<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">The Regional Sales Manager (RSM) is a pivotal &amp; highly visible member of the sales team, playing a crucial role in driving the growth and advancement of Beyond Meat’s Foodservice business. Collaborating closely with Brokers, Distributors, Operators, and other Strategic Partners, the RSM contributes significantly to achieving the company’s mission in the Foodservice sector.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">This role reports to the Sr. Regional Sales Manager.  The RSM holds responsibility for delivering key objectives, including net revenue, volume, distribution, and share growth across both Commercial and Non-Commercial Foodservice channels, encompassing onsite Retail Foodservice and Industrials. This dynamic role demands high energy, a deep &amp; comprehensive understanding of the Foodservice industry landscape, and the ability to inspire and foster strong relationships with various internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a collaborative and enterprising mindset, work effectively within a dynamic team environment, results-oriented, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and demonstrate a willingness to go above and beyond to achieve success.</span></div><br><br><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Sales &amp; Business Acumen</h3><ul><li>Achieve assigned net revenue, volume, distribution, and share goals within the established budget</li><li>Develop strategic regional business plans and prioritize initiatives to deliver on the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), taking full accountability for results</li></ul><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Broker Management</h3><ul><li>Develop strong key relationships with Brokers by engaging, motivating, and leading them as an extension of the sales team</li><li>Adapt national broker priorities into clear regional plans, providing the necessary tools and consistent training to enable Brokers to succeed with excellence</li></ul><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Distributor Leadership</h3><ul><li>Own the relationship with top strategic broadline distributors, fostering mutual growth at every level of the organization</li><li>Collaborate with distributor leaders to develop joint category plans and execute quarterly initiatives</li><li>Develop sales programs and introduce new products to distributor representatives</li><li>Represent Beyond Meat at distributor events such as food shows and sales meetings, ensuring new business and category leadership</li><li>Pursue new distributor partnerships to expand product availability into untapped markets</li></ul><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:  New Business Development</h3><ul><li>Prospect, profile, and successfully sell Beyond Meat® products to large regional chains partners to meet sales AOP goals</li><li>Cultivate strong and foster lasting relationships with key stakeholders within regional chain partners, including decision-makers and influencers</li><li>Utilize regional wiring relationships with Food Management Companies (e.g., Compass, Aramark, Sodexo) and Group Purchasing Organizations (e.g., Premier) to expedite new distribution opportunities</li><li>Identify segment priorities based on business mix and share data within the region, driving growth in white space market segments</li></ul><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:  Communication</h3><ul><li>Clearly communicate expectations and goals to external partners, providing ongoing feedback and conducting Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to support channel partners in achieving sales targets</li><li>Negotiate and manage contracts, marketing agreements, and growth programs to optimize partnerships</li><li>Analyze Broker and Distributor reports and provide bi-weekly summaries to internal team members regarding partner performance</li></ul><h3>Administrative Responsibilities:  </h3><ul><li>Manage robust pipeline through CRM, Salesforce, weekly</li><li>Provide sample shipments, document requests, and information dissemination in collaboration with partners</li><li>Provide competitive intelligence reports and market feedback to inform strategic decision-making</li></ul><h3>QUALIFICATIONS:  Education, Technical Skills, and/or Previous Experience</h3><ul><li>Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience required</li><li>Minimum 5-7 years of proven CPG Foodservice sales, distributor, and regional key account management experience with branded value-added products AT least 3 years of sales agency (broker) management experience, demonstrating a proven ability to drive results through influence</li><li>Proven track record of consistently achieving sales targets and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) goals</li><li>Strong business and financial acumen with trade budget management experience</li><li>Exceptional strategic sales and negotiation skills</li><li>Solid interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and motivate both internal and external stakeholders</li><li>High integrity and commitment to the teamwork</li><li>Results-oriented self-starter with a proactive bias to action</li><li>Proficiency in CRM platforms such as Salesforce</li><li>Strong competency around understanding &amp; communicating market share reports</li><li>Fluent in Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, and trade management systems</li><li>Excellent multitasking and prioritization abilities, particularly within a fast-paced organizational setting</li><li>Self-motivated individual capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a team</li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>70% travel via driving air travel, and overnight stays</li><li><b>Remote Work:</b> This position is entirely remote, with the selected individual being based in the designated region. Preference will be given to candidates located within the Chicago Metro area, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, or Kentucky</li><li><b>Home Office Setup:</b> The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively from a home office located within the assigned region. The home office should be situated within 50 miles of a major airport to facilitate travel and accessibility for business purposes</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

Creating The Future of Protein, Beyond Meat aims to revolutionize global food consumption with sustainable plant-based alternatives.

Regional Sales Manager (RSM)-Foodservice, Midwest

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Overview</b></div><div> </div><div>The <b>External Manufacturing Manager EMEA</b> has an overall responsibility to ensure that the external Beyond Meat manufacturing plants (TNP in Zoeterwoude (NL), Vossko in Osnabrűck/Műnster (Germany), other locations t.b.d.) delivers the requested amounts of products of agreed quality and service levels against targeted conversion costs. They will also track and report on co-manufacturing performance and KPIs. Furthermore, the <b>External Manufacturing Manager EMEA</b> is responsible for promoting and expanding a culture focused on continuous improvement in all aspects of manufacturing. </div><div>The External Manufacturing Manager has no direct reports and is a member of the EMEA Operations Management Team. In this role tehy cooperate on a peer level with the Supply Chain Manager, Sr. Project Engineering Manager, Purchasing Manager and Plant Manager Enschede.</div><br><br><h3>Role Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Cooperates with and manages external manufacturing plants to deliver required production and quality to meet sales needs, OTIF, to targeted COGS. </li><li>Act as primary contact for Co-Manufacturing partners. </li><li>Sets goals and manage KPIs for the external manufacturing plants to improve operational efficiency and increased productivity</li><li>Conducts regular performance reviews and follow-up action plans. Drives implementation of plan with Co-mans. </li><li>Works with Co-mans, R&amp;D, QA etc on projects to drive COGS/Quality improvements. </li><li>Facilitate Co-mans to maintain a culture of employee engagement, continuous improvement and empowerment.</li><li>Connect, cooperate and align with other EMEA functions (mainly Sales, Quality, R&amp;D and the support functions Finance and HR; if needed: Marketing) in order to continuously improve and professionalize internal ways of working with a focus on customer satisfaction.</li><li>Works with production management, R&amp;D &amp; QA of the external manufacturing plants to:</li><li><b>Set up optimal process specifications and settings</b></li><li><b>Liaises with Supply Chain in the timely planning, ordering and supply of necessary raw materials</b></li><li><b>Works with Co-mans, Engineering, Quality &amp; R&amp;D to resolves issues related to the production, machinery, processing and/or packaging operations Liaises with Supply Chain (internal &amp;external) to ensure optimal production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.</b></li><li><b>Provide visibility of capacity available v demand</b></li><li>Work with Operations Management Team to provide long term capacity planning. </li><li>Where necessary, develop new partnerships and capacity to support product launches and growth </li><li>Support company goals through co-operation with external manufacturing and US in execution of projects and trials as required.     </li></ul><h3>Experience &amp; Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Min. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (f.e. food technology)</li><li>7+ years production management role</li><li>Experience of Co-manufacturing </li><li>Proven ability to plan and manage operational processes for maximum efficiency and productivity</li><li>Knowledge of Lean manufacturing</li><li>Working knowledge of industry regulations and legislative guidelines</li><li>Excellent influencing skills and strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills</li><li>Food/beverage experience is strongly preferred, with plant-based experience a plus</li><li>Language requirements: Dutch, English and German at native and/or business fluency level.</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Experience with financial budget and (business) operational plan development</li><li>Proven ability to develop innovative solutions for increased productivity</li><li>Masterful organizational, communication, and leadership skills, demonstrated by previous professional success</li><li>Strong working knowledge of data analysis and performance metrics using business management software</li></ul><h3>Work Environment</h3><ul><li>Location: Flexible within the Netherlands. Must be able to visit Zoeterwoude (NL), Amsterdam (NL), Den Haag (NL), Ochten (NL), Enschede (NL) and Osnabrűck/Műnster (Germany) on a frequent basis. Average of 3 days/week at co-man sites. </li><li>This job requires 50%-60% travel. Must be willing to travel on short notice. Must be in the possession of own car.</li><li>This position requires about 70% desk duties and 30% production floor <a href="http://duties.Heavy">duties.Heavy</a> computer use, emails, and phone calls.</li><li>Standard hours are (between) 6:30 am – 6:30 pm, Full time 40 hours, Monday – Friday is required.</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

