Manager, Menu Category Management

Manager, Menu Category Management

The Manager, Menu Category Management will drive the next generation of menu innovation at Arby's. They will join a team of food-forward marketers who get satisfaction from creating and executing legendary big ideas on the national restaurant stage. Your role will require the ability to identify and refine opportunities for game changing menu strategy, innovation, and reinvention within current and future menu categories / products. This role will be responsible for the growth of the beverage category and new daypart occasion platforms. This role reports to Sr. Director, Menu Category Management. At Inspire Brands we are relentlessly focused on growing a company filled with Mavericks, Allies, Visionaries, Achievers, and Good Citizens.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ideate big food ideas and ways-in to stand out in the marketplace. Create, define and refine short and long-term menu strategies via innovation, renovation and deletions in order to meet and exceed brand and business objectives
• Partner with the Culinary team to create, develop, optimize and qualify new core menu and limited time products. Partner with cross-functional teams such as Operations, Analytics, Supply Chain, Training, Insights, and Marketing in the development, qualification and launch process.
• Evaluate, test, and launch products evaluating results and developing recommendations on path forward for brand and franchisee alignment
• Partner with the Consumer Insights and Brand Analytics teams to gather information to understand current customer and growth target needs, market trends, competitive landscape, product screener results, positioning and product testing to develop recommendations based on prioritized areas of focus
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Brand Experience and Commercial Group, on pricing, promotion, calendar needs, and positioning recommendations across channels
• Analyze ongoing performance of the core menu across channels (at the restaurant and in digital channels) to identify opportunities to optimize

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