Senior Manager, R&D

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Who We Are</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":1,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p> <p><span data-teams="true">Chomps is America’s fastest-growing meat snack brand, redefining convenient snacking with a commitment to real ingredients and bold, satisfying flavors. Crafted from 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and venison, along with antibiotic-free turkey and chicken, each Chomps meat stick delivers 10+ grams of high-quality protein without sugar, hormones, soy, dairy, artificial preservatives, artificial nitrates, or MSG. Seasoned with a blend of flavorful herbs and spices, Chomps provides a nutritious protein snack for the whole family. As a minority-owned, family-operated, and B Corporation-certified business, Chomps prioritizes thoughtful sourcing and recently earned the non–ultra-processed food certification through the non-GMO project. Discover a new standard in snacking at <a id="menurj4u" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chomps.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CJamie.schoepke%40chomps.com%7Cbaecceae329d4d82973b08deaca6a17e%7Cabac75cdd0b8420e8698e2325b364501%7C0%7C0%7C639138029074468143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iH695JHTVWf4gpYT0zFdZI3N7Qzbz1y22CLLr1cfqZE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">www.chomps.com</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Traits of a Chompian</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":1,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you’ve been called scrappy, resourceful, and persistent, then you might just be a Chompian. You’re a team player who’s self-motivated and action-oriented. You’re committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy, and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. You’re a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details, research, and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do, and you’ll go the extra mile for your team, consumers, and audience. You’re hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition. Sound like you? Then we want to meat you.</span></p></div><p><strong>What You Will Do</strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">At Chomps, we're building a team that takes ownership, moves quickly, and holds a high bar for product quality. As the </span><span data-contrast="auto">Senior Manager, R&D</span><span data-contrast="auto">, you will provide technical and strategic leadership across manufacturing support, commercialization, quality improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence across our manufacturing network while ensuring products consistently meet expectations for quality, cost, and performance.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You will lead complex cross-functional initiatives that impact multiple manufacturing locations and co-manufacturing partners, helping shape the long-term capabilities of our products and processes. Working closely with Manufacturing, FSQA, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Marketing, you will identify opportunities to improve yields, reduce costs, increase scalability, and strengthen product quality.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":278}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As a people leader, you will develop and grow a high-performing R&D team while establishing priorities, processes, and technical standards that enable the business to scale. You will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, influence decisions across functions, and serve as a trusted technical leader throughout the organization. </span><span data-contrast="auto">This is a hands-on leadership role that requires both strategic thinking and a willingness to engage directly in plant-level problem solving.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Strategic Leadership</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":281,"335559739":281}"> </span> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Develop and execute R&D strategies that support manufacturing excellence, product quality, and business growth. </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"