External Manufacturing Manager

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:12pt;">OVERVIEW</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Beyond Meat is focused on raising the bar on talent. We are dedicated to shaping an inclusive culture that drives excellence, innovation, and results by enabling talent acceleration and development, engagement, and the employee experience.  The Production Team is a matrix organization within Beyond Meat that is dedicated to creating food products that are leading the gold standard in plant-based proteins. They are looking for an outstanding individual to join the team located in Columbia, MO as a Production Supervisor.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">The Production Supervisor’s primary responsibility is to ensure that all food products are produced efficiently and that the correct amount is safely produced at the right cost and level of quality.  The Production Supervisor is responsible for the planning, coordination, and control of the manufacturing processes to meet Company goals.  The Production Supervisor will provide leadership to the production team and supervise the production team in all aspects of manufacturing (safety, production, maintenance, quality, warehousing, and transportation) to ensure optimal output of core processes while maintaining a focus on safety and quality.</span></div><br><br><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><li>Manage and supervise multiple production and/or batching lines, 30+ hourly operators, and production issues in support of a rapid expansion plan</li><li>Drive efficiency by monitoring steps of the process; setting process variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process; initiating and promoting cooperation within and between departments.   </li><li>Mitigate constraints to maximize OEE, fulfilling preventative and predictive maintenance programs, root cause analysis, and driving corrective actions   </li><li>Embraces and effectively coaches others on the importance of change and understands the positive role it plays in achieving business goals    </li><li>Creates production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results.   </li><li>Drive and maintain production standards for efficiency, continuous improvement, safety, and quality.  </li><li>Supervise and motivate the production team while being proactive in providing feedback opportunities for team members and requesting feedback on leadership   </li><li>Responsible for managing and developing Production Leads </li><li>Responsible for daily communication to upper management and calling out risks to achieving KPIs   </li><li>Responsible for developing a labor utilization plan </li><li>Oversee sanitation program and related procedures for pre-production, production, and shutdown periods</li><li>Monitor day-to-day manufacturing for SOP execution, assisting the operation with any required support  </li><li>Identify production training needs and coordinate with leadership to implement training goals and requirements  </li><li>Review production team performance </li><li>Assist in creating and maintaining a safety-first culture  </li><li>Responsible for timekeeping, PTO and leave requests, and attendance tracking activities as related to the hourly employees on shift  </li><li>Adhere to all facility policies concerning safety, security, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)</li><li>Performs other duties, as assigned, and follows through on requests in a timely manner</li></ul><h3>Supervisory Duties</h3><ul><li>Lead, manage, and supervise production employees, delegate training for all processes within the production area setting. </li><li>Provide mentorship and training to functional team members.</li><li>Accountable for developing talent through on-going performance feedback and career management coaching.</li></ul><h3>QUALIFICATIONS</h3><ul><li>Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science or Engineering (Process, Mechanical, or Industrial) or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience preferred</li><li>Minimum 3 years proven experience as a Production Supervisor or similar role</li><li>2-5 years experience in a food and/or beverage manufacturing environment preferred</li><li>Workforce Management, Diverse Workforce</li><li>Knowledge of Food Safety, GMP, and SOPs</li><div><br></div><div><b>Other Qualifications:</b></div><li>Leadership skills, focused on results, employees’ engagement, development, decision making, teamwork and change management </li><li>The employee must have the ability to quantitatively review technical procedures and representative regulations </li><li>Excellent problem solving skills </li><li>Strong PC skills includes MS office programs </li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>Warehouse and production manufacturing environment that includes both tempered and ambient areas.  </li><li>The work environment is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</li><li>Position requires the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods, step, balance, crouch, stoop, kneel, squat, bend, occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs., reach above shoulders, or as needed to complete tasks.</li><li>Must be able to occasionally climb stairs or a ladder to complete tasks.</li><li>Position located in a mix of production and office environments and requires a tolerance for consistent cold work environments (-10-40˚ F), high worker traffic, loud noises, odors, dust, and varying room temperatures.</li><li>This position will be required to visit the production floor, refrigerated and frozen storage, and warehouses.</li><li>Work flexible shifts as required.</li><li>Understand that overtime and occasional weekends and/or worked holidays will be required based on company needs.</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

