Product Development Coordinator (Food)

Location: New York, NY, USA

Salary: USD 70,000–75,000 yearly

Company

hirify.global produces and imports Mediterranean specialty foods, including olives, antipasti, spreads, sauces, and ingredients.

What you will do

• Coordinate retail, private-label, club-store, and internal product development projects from initial request through commercialization.
• Maintain project timelines, sample logs, shared files, trackers, specifications, pricing inputs, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate product samples with vendors and internal teams, including receiving, logging, routing, feedback tracking, and follow-up.
• Support innovation and renovation projects through market research, prototype tracking, vendor follow-up, and product reviews.
• Prepare samples, notes, meeting updates, action items, presentations, and materials for sensory evaluations, customer meetings, and trade shows.
• Collaborate with Sales, Quality, Purchasing, Product Development, suppliers, manufacturers, and other vendors to keep projects on track.

Requirements

• Experience in food product development, project coordination, sourcing, or a related food industry role is preferred.
• A bachelor's degree in Food Science, Culinary Arts, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and related business systems.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, follow-up, and multitasking skills.
• Basic understanding of food safety, quality, labeling, supplier documentation, or cost models is preferred.
• Resourceful, proactive, detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation based on experience.
• 401(k), health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Equal opportunity workplace that values diversity.