Senior Director, Portfolio Management

BUILT ON FLAVOR. FUELED BY PEOPLE.

What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it.

With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships . Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.

As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work... this is it! Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.

HOW YOU'LL HAVE IMPACT AT KINDER'S:

The Senior Director, Portfolio Management is a critical enterprise leadership role responsible for bridging innovation and execution and turning product concepts into successful in-market launches.

This leader oversees project management across the innovation lifecycle, from early-stage category incubation through development, production, and retail execution across core and emerging businesses. You will lead a high-performing team of directors, project managers, and cross-functional partners across three verticals within Portfolio Management, including Pre-Commercialization, Commercialization, and Strategic Projects.

You will serve as the thread between Innovation, R D/Product Development, Brand, Supply Chain, Operations, Creative, Finance, and Executive Leadership, balancing long-term thinking with disciplined operational execution. You will drive alignment, mitigate risks, and uphold Kinder’s standards for quality, cost, and speed, ensuring each launch reflects our relentless pursuit of flavor and excellence. This role requires a highly collaborative, hands-on, and entrepreneurial leader who thrives in ambiguity, builds scalable process improvements, and can guide teams through the day-to-day delivery of both bold innovation and incremental category expansion.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Pre-Commercialization Future Pipeline Development

Oversee the Pre-Commercialization portfolio management function responsible for overall portfolio analytics as well as early-stage exploration, capability assessment, and development of categories Kinder’s has not yet entered

Work with the Pre-Commercialization leader to build pre-commercialization processes and governance, facilitate evaluation and early development of white-space opportunities, and ensure readiness once a category is prioritized for commercialization

Partner with executive leadership to understand potential growth opportunities and relevant operational and go-to-market implications

Commercialization Leadership

Evolve and lead Kinder’s enterprise commercialization strategy across all product categories and innovation initiatives

Lead the Portfolio Management team in facilitating the end-to-end commercialization process, ensuring successful product delivery from pilot to first production and distribution for core innovation / renovation (within the dry and liquid portfolio) as well as for high priority strategic projects (e.g., frozen)

Oversee portfolio resource allocation across commercialization initiatives to maximize organizational effectiveness

Anticipate and mitigate risks—technical, operational, financial, or regulatory—and communicate proactive solutions to leadership

Drive visibility and accountability through weekly executive touchpoints and ongoing stakeholder communications

Team Leadership Development

Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing Portfolio Management organization, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and collaboration

Build organizational capabilities that enable Kinder’s to scale innovation complexity while maintaining speed and entrepreneurialism

Cross-Functional Alignment Partnership

Serve as the central thread between Innovation, R D/Product Development, Brand, Sourcing, Operations, Planning, Quality, Finance, and Sales

Partner cross-functionally across the organization to strengthen ways of working, decision-making processes, and execution discipline across the innovation lifecycle

Deliver clear, proactive, and actionable communication to executive leadership regarding portfolio health, launch status, investment needs, and strategic risks

Process Optimization Continuous Improvement

Evaluate and continuously evolve Kinder’s commercialization and pre-commercialization processes to support increasing scale, complexity, and cross-category growth

Partner with functional leaders to evolve workflows, playbooks, and digital tools that support scalable success

Support digital transformation by maximizing Wrike …