Senior Manager, R&D – Tortilla

The Senior Manager of R&D – Tortilla oversees daily operations of the tortilla product development team, ensuring projects, documentation, and specifications are completed accurately and on schedule. While the primary responsibility is leading people and managing project flow, the role also includes hands-on involvement in key initiatives when needed.

Acting as the primary technical and project contact for internal and external stakeholders, this position partners closely with Sales, Category, and R&D leadership to align objectives, communicate progress, and support strategic initiatives. The Senior Manager also provides technical expertise through plant trials, process evaluations, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement efforts. Collaboration with suppliers is essential to advance formulations, processing technologies, quality attributes, and specification development.

Duties and Responsibilities