Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and commercialize prepared foods concepts that leverage Boar’s Head products, create scalable recipes, build sheets, and menu solutions for retail partners
- Elevate the Boar’s Head portfolio by insuring operational excellence and consistency by establishing preparation standards, training materials, food safety compliance, and executional guidelines that deliver a premium customer experience
- Drive culinary innovation and trend identification by translating consumer insights into seasonal offerings, limited time offers, and all around prepared foods solutions to retail partners
- Partner with sales, marketing and retail operators to support and launch new programs (onsite training), customer presentations, culinary demonstrations, and category growth ideas
- Independent self-starter, significant training and development focus
- Detail-oriented work dedicated to the quality and love of food
- Assist with teaching and training proper merchandising techniques
- Work with product development chefs, displaying strong professional standards and good business acumen
- Food Safety QA, RFP processes, distribution demands, and shelf-life standards
- Effective leadership & communication skills
- Tactical thinker that values brand success over individual or department recognition
- Represent, protect, and grow our Brand across multiple retail formats and banners through the delivery and execution of industry-leading prepared food programs
- Deliver Merchandising training and provided follow-up audits on adherence to Boar’s Head program policies
- Build and nurture customer relationships that separate Boar’s Head Experience from the competition
- Supports BH Purveyors, PF Business Development Managers and Channel Business Development Managers (BDM’s) to meet or exceed the individual and team goals
- Effective interaction with all business partners promotes prepared food and builds a supportive selling relationship
- Maintain current and up to date on evolving food and culinary production capabilities, standards, and best practices
- Strong presentation skills and ability to effectively communicate up and down the organization
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications
- BA/BS or equivalent required
- Minimum of 8 years of experience with 5 years of combined retail and commissary-related prepared foods management and production experience. Some retail deli management experience is preferred.
- Strong preference for candidates with brand development experience and working knowledge of fresh-prepared food product development from concept to commercialization
- Culinary degree or culinary certificate is a plus
- Educational or strong experiential background in food science and safe food handling in a production environment
- Experience developing and delivering task-related training programs
- Exposure to Q/A auditing practices
Since 1905, Boar’s Head Brand has been the name you can trust for quality products and service. Our vision is to nourish the human spirit through the love of food.
Our secret ingredient has always been our people. Each person brings a unique perspective, background, and experience to the table and this is what drives our culture of positivity, acceptance, and support. We are a company that believes we win when we work together and connect over a passion for the highest standards in food.
Skills Required
- BA/BS degree or equivalent
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience
- At least 5 years of combined retail and commissary-related prepared foods management and production experience
- Experience with prepared food product development from concept through commercialization
- Educational or strong experiential background in food science and safe food handling in a production environment
- Experience developing and delivering task-related training programs
- Working knowledge of food safety, QA auditing, RFP processes, distribution demands, and shelf-life standards
- Retail deli management experience
- Brand development experience
- Culinary degree or culinary certificate
Boar's Head Brand Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Boar's Head Brand and has not been reviewed or approved by Boar's Head Brand.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are characterized by premium medical, dental, vision, and supplemental coverage offered at low employee cost. Feedback suggests this breadth and affordability are a standout element of the total package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with profit sharing and related financial programs is highlighted across roles. Feedback suggests these retirement features contribute meaningfully to perceived total compensation.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is often characterized as fair or good and competitive in many locations, especially when considered alongside benefits. Feedback suggests total compensation feels stronger than base pay alone for many roles.
Boar's Head Brand Insights
What We Do
Since Boar's Head was founded in 1905, much has changed. While many have learned to cut corners, we are happy to say we haven't changed with the times, and over 110 years later, we're still using only the finest ingredients—pure pork, poultry and beef, combined with real spices, and no fillers, by-products, artificial colors or flavors, gluten or trans fat. What started with just a few products has grown to over 500, ranging from premium delicatessen meats, cheeses and condiments to an array of Italian and Old World specialties, hummus, snacking, and foodservice items. With Boar’s Head, you can trust each and every one of our products was prepared with the utmost care. Offering the world’s best delicatessen meats, cheeses and condiments is a never-ending quest that calls for a special type of team member. One who consistently: • Pushes for excellence in their personal and professional lives. • Invests in fostering relationships through open communication and respect. • Collaborates to passionately delight our customers. In exchange, we proudly provide: • Top medical, dental, and vision coverage for team members and their families. • Competitive pay, bonus, and 401(k) plans. • Opportunities to participate in the Boar’s Head Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program. • Career development opportunities through on-the-job, e-learning, and instructor-led training. Our Learning Management System has hundreds of courses to help team members learn and grow. • Community involvement activities that tackle critical hunger-relief, healthcare, and education initiatives through non-profit organizations such as Feeding America, The ALS Association, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, The Salvation Army, and hospital foundations throughout the country.
