Consumer Insights and Innovation Manager (CPG Food)
Recruiting Partner: Raul Jimenez
Chicago, Illinois | Food & Beverage & Lodging | Not Remote | $85,000 to $110,000 | Job ID: 163607
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Ready to shape the future of global CPG Food innovation?
We're a fast-growing international brand at the forefront of natural food and wellness products. Join us as we expand our innovation pipeline across international markets with purpose, data, and agility.
Consumer Insights & Innovation Manager – Benefits and Compensation:
- Competitive base salary
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (100% covered for employee)
- Fully remote role
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Career development support and international exposure
- Dynamic and collaborative work culture
- High-impact role with visibility across global product strategy
Consumer Insights & Innovation Manager – Requirements & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field
- Some Spanish proficiency a plus (not required)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in CPG food industry, focused on consumer insights and innovation
- Demonstrated success launching products based on data and market research
- Experience managing projects across R&D, Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain
- Proficient in market intelligence tools (NielsenIQ, Spins, Kantar, etc.)
- Strong skills in data analysis, research presentation, and stakeholder communication
- Knowledge of retail and digital commerce channels, including Amazon
Must Haves:
- Own and manage the full product innovation lifecycle—from consumer research to first production
- Conduct retail audits, trend analysis, and competitive benchmarking to shape new product ideas
- Coordinate and participate in product testing: sensory evaluations, trials, focus groups
- Maintain and track innovation calendars across internal and international teams
- Deliver executive-ready insights and identify post-launch opportunities for growth and refinement
- Collaborate directly with teams in Ecuador and other international markets
Consumer Insights & Innovation Manager – Preferred Background & Skills:
- Master’s degree or certifications in Innovation, Consumer Behavior, or Market Research
- Experience with natural/organic food, health, or wellness products (in the food space)
- Exposure to global markets and cross-border product launches is nice to have
- Familiarity with agile product development methodologies
- Strategic thinker with a bias toward action and high attention to detail
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!
At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, very seriously and will never discriminate against a candidate or client based on any protected classes. Our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or arrest or conviction record has no bearing on whether he, she, or they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
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At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.