Production Supervisor - Nights 6pm-6:30am

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Beyond Meat is focused on raising the bar on talent. We are dedicated to shaping an inclusive culture that drives excellence, innovation, and results by enabling talent acceleration and development, engagement, and the employee experience.  The Operations Team is a matrix organization within Beyond Meat that is dedicated to creating food products that are leading the gold standard in plant-based proteins. They are looking for an outstanding individual to join the team located in El Segundo, CA as an </span><b style="font-size:11pt;">Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist.</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">The </span><b style="font-size:11pt;">EHS Specialist</b><span style="font-size:11pt;"> is responsible for supporting improvements to Team Member’s safety performance by providing training, coordinating safety programs, and targeted EHS assessments in a Research &amp; Development and corporate environment. They are responsible for working with team members and EHS Manager(s) to conduct EHS related training and implement SOPs. This role is a valued member of the Operations Team, working under the direction of the Manager, Facilities and Maintenance (HQ). </span></div><br><br><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><li>Provide technical assistance on EHS compliance and EHS projects in a range of areas such as Machine Guarding, Equipment Safety, Lock Out Tag Out, Hazardous Materials, Emergency Preparedness and Response, EHS auditing, and more</li><li>Manage, supervise the implementation, training and maintenance of Beyond Meat’s Workplace Violence Plan and Injury, Illness and Prevention Plan</li><li>Manage and supervise all compliance training for California and Remote Team Members in connection with EHS matters and as required by law, including, but not limited to Beyond Meat’s Workplace Violence Plan and Injury Illness and Prevention Plan</li><li>Assist the Manager, Facilities and Maintenance in developing compliance procedures, plans, permits, and reports.  </li><li>Assist the Manager, Facilities and Maintenance in developing content and conducting safety training for Team Members, contractors and visitors</li><li>Coordinate and implement safety programs in support of Operations and Quality</li><li>Build strong collaborative relationships with Quality, Facilities, Commercialization and Innovation Team Members</li><li>Coordinate employee PPE programs to include boots and headgear</li><li>Assist with incident investigations and contribute toward identifying and implementing root cause countermeasures</li><li>Assist with job safety analysis to proactively identify potential hazards and implement countermeasures- Identify follow-up corrective actions to close audit findings</li><li>Assists with EHS SOP implementation, document updates, and internal safety and compliance audits</li><li>Assist in managing external vendors in support of projects and programs such as CPR training, ergonomic assessments, and first aid</li><li>Assist with creating, implementing, and managing programs associated with Employee Health and Safety Review company-mandated and regulatory records for completion, accuracy, and adherence to internal processes</li><li>Works with site leadership team on proactively improving the EHS Department and Corporate/R&amp;D facility, EHS related site operations, and safety program needs</li><li>Adhere to all facility policies concerning safety, security, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)Performs other duties, as assigned, and follows through on requests in a timely manner</li></ul><h3>QUALIFICATIONS:  Education, Technical Skills, and/or Previous Experience</h3><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety or Related Field (An equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience in safety, environmental, and hazardous material may be considered)</li><li>3+ years of experience working in an EHS role in a laboratory or food manufacturing environment </li><li>3+ years of leadership experience with training and SOP development</li><li>Experience with Cal/OSHA, Hazardous Waste Management, and Behavioral Based Safety Programs mandatory</li><li>Thorough knowledge of OSHA and EPA requirements</li><li>Leadership skills, focused on results, employee engagement, decision making, and teamwork</li><li>Ability to quantitatively review technical procedures and representative regulations Strong analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills</li><li>Excellent verbal/written communication skills and attention to detail, with the ability to efficiently organize information, analyze large datasets, and present data in a clear and impactful manner High-level ability to build strong relationships and influence technical, business, and operational decisions</li><li>Strong multitasking skills, with the ability to work on multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment</li><li>Strong Microsoft and/or Google experience; experience utilizing EPA website</li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>Onsite 5 days a week at our El Segundo, CA Corporate and R&amp;D Headquarters</li><li>Position requires the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods, step, balance, crouch, stoop, kneel, squat, bend, occasionally lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodations, reach above shoulders, or as needed to complete tasks</li><li>Must be able to occasionally climb stairs or a ladder to complete tasks</li><li>Position located in a combination of production, laboratory, and office environments and requires a tolerance for consistent cold work environments (-10-40˚ F), high worker traffic, loud noises, odors, dust, and varying room temperatures</li><li>Fast paced work environment; multiple work sites</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

EHS Specialist

<p style="">Commons is an award-winning app that helps people make sustainable spending choices. With the app, consumers discover climate-friendly brands and earn rewards on eligible purchases. Commons is backed by Sequoia Capital, Jay-Z, and the founders of Headspace, Fitbit, and Nest, and has been selected as a TIME100 Most Influential Company of the Year, Apple App of the Day, and a Fortune Impact 20 company.</p><p style=""><strong>Opportunity </strong></p><p style="">We’re looking for a driven, detail-oriented, highly curious Product Manager who's excited to own and run product at a small, ambitious startup figuring out product-market fit.</p><p style=""></p><p style=""><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p><p style="">As Product Lead, the core of your role is ensuring the team has what they need to execute on the product vision in a timely and effective way. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally to define feature work, drive accountability, and lead decision-making. You’ll structure learnings and results, working closely with the CEO and leadership to inform the roadmap and strategy to meet our user needs and business goals.</p><p style=""></p><ul style=""><li><p style=""><strong>Understand and articulate user needs. </strong>Have deep knowledge of who our users are and are always advocating to best meet their needs. Summarize and distill key themes from user feedback to inform new spec development. Stay current on competitive research to inform the latest product thinking. </p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Define and communicate.</strong> Ensure that everyone on the team understands the what, why and how of new features. Define problem, context, user goals, success metrics, and discovery work required for prioritized specs.</p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Drive accountability</strong>. Project manage specs from inception to experimentation. Guide design, data, engineering, and marketing teammates to execute on features, ensuring they have the information they need to move work forward effectively. Ultimately, you’re responsible for launching projects on time at high quality.</p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Unblock with clear decision making</strong>. You’re the unblocker, thinking one step ahead, knowing the details of projects from inception to experimentation. You guide scoping and tradeoff discussions to define MVP and key requirements. You provide timely input to teammates, driving effective decision-making. The team looks to you to provide a clear understanding of the path forward and why.</p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Measure and evaluate success. </strong>You work closely with data to structure experiments and analyze results to learn and measure progress. You use the results of past projects to inform future development and roadmap prioritization.</p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Work with the CEO and leadership to shape product strategy and roadmap</strong>. Collaborate closely with the CEO and Commons leadership to shape our product strategy and prioritize the roadmap to meet our business goals. You engage with relevant research, competitive analysis, and thought leaders to inform product opportunities. Support vision and strategy discussions with the Board.</p><p style=""></p></li></ul><p style=""><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><p style="">The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, an excellent communicator, and deeply curious. You’re passionate about scaling solutions that empower people to address the climate crisis. A track record building engaging consumer digital experiences is a plus, but not a requirement.</p><p style=""></p><ul style=""><li><p style=""><strong>Deeply curious and self-motivated. </strong>You’re deeply curious about our user wants and needs. You’re proactive and action-oriented, always looking for the best solution to a problem and the most efficient path forward, regardless of who suggested it. You value honest feedback and professional growth.</p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Detail-oriented. </strong>You’re obsessive over the details of the end-to-end customer experience. You think one step ahead – anticipating the implications of decisions. Your specs are specific and detailed, exploring the ins and outs of edge cases – not just the happy path.</p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Highly organized. </strong>You’re the person to call to keep the trains running on time. You have strong project management skills and think in a structured way. Even your slack updates are clear and organized. You always send pre-reads for meetings, and always follow up on next steps.</p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Clear, collaborative communicator. </strong>You’re always willing to hop on a call or slack huddle to hash out a tricky problem with an engineer. You thrive in environments with open and honest communication. You enjoy collaborating closely with design, data, and engineering and understand how to create processes that elevate ideas and efforts across the team. </p></li><li><p style=""><strong>Thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.</strong> Speed of execution is important to you. You’d rather test and iterate on a clear hypothesis than put a lot of resources into a perfectly crafted solution. You’re happiest working on scrappy teams with limited resources, and are excited to learn quickly.</p></li></ul><p style="">Think you might have what it takes, but not sure you meet every requirement? Research shows that women and marginalized folks tend to only apply when they check every box. If you're passionate about what we're building, please apply. You might be just who we’re looking for.</p>

Commons: The mobile app helping you track, reduce, and offset your carbon footprint. A pioneering climate solution.

