Product Management & Development (Marketing & Communications) About the Organisation This organisation is a market-leading food brand synonymous with innovation, quality, and consumer satisfaction.
With a rich heritage and a commitment to excellence, they strive to deliver delicious and nutritious products that enrich the lives of customers worldwide.
As they continue to expand their reach and influence in the market, they are seeking a talented Innovation Manager who shares their dedication to shaping the future of nutrition.
About the role In this role, you will work directly with the Head of Marketing to develop a rolling three-year strategic innovation pipeline, based on current and forecast category trends, insights, the current retailer landscape, and considering technical and manufacturing constraints and requirements.
You will ensure the innovation pipeline has a clear, strategic rationale to its evolution that leverages existing brand strengths as well as allowing the brand to stretch over time.
A summary of key responsibilities includes: Lead the development of new products & propositions from ideation through to building winning concepts by leveraging consumer, category, and competitor insights; Explore and research opportunities to move into adjacent categories, develop new supply chains, co-manufactured products etc; Project manage commercialisation of innovation projects, working closely with the Global Supply Chain team; Estimate size of commercial opportunities and be able to develop high level product P&Ls; Support broader Marketing and Sales teams to develop launch plans for new products; Lead external agencies in communications and artwork development; Carefully consider the role of packaging to develop recommendations that effectively bring the product concept to life and consider supply chain limitations; Work with cross functional teams to bring new products to life, including developing project plan timelines, managing team meetings, problem solving and escalating issues as required; Retain accountability for ensuring projects meet KPIs – including launch timing and financial targets.
About you This is a role for a talented candidate with experience in product development, project management and concept development gained across food brands.
You will have the ability to extract key insights from category, consumer and competitor data and combine this with 'out of the box' thinking.
To be considered, your background and experience must meet the following requirements: Melbourne based with the ability to be in the Southbank office at least three days per week; Tertiary qualified with a degree in marketing, food science, business or similar; Five + years' experience in brand, innovation and new product development in FMCG; Previous experience as an Innovation Manager role would be highly regarded; Demonstrated experience across several product categories in food; Proven examples of bringing concepts and products to life with successful commercial outcomes; Superior project management skills with the ability drive stakeholders and contributors; Resourceful in developing insights, whilst managing budgets and investment; Ability to manage stakeholders at a variety of levels; Proven experience building relationships to engender collaboration and influence; Strong written and verbal communication skills; Able to work in a self-directed manner, but comfortable seeking help when needed.
How to Apply For more information or a confidential discussion please call Cassandra Barker at u&u on 0431 625 791 or email quoting reference number 36370.
At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion.
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.
Should you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request via or phone the above-mentioned u&u consultant to discuss.
In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.
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