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Insights & Innovation Manager

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Food Industrial Management graduate with a background in Production & Operations, Quality Assurance, Research &
Development, Marketing, and Insights & Innovation. Compliments work experience with graduate studies in Agriculture
with concentration in Food Science & Management, and graduate studies in Business Administration with concentration
in Marketing. Experience in the poultry industry, both fresh and frozen, retail and foodservice.

Support development and lead implementation of best-in-class process and tools for survey-based research
within segment brand portfolio and Foodservice Operators.
- Support development, and lead implementation and application of Consumer-based portfolio tools that
offer a competitive advantage.
- Support development of tools in areas of Trends, Consumer and Market that provide actionable insights to assess risk and drive new product and growth opportunities within foodservice portfolio.
- Co-lead segment cross-functional (e.g., Sales, R&D) Consumer and Channel Shopper research initiatives.
- Leverage consumer and market information to accelerate category growth, brand penetration and menu
development.
- Comfort in working the innovation space (identifying needs, writing concepts, stage gate processes, innovation facilitation, brand building, positioning).
- Support Foodservice Marketing, Branding and Communication learning and development initiatives.
- Thought leadership with management on category segment consumer and market insights.
- Support innovation processes within the foodservice channels and existing portfolio.

- Executed complete Pilgrim's brand refresh, coordinating with Business Unit managers, both internal & external Creative teams, packaging, and sales to increase brand awareness and market share.
- Managed three National poultry brands: Pilgrim's, JustBARE and Gold'n Plump.
- Product development and launch using Stage Gate.
- Developed and managed with the Product Team new products launches for JustBARE and Pilgrim's brands.
- Developed and managed large budget.
- Tracked consumption and shipments of products, delivering deeper understanding of the "why" for trends.
- Assited in development of sales stories, customer decks, briefs, and concept writing for our existing and upcoming products.
- Worked of developing brand growth strategies with Product Team and help of sales and teh Business Unit
managers.
- Successfully led cross-functional team in developing and commercializing chicken products for retail
channel.
- Assisted in developing pro-forma P&L's and project timelines for +20 new product development/innovation
innitiatives.
- Worked closely with all of the Business Units, R&D, and sales to launch new products and work on innovation.

Product Marketing Manager

- Was accountable for kitchen cleanliness and daily sanitation
- Maintained a culture of safety best practices and SOPs.
- Managed ingredient inventories of dry and perishable goods
- Was responsible for daily receiving of incoming products and ingredients
- Executed logistics for internal sensory testing
- Executed R&D testing protocols for bench top prototype development.
- Assisted cooking instruction / validation testing needs of new products
- Shared pilot plant cleaning and organizational needs

Research And Development Technician

Prepared financial statements and/or special reports by preparing balance sheets and income statements.
Reported, collected, analyzed, and summarized account information and trends.
- Examined various accounting documents to verify accuracy of calculations and ensure that documents were
in accordance with standard accounting procedures.
- Reviewed transactions and verified that all transactions were properly supported. Ensured that transactions
were in accordance with pertinent policies and procedures, and classified and recorded according to acceptable accounting standards.
- Prepared income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements, and various other accounting
statements and reports.
- Analyzed financial reports and records, making recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves,
assets, and expenditures.
- Reviewed and verifed the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various
records. Balanced accounts to appropriate funds. Reconciled and/or made corrections.
- Conducted special studies and developed or recommended accounting methods and procedures.
- Prepared journal entries to transfer, adjust and/or correct computerized accounting records. Ensured
accuracy and completeness of entries. Entered transactions into accounting system.

Production Accountant

- Developed effective tracking tools to keep key Indicators under control.
- Used data acquired daily/weekly/monthly to build trends and strategies that helped the Complex achieve the desired results.
- Supported the operations team to build process control templates that helped keep
processes controlled.
- Use operations and Agrlstats reports as well as system data (SAP) to construct Internal.
- Looked for root causes that affect results, proposing corrections; all data driven.
-Supported the budget process by supplying data that built a challenging yet achievable scenario for the complex.
- Communicated clearly and in a simple way the results of analysis so that management could use the reports
to improve results.
- Was diligent and relentless in tracking the key indicators, simplifying and improving the process as opportunities were observed.

Zero Based Budget Coordinator

- Performed training for both new employees and ongoing training sessions for all departments.
- Assisted QA Manager in completing performance evaluations.
- Trained and performed new employee orientations.
- Coordinated laboratory samples and performed in-house micro laboratory testing. Trained and reviewed
performance of physical property testing.
- Performed swabbing for environmental monitoring and hand swabbing.
- Reviewed and organized operational paperwork on a daily basis.
- Ensured that all products were produced consistent with company high quality standards, and that
employees strictly adhered to company procedures.
- Ensured that facilities were maintained and all duties were performed in compliance with all applicable food
safety standards and good manufacturing practices.
- Communicated Leads when there is any issue affecting production/quality.
- Audited manufacturing lines for proper product weights, proper product assembly, and proper oven/freezer
temperatures.
- Performed daily product review.

Quality Control Assistant

- Prepared ingredients
- Operated equipment
- Organized product and took inventory
- Processing milk and dairy products
- Assisted with packaging and shipping of product
- Log keeping

Production Intern

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Susan Jimenez Herrera: Insights & Innovation Manager in Loveland, CO

Susan Jimenez Herrera

LSU

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

Washington State University