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Senior Program Manager, Prepared Foods, Whole Foods Market
$116K–$160K
Austin, TX · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of program or project management experience; no separate years specified for restaurant or menu-strategy experience.
- Education
- No required education stated; preferred Master's degree or MBA in a listed or related field.
About the job
Owns the strategy and lifecycle delivery of Whole Foods Market in-store restaurant concepts and menu platforms, from consumer insight and prioritization through pilots, scaling, and performance improvement.
What you'll do
- Define and prioritize concepts and menu platforms; set positioning, priorities, and success criteria for Culinary Development.
- Plan tests, pilots, and scaling; coordinate execution across internal teams and supplier partners.
- Manage the concept pipeline, track performance metrics, recommend improvements, and communicate outcomes to senior leaders.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of program or project management experience.
- Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements and owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and senior-leadership communications.
- Experience in menu strategy, concept development, or product strategy in a fast casual, quick service, or restaurant environment.
- Proven menu-strategy execution and understanding of consumer insight, menu architecture and positioning, food cost and margin, and menu-platform lifecycle.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or MBA in a listed or related field.
- Knowledge of general AI tools; experience working in a physical store.
Pay
USD 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 annually (base salary)
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