Purpose of the Position - Pet Food Product Development Responsible for the development of new products and / or improvement of existing products to meet strategic  business objectives and provide customer support. Assumes complete ownership for a range of products or  customer platforms. Develops a sense of the complete product line integration of the customer rather than just  project management. Work is conducted largely independent of the supervisor although they are to be continually  updated on project progress. Essential Position Responsibilities Project, Product Champion.