Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.
Location Description
Hopkins, MN is home to our Michael Foods, Inc. corporate headquarters. Hopkins is located 7 miles west of Minneapolis, boasting natural surroundings in a suburban environment that also provides quick access to major travel ways and local restaurants that give our community a distinct character. Located in the Excelsior Crossing building where employees are provided with beautifully landscaped walking paths and water features creating an optimal environment for outdoor and walking meetings, along with the opportunity to take a relaxing walk or outdoor lunch before, within, or after your work day.
Responsibilities
POSITION SUMMARY:
We are looking for an innovation-driven Marketing Manager to help shape what is next across our egg, potato, and complementary products portfolio. In this role, you will combine sharp project management skills with cross-functional team building to take ideas from trends and insights to launch-ready solutions. If you love food, geek out on menus and emerging flavors, and enjoy building alignment across teams to move fast and deliver results, this role is for you.
What you’ll do:
- Lead innovation projects from concept through commercialization across egg, potato, and complementary categories. Dive deep into food trends, menus, operator needs, and competitive offerings to identify whitespace and build a winning pipeline.
- Develop business cases that support the successful launch of new items by analyzing the marketplace, forecasting sales, and determining financial targets.
- Build and lead cross-functional teams (R&D, Culinary, QA, Ops, Sales, Category/Insights) to align scope, timing, and outcomes.
- Partner with culinary, sales, R&D, and our customers to translate insights into relevant concepts, product claims, and launch stories.
- Track post-launch performance and apply insights to continuously strengthen the innovation pipeline.
Qualifications
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's Degree with a focus in Marketing/Business/industry experience.
- 3+ years of experience in marketing analytics, brand management, innovation, category, or product development—ideally within foodservice specifically.
- Proven strength in project management (scoping, timelines, stakeholder alignment, and on-time execution).
- Ability to lead through influence and build effective cross-functional teams.
- Genuine passion for food, curiosity about trends, and comfort diving into menus, operator insights, and competitive offerings.
- Clear, concise communicator who can translate insights into action and keep partners engaged.
- Knowledge of food product development and experience in effective go-to-market strategies.
Work model:
- In-office expectation: 4 days per week.
- Travel: approximately 15–20% (customer visits, plant/R&D collaboration, and industry events as needed).