Hiring: Director, Core Product/Process Innovation, Innovation Company: Little Caesars Pizza Location: Detroit, MI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:45:15 Target Skills & Keywords : Project Management, R About the job Experience: •15 - 20 years of bakery research and development and/or bakery operations work experience. Supplemental experience in restaurant R&D, QSR preferred. •20 years of bakery research and development and/or bakery operations work experience. Supplemental experience in restaurant R&D, QSR preferred. Qualifications: •Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Bakery Science, Food Science or Food Engineering, 15 - 20 years of bakery research and development and/or bakery operations work experience. Supplemental experience in restaurant R&D, QSR preferred. •Extensive experience in product/process analysis, design and commercialization required. •Bakery pilot and production plant experience specific to design, operations and testing required. •Proven experience in data analysis and statistical evaluation. •Knowledge and experience of directing product development processes and consumer testing. •Demonstrated capacity to formulate bakery products in written form to produce food specifications. •Demonstrated capacity to work with food and operate food processing equipment in restaurant environment. •Demonstrated capacity to work any position in Little Caesar restaurant. •Works in R&D/Innovation office and test kitchen. Field work in manufacturing plants. •Travel by car or airplane to stores and various locations (domestic and globally) for supplier visits/tours, ideation sessions, field food product testing, competition research and company business conference. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!