Director of Innovation
Apply NowCompany: Tilray, Inc.
Location: Atlanta, GA 30349
Description:
Director of Innovation - Atlanta, GA
Tilray Beer, a division of Tilray Brands Inc., is seeking a personable, reliable, organized, and driven lovers of the good life of its beloved craft brews in several of its key markets. In this role you will be responsible for building strong relationships with our customers and forging indelible connections between brands and consumers by making our products available, visible, relevant, recommended, and perfectly enjoyed every time. Our ambition is to reinvigorate the craft beer sector, becoming the fastest growing craft beer suppliers in the U.S. To achieve this, we need the very best talent on our team. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. If you are a self-starter who knows how to work and play hard, and you have an unwavering passion for independent, craft beer; grab your kayak and hop in the river with us!
Summary:
The Director of Innovations is responsible for bringing new to world liquid and packaging innovations to life. This position will work closely with the marketing and sales teams to manage the development and launch of new products in the Tilray beer network. Products will be both in the beer category and beyond beer to capture new markets. This position will also be responsible for identifying key partners for contract manufacturing of products that cannot be produced in our facilities.
Travel expectations approximately 10%
Key Responsibilities:
1. Team Leadership and Management:
2. Product Development and Sampling
3. Process Improvement:
4. Collaboration:
5. 3YP Creation:
Qualifications:
Preferred Skills:
We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression - this really could be a move towards the exciting career you've always wanted!
Tilray Brands Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workplace. As a Brand Activation Manager at Tilray Beer Division, you will have the opportunity to lead and grow a dynamic team, innovate and experiment with new ingredients and styles, and contribute to the success of one of the top craft breweries in the nation.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please advise when submitting your application.
Please note that Tilray does not authorize, engage, or sponsor any consultants, agencies or organizations that seek certain personal or financial information from you (e.g. passwords, login ids, credit card information). High Park does not charge any application, processing or onboarding fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process.
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Tilray Beer, a division of Tilray Brands Inc., is seeking a personable, reliable, organized, and driven lovers of the good life of its beloved craft brews in several of its key markets. In this role you will be responsible for building strong relationships with our customers and forging indelible connections between brands and consumers by making our products available, visible, relevant, recommended, and perfectly enjoyed every time. Our ambition is to reinvigorate the craft beer sector, becoming the fastest growing craft beer suppliers in the U.S. To achieve this, we need the very best talent on our team. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. If you are a self-starter who knows how to work and play hard, and you have an unwavering passion for independent, craft beer; grab your kayak and hop in the river with us!
Summary:
The Director of Innovations is responsible for bringing new to world liquid and packaging innovations to life. This position will work closely with the marketing and sales teams to manage the development and launch of new products in the Tilray beer network. Products will be both in the beer category and beyond beer to capture new markets. This position will also be responsible for identifying key partners for contract manufacturing of products that cannot be produced in our facilities.
Travel expectations approximately 10%
Key Responsibilities:
1. Team Leadership and Management:
- Coordinate the product development plan with innovations brewers
- Set performance goals, create KPI, and monitor team performance
- Identify methods to utilize pub brewers for new product development and 3YP
- Responsible for identifying and qualifying new contract manufacturing partners
2. Product Development and Sampling
- Develop methods to produce small batch samples for selling in new products
- Identify white spaces in the beer and beverage category to explore
- Set up taste panels with key stake holders to gain alignment on direction of future innovations
- Identify rout to market for new products that will be managed outside of beer supply chain
3. Process Improvement:
- Identify beer brands in our portfolio to value engineer and create key gates for product change approvals
- Implement new customer service policies and procedures to enhance efficiency.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of innovations product delivery process.
4. Collaboration:
- Work closely with sales, marketing, and production teams to ensure rout to market is clear and timelines are achievable
- Work with procurement, logistics, and planning functions to ensure products produced outside of our network are delivered on time and in full
- Assist with product set up on E Commerce site to facility product ordering
5. 3YP Creation:
- Create a plan to develop transformational new products to tackle the rapidly changing beer and beverage market
- Align Marketing 3YP with operations to achieve company goals and identify additional white spaces
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, food science, or related field
- Proven experience in beverage manufacturing, preferably in the beer industry.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to handle stressful situations.
- Knowledge of industry regulations and standards.
- Ability to identify market risks with new to world products
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with ERP systems. (OBeer and Salesforce Preferred)
- Experience with contract manufacturing management
- Innovation and product development
- Managing a P&L for multiple functions
We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression - this really could be a move towards the exciting career you've always wanted!
Tilray Brands Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workplace. As a Brand Activation Manager at Tilray Beer Division, you will have the opportunity to lead and grow a dynamic team, innovate and experiment with new ingredients and styles, and contribute to the success of one of the top craft breweries in the nation.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please advise when submitting your application.
Please note that Tilray does not authorize, engage, or sponsor any consultants, agencies or organizations that seek certain personal or financial information from you (e.g. passwords, login ids, credit card information). High Park does not charge any application, processing or onboarding fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process.
When replying to emails, please ensure the sender name and email address match exactly. Please also ensure the Reply-To address matches the sending address exactly.
If you are concerned about the authenticity of an email, letter, or call purportedly from, for, or on behalf of High Park, please send an email inquiry to [redacted]