Senior Manager, Global Innovation
Hershey, Pa
Led the Global Innovation Commercial Group, a team of US and regionally based innovators, in the development and commercialization of Hershey's global innovation pipeline. Responsibilities Included identification of growth trends, growth drivers, and opportunity gaps to achieve strategic and financial targets.The Global Innovation Commercialization Group led multi-functional teams, which included R&D, Consumer Research, Operations and Sales in the development and optimization of… Show more Led the Global Innovation Commercial Group, a team of US and regionally based innovators, in the development and commercialization of Hershey's global innovation pipeline. Responsibilities Included identification of growth trends, growth drivers, and opportunity gaps to achieve strategic and financial targets.The Global Innovation Commercialization Group led multi-functional teams, which included R&D, Consumer Research, Operations and Sales in the development and optimization of business propositions from nascent concept to launch ➢ Led multi-national teams in staging and prioritizing vetted projects and initiatives to meet global, regional, and local needs while identifying and capturing global synergy. ➢ Advanced new initiatives through Hershey's formal stage gate process as validation of consumer, operational, and financial benchmarks are met. ➢ Translated strategies into long-range plans that enable sustainable commercial success. Championed and aligned the organization behind these initiatives. ➢ Primary markets included US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China and India. Show less