Product Lead

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Beyond Meat is seeking a dynamic </span><b style="font-size:11pt;">Vice President, US Retail Sales</b><span style="font-size:11pt;"> to maintain, grow and further develop our growing US Retail business as part of the Retail Sales team.  The VP will be responsible for managing the sales of Beyond products across all retailer channels in the US. This will include management and development of existing key accounts as well as the expansion into new and emerging retailers while accelerating profitable revenue growth via strategic and promotional programs for both Beyond Meat and our retail customers.  We are looking for an outstanding professional with experience executing innovative and differentiated strategies to increase sales and reach more consumers with strategic product offerings and increased trial thru promotions both in store and online. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">The role requires the ability to grow &amp; manage broker relationships and optimize broker performance to accomplish objectives and to motivate, lead and develop a strong sales team from a regional perspective. This includes strategically developing planning, tracking, and measuring execution for retail business objectives and KPIs for headquarter broker performance. The right person possesses a high-level understanding of the Conventional Grocery, Natural Grocery, and Club Channel in the CPG industry, preferably fresh and frozen grocery. The ideal candidate will have both a sales and marketing mindset with a particular focus on growing emerging categories and brands within large retailers. This VP will manage a team of senior sales executives who are responsible for the management and development of individual retail accounts. </span></div><br><br><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><li>Manage top-level broker relationships for the entire retail product portfolio</li><li>Establish and measure top-level broker objectives for volume, trade spending, share, distribution, new items, deductions, etc. </li><li>Manage broker partner sales execution and scorecard their performance against store level MAPS objectives and priorities</li><li>Motivate, coach and lead the sales team and maintain sales operations</li><li>Outline and manage sales budget to plan</li><li>Set quarterly and annual sales goals</li><li>Monitor the market and competitor products and activities</li><li>Provide detailed sales forecasting</li><li>Review customer activity, anticipate consumer needs and improve the Voice of the Customer satisfaction index </li><li>Develop annual customer business plans in partnership with Trade Marketing. Align Beyond Meat’s brand strategies with customer business strategy to maximize growth and profitability</li><li>Direct and monitor all aspects of trade promotion to ensure maximum impact</li><li>Responsible for meeting business objectives and revenue targets across key accounts in the Conventional, Club and Natural Channels</li><li>Responsible for all sales activities including trade promotions, merchandising tactics, increased dollar market share and growth of the business Develop leading market position by driving strategic growth objectives and agenda through developing and nurturing strong business relationships with your customers</li><li>Lead &amp; execute annual planning trade marketing budget and negotiations Manage and ensure forecast accuracy for current and new products</li><li>Foster and maintain strategic customer relationships to identify opportunities and promote business growth, through a shared understanding of success criteria to achieve current and future company goals</li><li>Selling with Insights – Ability to identify, acquire and communicate insights, both specific customer and marketplace, which can serve as the basis for selling strategy including initiatives and solutions. Leverage value added to Beyond Meat’s advantage</li><li>Drive market development and lead implementation of category management initiatives while maintaining leadership in the plant-based category</li><li>Champion in-store excellence for Beyond Meat thru Beyond Meat Retail Sales &amp; Marketing team for maximum impact in retail stores</li><li>Lead and monitor consistently great execution through ensuring the right metrics framework in place</li></ul><h3>Supervisory Duties</h3><ul><li>Accountable for developing talent through on-going performance feedback and career management coaching</li><li>Conduct quarterly and yearly performance reviews of direct reports</li><li>Mentor and develop team members, create succession plan, and identify/recruit key talent</li><li>Set annual and quarterly department level KPIs</li></ul><h3>QUALIFICATIONS:  Education, Technical Skills, and/or Previous Experience</h3><ul><li>BA/BS required in related field</li><li>15+ years of CPG sales and strategy experience in Key Account Sales, Trade Marketing and Broker Management </li><li>Proven track record of delivery of business results within key national accounts across all channels</li><li>Marketing / Trade Marketing experience within the food industry is a plus</li><li>P&amp;L management experience is a plus</li><li>Strong communication skills, highly organized, and manages timelines and objectives effectively</li><li>Strategic thinker and passionate for achieving long-term success via hands on, solutions oriented approach</li><li>Self-motivated, self-directed, flexible and able to work under pressure in a fast paced environment</li><li>Strong sales, negotiation, and strategic skills with experience in annual business planning</li><li>Strong analytical background and ability to analyze complex trends and data (syndicated data analysis (IRI &amp; Spins) and budget management)</li><li>Experience in supporting and facilitating cross-departmental interdependencies, across sales and marketing</li><li>Post-promotion analysis</li><li>Leadership and strategic influencing skills towards multifunctional stakeholders</li><li>Demonstrated team development and leadership</li><li>Experience selling to key accounts within the geography</li><li>Strong PC skills including MS Office and Google Suite</li><li>Retail Link, Partners Online, and Blue Planner, Tableau experience preferred</li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>Open to a Remote arrangement for the right caliber and experienced candidate</li><li>Prefer In-office five days a week at our El Segundo, CA HQ, when not traveling </li><li>Ability to travel 40 –50%</li><div><br></div></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

