Innovation & Product development Specialist
Pubblicato il 24-10-2026 - Altro in Italia
About The Company
Burger King is part of QSRP (Quick Service Restaurant Platform), a company dedicated to delivering mouthwatering food experiences to our 100 million customers annually through our 1,200+ restaurants and 7,000 employees throughout 9 key countries. Our product offering proudly represents a culturally diverse selection of Burgers through our US‐style Burger King and Belgian‐rooted Quick restaurants, French style O'Tacos, Vibrant burger brand G La Dalle, Dunkin: the world leader in coffee and donuts, Chopstix: one of the most recognized Asian QSR brands in the UK.
Date: Sep 25, 2026
Location: Assago, IT, F520057
Company: Burger King Restaurants Italy
Join QSRP: where the good growth happens
Burger King is part of QSRP (Quick Service Restaurant Platform), a company dedicated to delivering mouthwatering food experiences to our 100 million customers annually through our 1,200+ restaurants and 7,000 employees throughout 9 key countries. Our product offering proudly represents a culturally diverse selection of Burgers through our US‐style Burger King and Belgian‐rooted Quick restaurants, French style O'Tacos, Vibrant burger brand G La Dalle, Dunkin: the world leader in coffee and donuts, Chopstix: one of the most recognized Asian QSR brands in the UK.
About The Position
The person will be responsible for developing the Food & Beverage innovation pipeline, from concept generation to market launch, contributing to brand growth through new products, improvement of the existing offer, and development of new consumption occasions.
Main Responsibilities
Build and monitor the innovation pipeline in line with business objectives.
Develop new Food & Beverage products: manage innovation projects end to end,
including ideation, development, testing, and launch.
Optimize existing Food & Beverage products.
Identify market trends, analyze consumer behaviors and needs, understand changes in consumption occasions, and monitor competitor activities.
Manage relationships with suppliers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
Collaborate with Brand Standards and Legal to ensure that production procedures comply with company and safety standards. Understand and guide Food Safety, HACCP, and food regulation processes, including labeling, nutritional and health claims, and European food regulations.
Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Finance to ensure project feasibility.
Coordinate product testing, including concept tests, product tests, consumer research, tastings, and operational validations.
Support the definition of costs, pricing, P&L; business cases, and economic assessments.
Collaborate with international teams to adapt global innovations to the Italian market.
Analyze sales KPIs following the launch of a new product.
Support Brand Management in the ideation and evaluation of optimal advertising plans for the launch communication of a new product or development project.
What do you bring
Degree in Business, Marketing, Food Science and Technology, or related fields.
3–5 years of experience in Product Development, Innovation, Brand Marketing, or similar roles in Food & Beverage, FMCG, or QSR.
Strong passion for the food sector and sensitivity to consumer trends.
Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
Collaborative mindset and ability to manage different stakeholders.
Good command of English.
Experience in the QSR or Food Service sector (nice to have)
Knowledge of food cost principles and product development processes (nice to have)
Experience in supplier management and innovation processes (nice to have)
As an individual you are
Curious and consumer-minded, with a genuine passion for food, trends and innovation.
Hands‐on and pragmatic, able to turn ideas into structured actions and workable solutions.
Collaborative and comfortable working across different functions, cultures and levels of seniority.
Well organised, reliable and attentive to detail, while keeping sight of the wider business objective.
Analytical and commercially aware, with the confidence to challenge constructively using facts and evidence.
Adaptable and resilient in a fast‐moving environment where priorities may evolve.
Proactive in asking questions, sharing ideas and taking ownership of your deliverables.
A clear communicator who builds trust and keeps stakeholders aligned.
Why join us on your journey?
Contribute to our mission of becoming the market leader in QSR sector
Plenty of career growth opportunities across all our international head quarters
Become part of a company where learning and development is in the heart of the culture
Loads of fun initiati