Culinary Development Manager

Contribute to a highly organized, efficient culinary environment, including kitchen operations, sample management, and equipment readiness

Champion Kinder's culinary standards, brand voice, and commitment to exceptional flavor across all work

Customer/ Field Support (As Required)

If needed, support customer-facing culinary initiatives (e.g., onsite innovation sessions, product demos, key buyer presentations)

Prepare and execute high-quality samples for internal and external stakeholders

Represent Kinder’s culinary perspective in interactions with customers, including buyers and other partners

The expected starting salary range for this role is $135,000- $155,000 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.

SEASONED FOR SUCCESS:

No two days here are the same.

We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don’t live by hierarchy and structure – everyone is a difference maker here.

We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information – our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow.

We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk.

Kinder’s is seeking an experienced and creatively driven Culinary Development Manager to join our team of passionate culinary professionals working hard to bring the future of flavor to consumers everywhere.

This role is designed for a culinary leader who wants to grow inside an ambitious, fast-growing organization while representing Kinder’s through exceptional food execution and operational excellence.

The Culinary Development Manager will be a critical leader in contributing to our culinary development engine.

This is a high-impact role responsible for supporting innovation cycles and driving culinary gold-standard formulation through the creation, testing, and refinement of new products and flavor profiles.

This role blends hands-on cooking, product testing, recipe development, field execution, and cross-functional partnership.

You will partner regularly with other functions such as Innovation, R&D, Product Development, Commercialization, Brand, Sales, and Operations, to ensure quality and facilitate the scale-up of new flavors.

Passionate about delivering food experiences that feel authentic, thoughtful, and human

Location and Travel:

The position will be based at our headquarters in Walnut Creek, CA. The position could also require periodic travel to other locations for consumer events and customer meetings, often with advanced notice, but occasionally on short notice when required by business needs. All costs of travel will be reimbursed by the Company consistent with its established travel policies.