Vice President, US Retail Sales

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">We believe there’s a better way to feed our future.  By shifting from animal to plant-based meat, we can positively affect the planet, the environment, the climate and even ourselves. After all, the positive choices we make every day – no matter how small – can have a great impact on our world.  Our plant-based meats are made with intention. We combine expert innovation with simple, non-GMO ingredients to deliver the meaty experience you crave without the compromise. Did we mention that each of our products is a good source of protein? It’s true. Plus, there’s no cholesterol, no antibiotics and no hormones. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">At Beyond Meat, we are focused on raising the bar on talent. We are dedicated to shaping an inclusive culture that drives excellence, innovation, &amp; results by enabling talent acceleration and development, engagement, and the employee experience.  </span></div><div><br></div><div>ABOUT THIS ROLE:<span style="font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">As the Beyond Meat </span><b style="font-size:10pt;">National Account Manager (NAM) – US Midwest Region</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> you will be responsible for selling &amp; executing key Beyond Meat strategies with the goal of hitting revenue &amp; profit growth targets at a set group of retailers based in the Midwest.  You will be equipped with a set trade spend budget to drive said strategies &amp; growth.  You will also leverage brokers, distributors, &amp; other key partners to maximize the impact across your customers.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">A successful NAM deeply understands their retailers &amp; consumers.  Consequently, they build strategic plans that simultaneously grow Beyond’s business, grow the customer’s business, &amp; delight the shopper and execute those plans with excellence.  Their buyers, distributors, &amp; brokers come to them first with opportunities or ideas because they trust the NAM knows exactly what solutions will deliver the most value.  Lastly, because of this robust knowledge &amp; understanding, they actively advocate internally for the strategies, tools, &amp; support that will maximize growth for their customers.</span></div><div><br></div><div>MAJOR ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE ACHIEVEMENT OF KEY RESULTS AND DELIVERABLES<span style="font-size:10pt;">:  </span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">The </span><b style="font-size:10pt;">National Account Manager – US Midwest Region</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> is critical to achieving Beyond’s financial goals &amp; furthering our mission.  You will be trusted with developing &amp; maintaining sustainable, profitable businesses for each of your customers.  You will occasionally need to navigate headwinds &amp; adversity, creatively utilize available selling tools &amp; resources, &amp; wear multiple hats to ensure successful end-to-end execution.  Grit, determination, leadership, strategic thinking, &amp; a belief in our mission align strongly with the day-to-day responsibilities of the role.  We believe the following actions &amp; behaviors are they key to success as the National Account Manager – US Midwest Region.</span></div><br><br><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><li>Ensure your customers have the right distribution in the right stores at the right time with a focus on Beyond’s core line of products.</li><li>Actively pursue everyday pricing across the total portfolio that enables the best value (quality &amp; size for the price) vs our competition within each respective market.  </li><li>Design &amp; execute a promotion plan that maximizes profitable growth &amp; unlocks other key business drivers.  Ensure the plan stays within the national guardrails &amp; trade spend budget.</li><li>Create category &amp; shopper minded shelving strategy recommendations where Beyond Meat products are easy to find, highlighted within the category, &amp; always on shelf (limit out of stocks).</li><li>Build out a detailed annual plan incorporating these &amp; other relevant key business drivers.  The plan should be anchored on where you are today, what your targets are (with check in &amp; completion dates), &amp; what is needed from both Beyond &amp; the customer to achieve success.  </li><li>Identify, learn, &amp; utilize a variety of data tools to develop plant-based meat insights.</li><li>Collaborate with the category management team for key top customer meetings &amp; deliverables.</li><li>Build relationships with the right distributors &amp; brokers that allow for maximized impact across your customers.  Educate &amp; equip key partners.  If there are gaps, issues, or opportunities with current partners, craft a solution with actionable direction for internal leadership (e.g. recommending a new distribution method).</li><li>Communicate volume &amp; trade spend forecasts during structured meetings &amp; as needed. Proactively call out gaps, upsides, &amp; risks with corresponding actions or help needed.</li><li>Share proven content &amp; tools with the rest of the retail team.</li><li>Champion strategies &amp; ideas that will drive the collective retail business forward.</li><li>Positively influence organizational culture &amp; energy.</li></ul><h3>The Ideal Candidate's Work Experience and Qualifications:</h3><ul><li>BA/BS or equivalent industry related experience of 10+ years required</li><li>7+ years of retail sales experience, including experience with strategic accounts &amp; scale retailers, with strong track record of success</li><li>3+ years of Target &amp; Meijer sales management experience</li><li>Experience selling to other key accounts within the geographical region</li><li>Experience with a trade management and/or forecasting tool like RetailLink, Partners Online (POL), etc..</li><li>Experience in a top-tier consumer products and / or food &amp; beverage company</li><li>Strong financial acumen</li><li>Excellent analytical &amp; problem-solving skills or equivalent industry related experience</li><li>Specialized Knowledge: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, &amp; PowerPoint</li><li>Must have excellent communication &amp; presentation skills with the ability to motivate &amp; engage</li><li>Collaborative team with occasional need to work with cross-functional teams to get results</li><li>Passionate organization centered around Beyond Meat’s missions and goals</li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>Remote work with ability to travel 20 –40% </li><li>Preferably based in a major Midwest city</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

National Account Manager – US Midwest Region

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">We are looking for a resourceful, strategic and analytical </span><b style="font-size:10pt;">Assistant Integrated Marketing Manager, Commercial</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> who can contribute to the category-defining work we do in the pursuit of feeding a better future. This individual will support the Integrated Marketing Manager and other marketing leaders to drive growth and excellence in Beyond Meat’s foodservice business. In this role, you’ll work closely across Beyond Meat’s partner marketing campaigns. As a key member of the global marketing organization, you will work closely cross-departmentally with core marketing and sales functions, as well as external vendors and customers, to support the Beyond Meat go-to-market strategic approach and execute partner marketing campaigns. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">A successful candidate must have: a passion for our mission, a familiarity with the plant-based category and consumer, recent experience in a brand marketing or performance marketing function, and a track record of performing highly in a cross-functional environment. Experience in the foodservice industry is a plus. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">The </span><b style="font-size:10pt;">Assistant Integrated Marketing Manager, Commercial</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> must be based in the Beyond Meat Headquarters in El Segundo, California. </span></div><br><br><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:  Strategic Thinking &amp; Project Management </h3><ul><li>Responsible for suggesting key opportunities and implications to the marketing plan and long-term strategy </li><li>Implements foodservice marketing programs that increase Beyond brand awareness, drive incremental menu integrations with Beyond products, and supports key sales and marketing initiatives</li><li>Supports teams to reach plan milestones; inclusive of budget recommendations and management </li></ul><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:  Business Analytics &amp; Insights</h3><ul><li>Utilizes consumer and customer data to identify business insights and strategic solutions to support business growth with mid-level guidance and direction</li><li>Provides relevant reports, gathers key competitive intelligence, develops insights, and reports findings to the team through thoughtful analysis and visionary overview</li><li>Exhibits a deep understanding of the target audience (B2B or B2C) and consistently utilizes an audience-lens and relevant insights to make recommendations</li></ul><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Cross Functional Collaboration</h3><ul><li>Develop strong, trustworthy relationships with partners within and outside of the marketing department</li><li>Engages and aligns with appropriate partners to resolve issues and bring new ideas/approaches</li></ul><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:  Channel/Customer Marketing Campaigns</h3><ul><li>Link brand marketing strategy to develop a channel/trade strategy for key customers</li><li>Develop account and or channel specific marketing tactics that connect both with the brand strategy and specific sales or customer objectives</li></ul><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:  Brand/Creative Development</h3><ul><li>Assist with the development of sell-in materials and toolkits for the cross-functional marketing team, sales organization, and distributor partners, working with key stakeholders such as Sales, Legal, and PR</li><li>Ensure Beyond branding (e.g. logo, brand names, etc) is strategically integrated into partner’s marketing and messaging. Ensure alignment between both internal and external stakeholders and Beyond brand standards</li></ul><h3>QUALIFICATIONS:  Education, Technical Skills, and/or Previous Experience</h3><ul><li>BA or BS required</li><li>2+ years related work experience in a related field</li><li>1+ years of experience in a professional role managing a budget</li><li>Experience in a role supporting marketing, brand management or product management and leading the development of new/existing products or strategies from conception to implementation</li><li>Demonstrate analytical ability, specifically around measuring results and leveraging business insights to inform future strategies Entrepreneurial spirit, motivated by an ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with a demonstrated ability to adapt to change quickly</li><li>Highly effective communicator who can align multiple priorities and personalities towards a common goal</li><li>Strong ability to build relationships and to collaborate with all levels of individuals internal and external to the organization</li><li>Consistent record of driving creative development</li><li>Proficient skills using Google and MS Office suite (particularly Sheets/Excel, Docs/Word, and Slides/PowerPoint), Project Management Software (e.g., Smartsheet or comparable applications)</li><li>Commitment to Company’s values</li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>HQ office in El Segundo -CA five days per week</li><li>Up to 10% travel, as needed for trade events &amp; customer meetings</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

