NPD Manager

Sunny Queen Pty Ltd; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Free onsite parking

Wellness programs

Paid parental leave

Purchased leave

Development opportunities

Recognition program

Job summary

Sunny Queen Farms in Ipswich, Queensland, is seeking an experienced NPD Manager to lead development and delivery of our product innovation pipeline across the Sunny Queen portfolio. You will turn consumer insights into successful new products, packaging initiatives and growth opportunities.

Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Quality and Finance to drive projects from concept to launch, maintain the pipeline, and provide management-ready recommendations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4–5 years’ experience in product, category, innovation or FMCG marketing roles.
• Proven capability managing NPD, packaging or innovation projects through structured approval processes.
• Strong analytical capability across category, consumer, competitor, sales and commercial data.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate consumer and customer research programs from brief development through to fieldwork and presentation.
• Develop NPD recommendations balancing brand direction, targets, dynamics, manufacturing capability and margins.
• Manage the innovation pipeline governance process with milestone tracking and resource alignment.
• Develop market insights, consumer research, and brand health checks to support strategic decisions.

Skills

NPD management

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Project governance

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

At Sunny Queen, we are all about eggs! With over 90 years "eggsperience" in the industry, we are passionate and committed to providing quality products whilst ensuring the welfare of our hens and our people.

We’re seeking an experienced NPD Manager to lead the development and delivery of our product innovation pipeline across the Sunny Queen portfolio. In this pivotal role, you’ll turn consumer insights, category trends, market intelligence and commercial opportunities into successful new products, packaging initiatives and business growth opportunities.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll drive innovation projects from concept through to launch, ensuring our product portfolio continues to meet evolving customer needs while supporting Sunny Queen’s strategic objectives.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate consumer and customer research programs from brief development through to fieldwork, sample requirements, stakeholder alignment, results interpretation and presentation of key implications.
• Develop NPD recommendations, balancing brand direction, commercial targets, category dynamics, manufacturing capability, margin expectations and customer requirements.
• Manage the innovation pipeline governance process, including opportunity assessment, prioritisation, milestone tracking, risk escalation, resource alignment and regular reporting to support timely decision-making.
• Develop in‑depth market insights, consumer research, and brand health check to support strategic and tactical decisions to deliver overall business objectives (market trends domestic and international, competitor analysis, consumer segmentation, sales data analysis, market research).
• Maintain the product innovation pipeline, including opportunity assessment, project prioritisation, milestone visibility, risk escalation, resource coordination and regular pipeline reporting.
• Mange NPD projects and stage‑gate process, including gate preparation, administration, business case support, decision records, action tracking and post‑launch review.
• Develop in conjunction with key stakeholders launch plans for new and existing products, ensuring activity is aligned with portfolio strategy, customer needs, sales priorities and agreed commercial measures.
• Prepare innovation reports and decision‑ready presentations, including pipeline updates, project dashboards, launch readiness updates, range review inputs and management recommendations.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Quality, Packaging, Finance, Supply Chain and external agencies to resolve project blockers and deliver agreed product, packaging and launch outcomes.
• Monitor in‑market performance after launch and recommend optimisation actions across product, packaging, ranging, pricing, promotion, communication and customer support materials.

What You’ll Bring:

• Minimum of 4–5 years’ experience in product, category, innovation or FMCG marketing roles, with demonstrated ownership of product or portfolio outcomes.
• Proven capability managing NPD, packaging or innovation projects through structured approval processes, including timelines, documentation, launch readiness and stakeholder governance.
• Strong analytical capability across category, consumer, competitor, sales and commercial data, with the ability to form clear recommendations and influence decisions.
• Experience coordinating consumer research, product samples, packaging artwork, launch materials or customer‑facing innovation requirements.
• Highly competent in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, including preparation of management presentations, project trackers, reporting packs and commercial summaries.
• Strong cross‑functional project management skills, with the confidence to follow up actions, escalation risks and keep stakeholders aligned to agreed milestones.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare concise briefs, recommendations, launch updates and stakeholder communications.
• A great workplace culture
• Competitive remuneration
• A paid day off each year to celebrate your birthday!
• Free onsite parking
• Access to Wellness programs including free annual flu shots and skin checks
• Opportunity for personal and professional development
• Reward and Recognition program
• Paid parental leave and purchased leave

About Us:

At Sunny Queen Farms, we’re all about eggs.

With over 90 years of "eggsperience" in the industry, we are passionate and committed to providing quality products while ensuring the welfare of our hens.

From humble beginnings at a local farmer’s market, Sunny Queen Farms has grown to become one of Australia’s most recognised and trusted egg brands. Today, our products are available in major supermarkets nationwide, through foodservice distributors across Australia, and in selected international markets.

We believe nutritious, delicious food should be easy to enjoy. That’s why we offer the goodness of eggs in many forms, from fresh shell eggs and liquid egg products to our convenient ready‑made frozen range.

At Sunny Queen Farms, we’re committed to caring for our people, our hens, our customers, and our communities while continuing to deliver trusted, quality food that Australians can enjoy every day.

A career at Sunny Queen means becoming part of a team culture that recognises people development as crucial to our overall long‑term success.

At our core, we live by our TRICE values: Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Courage, and Excellence.

Why not join the team that brings a smile every day to millions of people!

As part of our recruitment process and commitment to safety, you may be required to undertake background checks (which may include a pre‑employment medical assessment) as part of your application process.

Sunny Queen also promotes diversity and inclusion across our workplaces and encourages applications from all backgrounds, including people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the LGBTQI+ community and people with disabilities.

Sunny Queen does not accept unsolicited applications.