MAT COVER - Innovation Project Manager, Europe

Bacardi; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A global spirits corporation is seeking an Innovation & Insight Manager based in Hamburg, Germany. The role emphasizes leading innovation initiatives, managing the new product development process, and working collaboratively to achieve growth. Key responsibilities include identifying opportunities from consumer insights and developing compelling product concepts. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in Innovation or Brand Marketing, excels in project management, and possesses strong commercial acumen with fluency in English. A competitive rewards package awaits the selected candidate.

Leistungen

Competitive Pay Package

Health insurance

Pension Plan

Paid Time Off

Family-friendly and inclusive leave policies

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in Innovation or Brand Marketing.
• Experience in developing and launching new products.
• Skilled at influencing stakeholders across levels and functions.

Aufgaben

• Identify new growth opportunities based on consumer behavior.
• Lead new product development in partnership with global marketing.

Kenntnisse

Growth mindset

Project management

Ability to influence stakeholders

Commercial acumen

Fluent in English

Tools

Innovation Tools (Innovapp, Anaplan Inno app)

Jobbeschreibung

[Please note this is a Direct Search led by Bacardi, Applications from agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.]

YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF BACARDI IN EUROPE. This is not just a role, it's a chance to lead one of the most strategically important growth engines for Bacardi in Europe. As Innovation & Insight Manager, you will be at the forefront of transforming how we innovate across categories, brands, and markets, fueling our ambition to deliver cash and profit through consumer‑led, commercially powerful innovation.

With seismic shifts in consumer behaviour, evolving category dynamics, and a rapidly changing customer landscape, the need to renovate and future‑prove our innovation pipeline has never been more urgent. This role is your opportunity to harness deep insights, decode macro trends, and translate them into bold, breakthrough ideas that resonate with tomorrow’s consumer.

You’ll bring together left‑brain rigour (data, insight, commercial acumen) with right‑brain creativity (bold ideas, consumer empathy, and brand storytelling) to identify new growth spaces, bring commercially smart growth opportunities to light, and orchestrate best‑in‑class launches across our iconic portfolio.

This is a high‑impact, cross‑functional role that works across multiple categories and markets, partnering with global and regional teams, operations, and external collaborators. You’ll also help shape the regional innovation strategy, coordinate market inputs, and champion external trends—ensuring Bacardi stays ahead of the curve and connected to what’s next.

Responsibilities

• Innovation opportunity identification – Decode emerging consumer behaviours, macro trends, and shifting category and market dynamics to uncover new growth spaces. Your insight‑led approach will inform our regional innovation strategy and pipeline choices, ensuring relevance and impact.
• New product development – Using the global innovation framework (ex‑Innovapp), lead the development of new products in partnership with global marketing. Collaborate across brands, operations, and external partners to craft compelling concepts, packs, and liquids. You’ll be accountable for P&L and commercials, driving profitable regional scale.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven growth mindset with strong learning agility and leadership skills.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience (Innovation, Consumer/Brand Marketing, Strategic Insights & Analytics) and proven success in developing and launching new products.
• Experienced in project management, having led complex, cross‑functional projects with internal and external partners.
• Curious and empathetic, able to work across diverse teams and styles.
• Resilient and positive under pressure.
• Skilled at influencing stakeholders across levels, functions, and geographies.
• Commercially astute, confident managing a P&L and translating data into insights and business value.
• Able to lead cross‑functional teams, delegate effectively, and inspire brilliant execution.
• Fluent in English; additional WEUR languages (Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian) are a plus.
• Best‑in‑class commercialisation – Partner with EUROC ICM to deliver launch excellence at scale. You’ll ensure timely delivery of sell‑in tools and launch assets, and track performance post‑launch to continuously improve our approach.
• Innovation expertise and capability building – As a thought leader in innovation, you’ll help upskill the EUROC marketing community and work closely with the global innovation team to evolve our processes and capabilities.
• External radar – Be our eyes and ears on the outside world—monitoring industry trends, competitor activity, food & beverage innovation, and macro shifts. You’ll regularly share actionable insights with the regional innovation and marketing teams to keep us ahead of the curve.
• Tool mastery – Deep knowledge of all Innovation Tools (Innovapp, Innovation Dashboard, Anaplan Inno app, Commercialisation tracker) will be essential to drive efficiency and visibility across projects.

Leadership Agility

• Belonging – You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become.
• Self‑Awareness – You have high levels of self‑awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others.
• People Agility – You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance.
• Results Agility – You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first‑time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
• Mental Agility – You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with.
• Change Agility – You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience.

Perks of Working for Us

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well‑being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

Compensation, Paid Time Off & Retirement

• Competitive Pay Package
• Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered (i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community)
• Retirement/Pension Plan

Health & Wellbeing

• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance
• Calm Meditation App subscription (free)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Best‑in‑class, family‑friendly, and inclusive leave policies

Additional Benefits

The benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change. Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution. Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidised. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function or brand.

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person’s identity.

U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.