Commercialization Coordinator - Private Label

Our Home’s mission is to get nutritious, delicious snacks into the hands of our communities. Our Home™ nourishes families and communities by delivering the best snacks from our home to yours. As a family of brands, it has always been our ethos to create and provide delicious, wholesome snacks to American communities. We strive to create snacks that offer nourishment and a warm and welcoming sense of familiarity. We believe that the home extends to the community. We deliver this through our portfolio of household favorite snack brands: Food Should Taste Good™, Popchips®, YOU NEED THIS™, Real Food From the Ground Up®, RW Garcia and Good Health.

Reporting to the Director of Commercialization, the Commercialization Specialist will actively partner cross functionally with the marketing, sales and operations teams to drive project management programs that support Our Home’s brand, mission and product portfolios.

The Commercialization Coordinator, Private Label is responsible for coordination of administrative activities required for private label projects, including project navigation and traffic control, guiding teams through critical checkpoints. The ideal candidate should be able to easily adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment where priorities shift day to day and should be well-organized.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal teams (Sales, R&D, Operations, Marketing, Procurement) to assist in the development needs of private label products, from idea to on-shelf
• Collaborate across internal teams and work with external contacts (suppliers, co-manufacturers and vendors) to ensure programs are launched on-time and in-line with project objectives.
• Be accountable for new product and product maintenance
• Coordinate and support material set-up/readiness
• Coordinate, track and manage sales samples
• Ensure 100% accurate part set up by meeting internal and external partner specifications and product requirements
• Work with marketing team to promote private label products
• Work with QA team to ensure products meet company and regulatory standards
• Learn and develop a strong working knowledge of the industry, products, packaging, production lines, and the processes necessary to commercialize products across our manufacturing network
• Maintain a passion for driving results and living Our Home’s core values
• Execute tasks as a strong team player
• Be able to demonstrate resourcefulness as a self-starter and take initiative
• Show a willingness to challenge our way of work to maximize our resources and enhance our success
• Take a strong teamwork-based approach to projects and ability to influence that will enable projects to move quickly from start to finish

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent in experience
• Minimum 2-3+ years in CPG Project Management, R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, or related business function
• Exposure to new product commercialization and startup procedures
• Extremely strong organization skills: prior experience managing timelines is a major plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization skills
• An enjoyment for working in a team environment with the ability to build strong relationships with business partners and lead project
• Ability to multi-task regularly
• Travel up to 10%
• Preferred Location: Near Boonton, NJ, with 1-2 office days per week

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401(k) IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick and Public Holidays)