[US-HQ] Retail Product Development Manager

Retail Product Development Manager This role is hybrid to; NYC, Chicago, IL or Boulder, CO HelloFresh Headquarters In addition to our core direct-to-consumer business, Factor_ has more recently expanded into the retail channel, making our meals available for purchase at brick-and-mortar stores. We are seeking a strategic, data-driven, and highly collaborative Retail Product Development Manager to own Factor_’s Retail Prepared Meals and adjacent food and beverage categories to support growth in this channel. In this pivotal role, you will champion the end-to-end retail product lifecycle—from driving overarching category strategy and formulation management to leading packaging design and continuous portfolio optimization. Acting as the ultimate product expert and a crucial cross-functional linchpin, you will partner seamlessly with Sales, Operations, DTC Product, and Nutrition teams to bridge deep consumer insights with specific retailer needs. Your core objective is to engineer a winning, scalable retail portfolio that commands attention on the shelf, drives exceptional sales velocity for our partners, and builds enduring brand loyalty through relentless, customer-centric innovation. Key Responsibilities: Retail Product Strategy - Develop a winning retail prepared meals range consisting of core year-round SKUs, seasonal skus and may include the development of exclusive retailer ranges. Identify opportunities for expansion into adjacent categories based on retailer needs, white space and consumer research, as well as products available in our portfolio or ripe for development. Portfolio Lifecycle Management - Evaluate existing meals, conduct sales performance reviews, leverage online ratings and commentary as well as market trends to optimize our product portfolio by retailer. Formulation & Spec Management - Ensure the retail product range can consistently be offered to retail partners by planning for necessary formulation, ingredient, and packaging changes, owning the spec creation and management process. Packaging Design - Own packaging design for retail products, ensuring alignment with the broader F_ brand and packaging creative guidelines, meeting retailer compliance standards and functionality and appeal on shelf. Sales Support - Support sales and review meetings with retailers as the product expert, sharing performance insights, industry trends, and product strategy and development opportunities. Cross-Functional Management - Partner with key members of the product team to ensure a strong understanding of the DTC product strategy, dietary lifestyles, consumer insights, and product development opportunities with the new formats team. Additionally, partner with operations, nutrition, FSQA, sourcing, retail team members, etc. to ensure the successful management of our retail program. You are… A problem solver - You are resourceful and scrappy and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves and figure it out. Where a process doesn’t exist, you’ll create one. Curious & Passionate about Product - you are always looking to learn more about the industry, new products and ways we can delight our customers. Data-driven to the core and leverage data to make key business decisions. Detail-oriented – You possess strong organizational skills and demonstrate a methodical approach to your work, documenting new processes. A project manager - You have excellent project management skills leading groups, as well as a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and complete deliverables on time. A critical thinker – You use logic to identify opportunities, evaluate alternatives, and present critical information to solve complex problems. Highly collaborative - You enjoy working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to get things done. At a minimum, you have... Bachelor degree in Business Administration or other relevant field of study. Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with a background in physical product management, category management,