Product Innovation Specialist

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada COBS Bread Full time

Great Place to Work Certified

**Product Innovation Specialist**

Reports to: Baking and Training Specialist

Location: Vancouver, BC

COBS Bread is looking for a passionate and creative Product Innovation Specialist to work alongside marketing, supply chain, and operations teams to develop, research, bake and evaluate new products. This hands-on baking position will lead the charge in testing, trialing, and implementing recipes that will influence flavors across COBS bakeries nationwide.

Key responsibilities include:

- Delivering key elements of the new product lifecycle including conceptualization, product design, trials, evaluation of new concepts, recipes, products for targeted markets or customers and final product specifications
- Test-baking of new and existing products and recipes, and presenting to the Innovation Team for feedback, iteration and enhancement
- Managing and communicating with our network of trial bakeries across Canada
- Building key relationships with strategic suppliers to source new ingredients and vendors
- Staying abreast of trends and developments within the industry, channels, and techniques that will keep the brand in the forefront
- Preparing finished products to the highest standards for marketing activities including promotional materials, photoshoots and customer events
- Assisting the Baking and Training Specialist with various tasks such as managing the National Baking Competition, developing Masterclass video content for training programs, and troubleshooting product quality issues with bakeries
- Ability to work flexible schedule depending on the operational needs such as baking overnight and early mornings
- Ability to travel occasionally across North America to support events and conferences and training
- Working a minimum of 3 days a week at our retail test bakery, the physical requirements are:

- Use of baking tools, equipment, and machinery
- Walking, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Occasionally working overnight or early morning

**Requirements**:
**What You Bring to the Table**:

- 5+ years’ proven experience in baking, preferably within the retail, hospitality or manufacturing industries
- Genuine passion for development of new recipes and flavours
- Advanced baking skills and understanding of baking techniques and product costs
- Knowledge of ingredients functionality including the ability to evaluate product quality and troubleshoot
- Red Seal baker or equivalent is an asset
- Strong organizational skills in working on multiple projects, meeting tight deadlines and working with a sense of urgency
- Knowledge of health and nutrition, food manufacturing processes, microbiology, quality assurance principles, and market research principles an advantage but not essential
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Adept in MS Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
- Knowledge of Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods and/or Franchising is an asset

**Benefits**

**What’s in it for You**:

- Not only do we have fresh COBS Bread product delivered daily to our Vancouver Support Office, we offer some pretty sweet perks too
- A flexible work arrangement and a one-time work from home reimbursement to ensure you're set up for success
- Competitive salary and vacation plan
- A great Extended Health & Dental Benefit, Group RRSP Matching, and Health Spending Account
- Paid sick, mental health and personal leave days
- Paid day for community service or volunteer opportunity
- Subsidized wellness program and an on-site gym facility
- An open, ‘continuous-learning’ environment where professional development and career progression is encouraged
- Work within a dynamic, driven, high-achieving, close-knit and fun-loving team
- High level of autonomy and responsibility
- Complimentary self-serve kitchen of fresh produce, deli meats and of course, COBS Bread and treats

We thank all applicants for their interest in COBS Bread but would like to advise that only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

About COBS Bread
With over 160 locations, COBS Bread serves fresh and delightful baked goods to communities across Canada. Any unsold items are donated daily to various local charities and food banks. The company's success can be attributed to the quality of our product, the development of our people and our warm and friendly customer service.
COBS Bread is part of Bakers Delight - Established in 1980 operating as Bakers Delight in Australia and New Zealand, and since 2003 as COBS Bread in Canada and the USA. Together we have grown to more than 700 bakeries across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. The entire network employs over 15,000 people, serving more than 2.1 million customers each week.

**Accessibility**:
Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you are conta

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