Disruptive Innovation Manager

Brambles; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global supply chain company based in London is seeking an experienced innovation manager to drive breakthrough innovations and manage partnerships. This role requires a customer-centric mindset and the ability to navigate organizational challenges. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in fostering innovation and development, supported by excellent strategic thinking skills. This position is hybrid remote, offering flexibility and the chance to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Three-year experience highly desirable.
• Ability to navigate organizational resistance to new disruptive ideas.
• Customer-centric mindset to identify and adopt new solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive the identification, prototyping, and scaling of breakthrough innovations.
• Oversee the end-to-end venture development process.
• Conduct market exploration and opportunity scouting.

Skills

Adaptability

Active learning

Collaboration

Curiosity

Innovation development

Strategic development

Empathy

Disruptive innovations

Emotional intelligence

Digital literacy

New business development

Initiative

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Job description

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Key Responsibilities

• Drive the identification, prototyping, and scaling of breakthrough innovations aligned with business growth scenarios and Brambles’ disruptive innovation strategy.
• Oversee the end-to-end venture development process, ensuring each initiative progresses through defined gates from concept to post-launch review.
• Conduct market exploration and opportunity scouting, leveraging networks of startups, academia, and industry partners to identify high-potential ventures.
• Build and manage partnerships across various models, including incubations, alliances, and venture investments to accelerate innovation and platform development.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop robust business cases for new ventures and support their presentation and approval by senior leadership.
• Define and track KPIs for innovation projects, evaluate outcomes, and refine processes to enhance the effectiveness of the disruptive innovation model.
• Identify and assess external investment opportunities, applying valuation methods and performance metrics to support strategic decision-making.
• Promote innovation across the organisation through training, workshops, and knowledge sharing, embedding a mindset of experimentation and learning.

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Manage partnerships in various forms, including incubations, venture capital investments, and alliances.
• Collaborate closely with the core innovation team for pipeline management to accelerate execution and delivery of new packaging solutions.
• Oversee a pipeline of high-impact innovation projects from inception to execution according to established processes for venture development and governance.
• Develop relevant business cases for new venture ideas in coordination with internal teams (strategy, finance, risk assessment) and support presentation and approval by senior management.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators for innovation projects and pipeline evolution for disruptive innovation.
• Actively contribute to fostering a culture of innovation through training, workshops, and continuous learning and sharing.
• Evaluate the execution and results of each disruptive innovation project, capturing relevant learning and introducing necessary adjustments to the DI process and model.

Key Skills Required

• Focus on execution, ensuring that disruptive innovation projects show steady progress as per established processes and governance.
• Three-year experience highly desirable.
• Ability to navigate organizational resistance to new disruptive ideas to promote positive change, often over ingrained traditional ideas.
• Positive attitude to actively contribute to fostering a culture of innovation across Brambles.
• Skill to navigate market uncertainty through scenario planning to foresee how technological progress and market trends will shape future markets and create opportunities for growth.
• Ability to evaluate the current and future value of new venture opportunities to support investment decisions.
• Customer-centric mindset to identify and adopt new solutions and technologies, aiming to create shared value with current and new customers.
• Skill to manage risks associated with investing in disruptive ventures.
• Willingness to foster a learning-from-failure culture that drives organizational change.
• Ability to work quickly and adapt to change, given shorter innovation cycles due to rapid technological advancements.
• Visionary attitude to share the innovation vision and manage multiple stakeholders to support business transformation.
• Leadership skills to inspire and guide teams through uncertainties and challenges of disruptive innovation.

Remote Type

Hybrid Remote

Description

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Drive the identification, prototyping, and scaling of breakthrough innovations aligned with business growth scenarios and Brambles’ disruptive innovation strategy.
• Oversee the end-to-end venture development process, ensuring each initiative progresses through defined gates from concept to post-launch review.
• Conduct market exploration and opportunity scouting, leveraging networks of startups, academia, and industry partners to identify high-potential ventures.
• Build and manage partnerships across various models, including incubations, alliances, and venture investments to accelerate innovation and platform development.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop robust business cases for new ventures and support their presentation and approval by senior leadership.
• Define and track KPIs for innovation projects, evaluate outcomes, and refine processes to enhance the effectiveness of the disruptive innovation model.
• Identify and assess external investment opportunities, applying valuation methods and performance metrics to support strategic decision-making.
• Promote innovation across the organisation through training, workshops, and knowledge sharing, embedding a mindset of experimentation and learning.

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Manage partnerships in various forms, including incubations, venture capital investments, and alliances.
• Collaborate closely with the core innovation team for pipeline management to accelerate execution and delivery of new packaging solutions.
• Oversee a pipeline of high-impact innovation projects from inception to execution according to established processes for venture development and governance.
• Develop relevant business cases for new venture ideas in coordination with internal teams (strategy, finance, risk assessment) and support presentation and approval by senior management.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators for innovation projects and pipeline evolution for disruptive innovation.
• Actively contribute to fostering a culture of innovation through training, workshops, and continuous learning and sharing.
• Evaluate the execution and results of each disruptive innovation project, capturing relevant learning and introducing necessary adjustments to the DI process and model.

Skills to succeed in the role

• Adaptability, active learning, collaboration, curiosity, innovation development, strategic development, empathy, disruptive innovations, emotional intelligence, digital literacy, new business development, initiative, strategic thinking, problem solving.

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