matter expert and partners closely with FP&A, Sales, Planning & Scheduling, and others to ensure that IPC is maximizing profitability through customer reviews, efficiency through scheduling, inventory management, and sales pricing. This role is open to a hybrid arrangement with work domain being located in Indiana.
Responsibilities:
- Design and execute applied R&D projects focused on product quality, yield improvement, shelf-life extension, and process optimization
- Develop and optimize formulations, processes, and product specifications to meet customer, quality, regulatory, and operational requirements
- Lead plant trials and scale-up, troubleshooting processing issues such as bind, emulsion, purge, texture variability, yield, and cook loss
- Own precise documentation of formulas, specifications, protocols, and process parameters, and prepare clear technical reports
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, QA, Sales and Marketing, and Regulatory to translate business and customer needs into technical solutions
- Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive products to identify opportunities
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Meat Science, Food Science, Animal Science, or related discipline; Master's or PhD preferred
- Minimum of 3-5 years of hands-on experience in meat / food product development
- Strong understanding of meat functionality (protein bind, blending, water activity, cook loss, emulsions) and processing systems
- Experience in USDA-regulated facilities; working knowledge of USDA-FSIS regulations, HACCP, food-safety management systems, and USDA labeling requirements and standards of identity
- Proven ability to translate scientific results into practical, commercial solutions, with strong documentation and communication skills
- Experience in pork processing preferred but not required
- Additional valued experience (not required): cured, smoked, and further-processed product expertise; sensory evaluation and shelf-life validation; statistical analysis, design of experiments (DOE), and data-driven decision making; and clean-label / ingredient-reduction formulation
For more information, please submit a confidential resume to melva@mriz.net
Melva Lowry
1531 West Oak St.
Zionsville, IN 46077
Visit our website at www.mriz.net
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