Assistant Integrated Marketing Manager, Commercial

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Beyond Meat is seeking a dynamic Foodservice Director to lead the EMEA region and further develop its growing plant-based meat alternative business. This role requires the ability to strategically develop, plan, track and execute the Foodservice regional business objectives and KPI’s, as well as lead and develop a strong sales team, while partnering effectively with key distributors to ensure we are maximizing results and serving our customers with excellence. Key business channels include Restaurant and Pub chains, Business &amp; Industry, Universities, and Travel &amp; Leisure supplied both via Wholesalers and directly via end customer Key Accounts.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Preferred location for this position is </span><b style="font-size:11pt;">based in the Netherlands</b><span style="font-size:11pt;"> with proximity to Amsterdam Headquarters. This role will report directly to the General Manager for EMEA and will serve on the EMEA leadership team.</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Design a Foodservice strategy and execution plan to achieve annual sales and profit targets for EMEA.</li><li>Manage and develop a team of Regional Sales Managers distributed across EMEA.</li><li>Explore, advocate, and implement the best set up to increase Beyond Meat’s reach (with external partners or internally).</li><li>Manage top-level customer relationships at both Wholesalers and end customer Key Accounts. This includes developing joint business plans in partnership with Category Management and Marketing teams with key customers.</li><li>Partner with key distributors and their field sales teams to develop and manage against key sales targets and initiatives by region.</li><li>Manage Wholesalers sales execution and track their performance based on sell out results wherever possible. </li><li>Sell with Insights: identify, acquire, and communicate insights, both at category and channel level, and move from being a transactional supplier to a preferred partner on plant-based meat alternatives.</li><li>Actively drive Customer Funnels in key channels (Restaurant and Pub chains, Business &amp; Industry, Universities, Travel &amp; Leisure) to ensure we consistently win new customers.</li><li>Partner with Marketing on lead generation to acquire new customers and hit sales targets.</li><li>Establish and track KPIs (revenue, trade spends, distribution points, new items listings...).</li><li>Plan and monitor all aspects of trade expenses to ensure maximum impact, with Wholesalers and End Customers.</li><li>Define a Trade show strategy and ensure excellence in execution with the team.</li><li>Manage forecasting and partner internally to ensure strong linkage with supply and operations planning.</li><li>Propose key product innovations and renovations to ensure we have a portfolio that is relevant and optimized for Foodservice.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>BA/BS is required</li><li>10+ years of CPG sales experience in Key Account Sales, Trade Marketing and Distributor Management in Foodservice</li><li>Demonstrated team development and leadership</li><li>Strong strategic skills with experience in annual business planning</li><li>Strong analytical skills: data analysis and budget management</li><li>Experience with CRM tools and core sales funnel management principles</li><li>Very strong team player, ability to work with cross-functional teams to get results</li><li>Passion for Beyond Meat and its missions and goals</li><li>Experience selling to key accounts within the geography</li><li>Language skills: English (native/fluent); any other European language (Dutch, German, French) is an advantage</li><li>Ability to travel 40 –50%</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

Sales Director Foodservice EMEA

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><b><span style="font-size:11pt;">OVERVIEW</span></b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Beyond Meat is focused on raising the bar on talent. We are dedicated to shaping an inclusive culture that drives excellence, innovation, and results by enabling talent acceleration and development, engagement, and the employee experience.  The Production Team is a matrix organization within Beyond Meat that is dedicated to creating food products that are leading the gold standard in plant-based proteins. They are looking for an outstanding individual to join the team located in Columbia, MO as a Production Operator I.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">As a Production Operator I, you will play a key supporting role in the production and packaging process of delicious Beyond Meat products.  You will handle and monitor product and equipment, ensure that everything is running smoothly, and be a safe, productive, and valued team member.</span></div><br><br><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><li>Under Supervisor guidance, perform daily production activities and operate equipment while maintaining a safe, high-quality, high-volume manufacturing environment</li><li>Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area, including sweeping, gathering trash, and other janitorial duties as assigned</li><li>Prepare machinery and tools for sanitation, and/or assist with breakdown and cleaning of machinery</li><li>Operate trucks and other industrial vehicles to transfer product from warehouse to production to freezer (per business need)</li><li>Ensure equipment is maintained in clean, good, and safe working condition and recommend improvements to ensure safety, quality, and production capacity</li><li>Assist in assembling and verifying all machinery is set up and ready for production daily and set to spec for operations</li><li>Prepare workstations, gather required tools, and retrieve daily batch sheets from Lead/Supervisors</li><li>Follow all Food Safety policies in ensuring safety and quality of product</li><li>Know how to verify ingredients are within spec of customer and government regulation</li><li>Help junior Production Operators in their assigned responsibilities</li><li>Recommend and support development and process improvements to enhance operational safety and efficiency</li><li>Identify and report unsafe operations to Supervisor or leader immediately</li><li>Follow all company policies and procedures, safety procedures, food safety guidelines, and Good Manufacturing Practices beyond regulatory needs</li><li>Performs other duties, as assigned, and follows through on requests in a timely manner</li></ul><h3>QUALIFICATIONS</h3><ul><li><b>Education, Technical Skills, and/or Previous Experience:</b> </li><li>High school diploma or GED</li><li>Manufacturing experience, especially food manufacturing experience, is preferred</li><li>Problem solving skills and attention to detail</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li><li>Ability to comprehend and follow instructions</li><li>Ability to understand and follow safety rules and Good Manufacturing Practices</li><li>Teamwork and a positive attitude are essential to maintain a culture of cooperation and respect </li><li>Must be able to work individually in a team environment</li><li>Must be punctual and dependable</li><li>Flexibility to work any/all shifts to support a high growth work environment</li><li>Mandatory overtime is required on occasion, which can include some weekends and/or holidays</li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>Warehouse and production manufacturing environment that includes both tempered and ambient areas.  </li><li>The work environment is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</li><li>Position requires the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods, step, balance, crouch, stoop, kneel, squat, bend, must be able to lift minimal 50 lbs. consistently, reach above shoulders, or as needed to complete tasks.</li><li>Must be able to occasionally climb stairs or a ladder to complete tasks.</li><li>Position located in a mix of production and office environments and requires a tolerance for consistent cold work environments (-10-40˚ F), high worker traffic, loud noises, odors, dust, and varying room temperatures.</li><li>This position will be required to visit the production floor, refrigerated and frozen storage, and warehouses.</li><li>Work flexible shifts as required.</li><li>Understand that overtime and occasional weekends and/or worked holidays will be required based on company needs. </li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

