Head of Innovation
Company Description
Simple Mills is a rapidly-growing company on the forefront of the clean food movement, transforming center store grocery aisles with products made from nutritious, purposeful ingredients. Simple Mills is a female-founded business, started by Katlin Smith in 2012 out of her own Kitchen. In the company\xe2\x80\x99s short history, Simple Mills has disrupted the market to become the #1 bestselling natural baking mix, the #1 bestselling natural cracker, and the #1 bestselling natural cookie.
The company\xe2\x80\x99s mission is to advance the holistic health of the planet and its people by positively impacting the way food is made. Simple Mills is distributed in 25,000+ stores nationally including Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, Kroger, Costco and more, and available online at retailers like Amazon and Thrive Market. The brand\xe2\x80\x99s newest products include: Organic Seed Flour Crackers, Seed & Nut Flour Sweet Thins, and Soft-Baked Almond Flour Bars. Simple Mills has earned broad recognition from top tier media and industry associations- including a segment on our Founder & CEO Katlin Smith on . Our products have been featured in a wide array of top publications including Vogue, Women\'s Health, Forbes, Business Insider, mindbodygreen, NOSH and many more. Simple Mills was also a 2020 Health Magazine Snack Award Winner!
Role Description
The Head of Innovation is a critical position within Simple Mills. This role leads the Simple Mills innovation team to create delicious and nutritious new food products that bring to life the brand\xe2\x80\x99s mission of improving people and planetary health. The position reports to the Chief Mission, Innovation & Marketing officer and works closely with the Founder & CEO. This position manages a team of Innovation Marketing and Research & Development professionals and works across all functions within the organization. The role serves on the Simple Mills Leadership Team.
The ideal candidate must have demonstrated success in defining and executing the innovation vision, strategies, and pipelines for a brand, leading strategically complex and large scope innovation projects, managing multiple innovation projects simultaneously and managing direct reports and cross-functional teams. Importantly, successful applicants must possess a deep passion, knowledge and curiosity for natural food and the relationship between food and holistic health.
Key responsibilities include:
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