POSITION AVAILABLE - #14993

JOB TITLE: Senior R&D Project Manager /Customer Service/Sales Support

LOCATION: South Chicago area

SALARY: to $88/90K + 20% bonus & 15% PS

Company Information:

• This company has been in business for over 100 years, providing value-added meat products & Ingredients to further processors and foodservice customers throughout the US, including nationally-recognized restaurants and food brands.

• Company focuses on strong employee relations and continued education, and views their employees as their most important resource.

• Company maintains ethical treatment standards as a point of pride and works to promote best practices for animal treatment throughout the industry.

Benefits and Features:

• Targeting a salary ranging from low 70’s to high 80’s annually, plus 20% bonus and 15% profit sharing (contributed to a 401K account).

• Company offers flexibility and support to employees who seek continued education through seminars, college courses, and networking opportunities.

Your Role with the Company:

• This position is a mix of a standard product development scientist and a customer service or sales support person, creating products to customer specifications and interfacing with them throughout the development process.

• Manage the development process from conceptualization to full-scale launch, spending time with production staff to ensure that scale-up will be successful.

• Occasionally travel with sales and marketing staff to customer headquarters for prospecting or updates on product development.

Community Information:

• Chicago has the third-largest metropolitan area in the US, offering countless performing, athletic, and artistic venues and attractions. This particular neighborhood in south Chicago has a population of just over 20,000 and was recently declared by Forbes as the “Most Livable Metro-Area Suburb” of Chicago.

• Cost of living is just slightly higher than national average, at 7.5% above.

Background Profile:

• Strong, detailed knowledge of food manufacturing and processing operations.

• Several years of experience in full life-cycle product development.

• Advanced knowledge of USDA regulations and experience working with on-site USDA inspectors.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or related field.

• Ability to travel 10-15% of the time.





Please contact Terri Sherman 920-261-8890
tsherman@tsloan.com