Production Operator - 12 hour shift

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div>The <b>Packaging Engineer </b>reports to the R&amp;D Director. He/she is involved in all aspects of the development of new packaging with a focus on feasibility, development and launch of products within Beyond Meat EMEA. The Packaging Engineer is responsible for updating current and creating new process and packaging specifications for all items in the product list and supports the development of related documentation. The Packaging Engineer advises/contributes to the Marketing Dept for labeling specifications and artwork.</div><div>Packaging is a key part of the product costs, key to production efficiencies and must be designed with the consumer experience and sustainability in mind. The position is critical in relation to Beyond Meat's ambition to grow the business.</div><div>The job involves multidisciplinary and international project teams (Operations, Purchasing, Marketing and suppliers) on new packaging formats, production effectiveness, standardization and regulatory compliance. The Packaging Engineer is a member of the R&amp;D team and works in close collaboration with the US Beyond Meat packaging team. </div><div>Integral parts of this position are tactical, analytical and creative thinking, communicative and management skills, accuracy and external contacts.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Role Responsibilities</b></div><div><br></div><div>30% - Packaging Projects: The Packaging Engineer develops packaging formats against concepts based on project briefs. He/she leads projects on the development of packaging, according to the Beyond Meat NPD process. Since a majority of the packaging development is outsourced, the Packaging Engineer is responsible for managing these outsourced development projects, maintaining specifications against packaging needs, testing and validating new packaging, managing labeling development, and serving as a primary contact (internally and externally) for all packaging matters. </div><div><br></div><div>30% - NPD: The Packaging Engineer contributes to the NPD process in a multi-disciplinary and international project team (Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, R&amp;D team members). The Packaging Engineer sits within R&amp;D and will also be expected to support R&amp;D goals, offering colleagues product development and commercialization support. The Packaging Engineer will be responsible for the timely and accurate completion of documentation relevant to the commercialization process (i.e., process and packaging specifications). </div><div><br></div><div>10% - Packaging improvements: The Packaging Engineer supports optimization for production effectiveness of different packaging forms and formats in close co-operation with Operations, Purchasing and suppliers. He/she will focus on packaging standardization by aligning with the Marketing function within Beyond Meat.</div><div><br></div><div>10% - Advises Marketing on Labeling Declarations and possible claims in accordance with applicable regulations (national &amp; international) in cooperation with Quality.</div><div>10% - Data control of packaging specifications and artwork approvals (function as the second pair of eyes for Marketing).</div><div>5% - New packaging technologies: The Packaging Engineer builds knowledge on new packages, production technologies, sustainability and recycling trends and competitors by participating in conferences/courses and by close relationships with suppliers.</div><div>5% - New idea generation: The Packaging Engineer explores new packaging opportunities.</div><div><b> </b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Job complexity:</b></div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Judge and develop packaging and process specifications in relation to the product and the purpose for use.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Advises on labeling and designs/artworks in accordance with regulations.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Delivers within set time-lines on projects.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Contributes to the success of product development and commercialization projects as a member of the R&amp;D team</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Align Marketing expectations from idea to concept into a feasible development of a packaging.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Managing the right input from other parties (Innovation, Operations, Quality) on the development of a packaging.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Working with Engineering/Operations to identify handling requirements &amp; implementation of any new equipment required.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Validate the quality, shelf-life, and food safety of products packed in new packaging formats </div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Provide on-site support for commercialization and/or production trials </div><div><b> </b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Experience &amp; Qualifications</b></div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Education: Bachelors / HBO Packaging or Food Technology (or similar knowledge). </div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Experience: preferably 3-5 years Packaging Development experience, relevant in the industry.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Knowledge: packaging materials, production methods, technologies and equipment, regulatory.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Skills: excellent communication, advanced computer skills and project management skills. </div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Key competencies: entrepreneurial drive, creativity, team player, hands-on, flexible, accurate, assertive and convincing.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Managing good working relationships with all levels within the organization and with external parties, i.e. suppliers.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Cost-awareness of the total packaging process and the influence on the cost-price.</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Languages: Dutch, English at native/professional level; any other European language is a plus.</div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><b>Work Environment</b></div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Location: R&amp;D Center, Ede</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Traveling within The Netherlands (± 15%) to other Beyond Meat sites for project meetings and to suppliers/partners in neighboring EU countries (± 15%) for commercialization and production trials</div><div>●<span style="font-size:7pt;">        </span>Standard hours are (between) 8:30 am – 18:00 pm, Full time 40 hours, Monday – Friday is required.</div><br><br><br><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

