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James Scher Location
Chicago, IL, US
James Scher Work
Director of Innovation, Technical Support, and Sustainability @ (July 2025 - Present)
Director of Sales-Specialty Solutions-Milling @ (October 2020 - August 2025)
Director of National Sales, Retail and Industrial @ (November 2015 - April 2020)
Consultant @ JPS Consultants (October 2014 - November 2015)
Business Development Director, Culinary Solutions Division @ (December 2010 - January 2014)
Senior Director of Manufacturing @ (January 2008 - January 2010)
Director of Innovation and Product Development, Deli, and Foodservice Operations @ (December 2005 - January 2008)
Group Director of Marketing and R and D, Foodservices @ (January 2002 - January 2005)
Director of Culinary and Product Development and Technical Services @ Arden International kitchens (January 1997 - January 2002)
Supervisor of Tech Services, Foodservice Division @ (January 1995 - January 1997)
Business Unit Manager @ (January 1992 - January 1995)
Executive Sous Chef @ St. Moritz Hotel (January 1986 - January 1989)
Chef de Cuisine @ UN Plaza Hotel, Ambassador Grill (January 1984 - January 1986)
James Scher Education
Cornell University
Bachelors (Hotel and Restaurant Management/Hospitality Finance)
1989-1992
The Culinary Institute of America
Associates (Culinary Arts)
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
MBA (Executive )
James Scher Skills
Product Innovation
Food Industry
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Project Management
Food Manufacturing
P&L Management
Consumer Products
Strategic Planning
Manufacturing
Food Safety
Culinary Skills
Marketing Strategy
HACCP
Frozen Food
Flavors
Food Processing
Team Leadership
Food Service
P&L
Dairy
Team Building
Meat
Dairy Products
Leadership
Business Development
Advertising
Food Technology
Quality Assurance
Catering
Management
Forecasting
Income Statement
Product Development
Inventory Management
Bakery
Grocery
Food Science
Sensory Evaluation
Food Quality
FMCG
Continuous Improvement
New Business Development
Ingredients
Operations Management
Food & Beverage
James Scher Summary
James Scher, based in Chicago, IL, US, is currently a Director of Innovation, Technical Support, and Sustainability at ADM. James Scher brings experience from previous roles at ADM, Highland Baking Company, JPS Consultants and Sargento Foods. James Scher holds a 1989 - 1992 Bachelors in Hotel and Restaurant Management/Hospitality Finance @ Cornell University. With a robust skill set that includes Product Innovation, Food Industry, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Project Management, Food Manufacturing and more. James Scher has 3 emails and 1 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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