Innovation Optimization Manager

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $90k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Tate & Lyle

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1001 - 5000 employees

Tate & Lyle's purpose, Transforming Lives Through the Science of Food, inspires everything we do. Whether it’s by making food and drink healthier and tastier; continuously improving how we work; promoting a safe working environment; or making a difference to our local communities, we believe we can successfully grow our business and have a positive impact on society.

📋 Description

• Support the Director of Innovation Optimization by building and maintaining the tools, analyses and knowledge assets that underpin innovation prioritization, governance and value delivery • Turn data into decision-ready insight, standardize ways of working across regions/platforms • Ensure key learnings, benchmarks and playbooks are captured and reusable • Develop, maintain and improve core innovation optimisation tools (e.g., templates, scorecards, prioritisation models, dashboards) • Translate the Director’s governance principles into clear workflows, guidance and training materials; support adoption across regions and platforms • Prepare materials for innovation forums, capture decisions, and ensure updates are reflected in the relevant systems and reporting • Run recurring and ad-hoc analysis to support prioritisation, resource allocation and de-prioritisation decisions (e.g., value pools, sensitivity scenarios, capacity vs. demand, milestone risk) • Partner with FP&A and Analytics to compile inputs for ROI views (e.g., investment, benefits, probabilities, timing) and to surface risks/assumptions in a transparent way • Support creation and maintenance of the “one source of truth” datasets and visualisations (e.g., cube/game boards), ensuring version control and clear audit trails • Prepare decision-ready synthesis for stakeholders: concise summaries, recommended options, and implications for portfolio shape and strategic objectives • Build and maintain the innovation optimisation knowledge base (e.g., playbooks, FAQs, benchmarks, best practices, post-launch learnings, decision logs) • Standardise and curate reusable assets (templates, examples, coaching materials) to reduce rework and improve quality of submissions into the pipeline funnel.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Engineering, Data/Analytics, Life Sciences or related field • Experience in analytics, commercial insights, portfolio/programme management, innovation excellence, or a similar role in an Ingredient or FMCG environment (or agency/consulting equivalent) • Demonstrated ability to build practical tools and standardised ways of working that improve decision making and execution (templates, scorecards, dashboards, governance packs) • Strong analytical and problem-solving capability; able to structure ambiguous questions and synthesise data into clear, stakeholder-ready recommendations • Working knowledge of innovation/NPD processes and commercial fundamentals (value pools, P&L drivers, basic financial modelling) • High attention to detail, strong version control and documentation discipline; comfortable owning data definitions and audit trails • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence without authority in a matrixed organisation • Proactive, self-starting and collaborative; thrives in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities • Preferred: Proficiency with data and reporting tools (e.g., Excel/PowerQuery, Power BI or similar), and experience working with structured datasets and dashboarding standards.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverages • Paid time off package, including vacation, sick time, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave • 401K with company match • Company paid life insurance • Additional benefits at no cost to employee such as: Lifestyle Spending Account, Identity Theft protection, Employee Assistance Program, telemedicine and more!