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Leads ideation, development, and commercialization of Private Brand Food and Beverage products. Partners cross-functionally with Sourcing, Regulatory, Nutrition, Quality, and Compliance teams to bring products to market that meet Whole Foods Market (WFM), Amazon, and regulatory standards.
Key job responsibilities
Ideation & Insights
Identify trending ingredients and products using market research, trend-mapping, category insights, competitor shops, and trend treks.
Research consumer trends and synthesize findings into actionable category insights.
Formulation & Development
Lead product development, including comparisons against target products and sensory benchmarks.
Drive formulation development by identifying benchtop and/or retail gold standards.
Lead organoleptic evaluations and vendor sample comparisons.
Work with the sensory team to design and execute sensory testing to reduce evaluation bias.
Communicate sensory, nutritional, and quality parameters to vendors; provide feedback and reformulation requests.
Launch & Production
Manage first production activities: send requirements, lead conference calls, and oversee vendor execution.
Evaluate first production samples against approved retains and issue approval/release decisions.
Attend first productions as needed.
Quality & Compliance
Review and evaluate supplier-submitted product and formulation specifications; communicate findings to stakeholders promptly.
Collaborate with Product Safety and Quality teams on input and feedback.
Evaluate, validate, and finalize product preparation instructions where applicable.
Uphold WFM and Amazon quality and brand standards; resolve quality discrepancies with internal teams and vendors.
Supplier & Cross-Functional Support
Help identify new co-packing partners and support co-packers in sourcing raw materials.
Visit suppliers to review capabilities and explore innovation opportunities.
Other
Support special projects, including competitive product evaluations and rollout of new policies and technologies.
Perform other miscellaneous product development duties as necessary.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.
Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, TX, AUSTIN - 117,400.00 - 158,500.00 USD annually
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