Packaging Engineer

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><b>OVERVIEW</b></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Beyond Meat is focused on raising the bar on talent. We are dedicated to shaping an inclusive culture that drives excellence, innovation, and results by enabling talent acceleration and development, engagement, and the employee experience.  The Production Team is a matrix organization within Beyond Meat that is dedicated to creating food products that are leading the gold standard in plant-based proteins. They are looking for an outstanding individual to join the team located in Devaut, PA as a Refrigeration &amp; HVAC Technician.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">This position will be responsible for providing general mechanical and electrical maintenance and upkeep of the equipment and building related to Refrigeration and/or HVAC systems. Other tasks include working with production to increase efficiencies and reduce downtime, providing preventative maintenance and assist with completing work orders.</span></div><br><br><h3>TASKS, DUTIES, &amp; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><li>Installing, maintaining and repairing ventilation and air conditioning systems and equipment</li><li>Identifying maintenance risks on equipment</li><li>Diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults on all Refrigeration / HVAC systems</li><li>Cleaning, adjusting, and repairing the systems</li><li>Performing emergency repairs promptly and efficiently</li><li>Provide technical direction and on-the-job training</li><li>Keep daily logs and records of all maintenance functions</li><li>Ensuring compliance with appliance standards and within OSHA guidelines</li><li>Complying with service standards, work instructions, and requirements</li><li> Responsible for all equipment for manufacturing, distributing, and maintaining safe quality food by following good manufacturing practices, food defense, HACCP, BRC requirements, and HVAC temps</li><li>Maintain maintenance standards for efficiencies, continuous improvement, safety, and quality </li><li>Responsible for maintaining and servicing production equipment, completing work orders, and documenting activities </li><li>Maximize OEE, fulfilling preventative and predictive maintenance programs, root cause analysis, BBSO’s, and driving corrective actions </li><li>Setup and operate various power tools and equipment</li><li>Troubleshooting skills both in electrical and mechanical</li><li>Building and maintaining automation systems and PLCs (Programmable logic controllers)</li><li>Participating in Energy efficiency / cost saving projects</li><li> Sheet metal fabrication and installation</li><li>Operating powered industrial equipment (forklifts, scissor lifts, cherry pickers, etc.)</li><li>Operating exhaust and ventilation systems, along with maintaining pressure dependent areas</li><li>Assists the building and equipment maintenance teams with general building repairs, electrical troubleshooting and repairs, and other general maintenance activities</li><li>Check temperature, pressure, chemicals, valves, gauges, compressors, pumps, refrigerators, &amp; freezers</li><li>Must be able to read complex blueprints, piping, sketches, schematics and wiring diagrams</li><li>Adhere to all facility policies concerning safety, security, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)</li><li>Performs other duties, as assigned, and follows through on requests in a timely manner</li></ul><h3>QUALIFICATIONS</h3><ul><li><b>Education, Technical Skills, and/or Previous Experience: </b></li><li>High school diploma, GED or suitable equivalent</li><li>5+ years’ experience as a Refrigeration / HVAC technician, and willingness to continue education</li><li>Valid driver's license</li><li>Understanding of advanced principles of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration </li><li>Proficient in balancing air and water treatment systems in line with HVAC protocols</li><li>Possess an active Type 4 universal EPA certification</li><li>Strong knowledge of industrial ammonia and nitrogen refrigeration operation in a food industry environment preferred</li><li>Current Ammonia Operating License</li><div><br></div><div><b>Other qualifications:</b></div><li>Sheet metal fabrication; welding (TIG, MIG, Stick experience needed); soldering; </li><li>Arc flashing training / OSHA knowledge</li><li>CMMS software knowledge</li><li>Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills</li><li>Proficient in reading schematics and work plans</li><li>Knowledge/experience in food/beverage manufacturing facility</li><li>Ability to work after hours, over weekends and on public holidays with short or no notice</li><li>Work flexible shifts as required.</li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>Warehouse and production manufacturing environment that includes both tempered and ambient areas.  </li><li>The work environment is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</li><li>Position requires the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods, step, balance, crouch, stoop, kneel, squat, bend, consistently lifting up to 50 lbs., reach above shoulders, or as needed to complete tasks.</li><li>Must be able to occasionally climb stairs or a ladder to complete tasks.</li><li>Position located in a mix of production and office environments and requires a tolerance for consistent cold work environments (-10-40˚ F), high worker traffic, loud noises, odors, dust, and varying room temperatures.</li><li>This position will be required to visit the production floor, refrigerated and frozen storage, and warehouses.</li><li>Requires working outside in external temperatures from below freezing to extreme heat, including external weather conditions</li></ul><br><div>The starting annual base pay for this role is between USD $31.25 and $41.00.  The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands.  The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. The role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits. </div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

Refrigeration & HVAC Technician

<div><b style="font-size:18px;">COMPANY DESCRIPTION</b></div><div><br></div><div>At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:18px;">OVERVIEW</b></div><div><br></div><div>Beyond Meat is focused on raising the bar on talent. We are dedicated to shaping an inclusive culture that drives excellence, innovation, and results by enabling talent acceleration and development, engagement, and the employee experience.  The Supply Chain Team is a matrix organization within Beyond Meat that is dedicated to creating food products that are leading the gold standard in plant-based proteins. They are looking for an outstanding individual to join the team located in Devault, PA as a Maintenance Technician. </div><div><br></div><div>The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for providing general mechanical and electrical maintenance and upkeep of the equipment and building. Other tasks include working with production to increase efficiencies and reduce downtime, providing preventative maintenance and assist with completing work orders.</div><br><br><h3>RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><li>Perform mechanical and electrical maintenance repairs</li><li>Respond to all emergency line calls quickly and cooperatively </li><li>Responsible for all equipment for manufacturing, distributing, and maintaining safe quality food by following good manufacturing practices, food defense, HACCP, and SQF requirements</li><li>Maintain maintenance standards for efficiencies, continuous improvement, safety, and quality</li><li>Responsible for maintaining and servicing production equipment, completing work orders, and documenting activities</li><li>Maximize OEE, fulfilling preventative and predictive maintenance programs, root cause analysis, BBSO’s, and driving corrective actions</li><li>Setup and operate various power tools and equipment</li><li>Maintaining a safety-first culture</li><li>Maintain a clean work area and practice good housekeeping on a regular basis</li><li>Adhere to all facility policies concerning safety, security, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)</li><li>Perform other assigned tasks as needed</li></ul><h3>QUALIFICATIONS</h3><ul><li><b>Education, Technical Skills, and/or Previous Experience: </b></li><li>Associates degree or technical degree from a trade school and/or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience desired.</li><li>Minimum 2 – 7 years’ experience in a food and/or beverage manufacturing environment preferred.</li><li>A valid driver’s license</li><div><br></div><div><b>Other Qualifications:</b></div><li>Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills</li><li>Flexibility to work any/all shifts to support a high growth work environment.</li><li>Ability to work extended hours, over weekends and on public holidays with short or no notice</li><li>Must be capable of writing detailed reports, general day-to-day oversight, and related correspondence</li></ul><h3>WORK ENVIRONMENT</h3><ul><li>Warehouse and production manufacturing environment that includes both tempered and ambient areas.  </li><li>Position requires the ability to stand for prolonged periods of time, step, balance, crouch, stoop, kneel, squat, bend, repetitively lift objects up to 50 lbs., reach above shoulders, or as needed to complete tasks.</li><li>Must be able to occasionally climb stairs or a ladder to complete tasks</li><li>Need to be comfortable working at various heights.</li><li>Position located in a mix of production and office environments and requires a tolerance for consistent cold work environments (-10-40˚ F), high worker traffic, loud noises, odors, dust, and varying room temperatures.</li><li>Work flexible shifts as required.</li><li>Understand that overtime and occasional worked holidays will be required based on company needs.</li><li>The work environment is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:18px;">**  Hourly rate commensurate with experience.  **</span></div><div><br></div><div>The starting annual base pay for this role is between USD $28.00 and $34.00 per hour.  The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands.  The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. The role may also be eligible for benefits. </div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.</span></div>

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