Innovation Specialist: From Idea to Market Launch

Asahi Beverages; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Asahi Beverages is seeking an Innovation Specialist to help bring the next generation of products to life, guiding ideas from early development through to commercialisation and launch. Reporting to the Senior Innovation Manager, RTD & Spirits, you will coordinate cross-functional teams and manage budgets and timelines across multiple stakeholders to turn opportunities into market-ready products.

In this role you will use data and insights to create compelling sell-in materials, communicate plans

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in brand management, marketing or a commercially focused role.
• Strong consumer and marketing mindset with curiosity about trends and brands.
• Commercial and analytical capability to use insights to inform decisions.
• Creative and curious with an innovation mindset and willingness to experiment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate innovation and renovation projects from concept development through to commercialisation and launch.
• Bring cross-functional teams together to progress opportunities through development stages.
• Support ideation, concept development and design with internal teams, customers and agencies.
• Manage project budgets, timelines and processes, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Use data and insights to develop customer sell-in materials and communicate plans across Brand and Sales teams.
• Track performance of launched projects and capture learnings for future improvements.

Skills

Brand management

Marketing

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Asahi Beverages is seeking an Innovation Specialist to help bring the next generation of products to life, guiding ideas from early development through to commercialisation and launch. Reporting to the Senior Innovation Manager, RTD & Spirits, you will coordinate cross-functional teams and manage budgets and timelines across multiple stakeholders to turn opportunities into market-ready products.

In this role you will use data and insights to create compelling sell-in materials, communicate plans