Product Development Manager / Senior Product Development Manager

Vitabiotics; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nutrition company in North West London is seeking a Product Development Manager to oversee the development and delivery of new products. This role involves coordinating with various departments, managing research and specifications, and ensuring timely market launches. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in product development and a background in biosciences. This position offers a hybrid work model and a wide range of benefits.

Benefits

24 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

50% staff discount on products

Health and wellbeing programme

Pension contributions

Company events

Free onsite parking

Sick pay support

Free onsite parking

Enhanced maternity or paternity leave

Company events

Fresh fruit and snacks

2 Charity days a year

Free EV charging station

Qualifications

• Experience in project management or managing Product Development programs.
• Extensive years experience within business/relevant industry.
• Collated information from external suppliers and internal departments for efficient processes.
• Highly organized and pays close attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development, production, and delivery of new products.
• Assist in specification and research of new products.
• Monitor and project manage suppliers for launch deadlines.
• Research new market opportunities and competitor benchmarks.
• Work on product sustainability and environmental packaging projects.

Skills

Project management

Experience in product development

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in bioscience or similar

Job description

Job title: Product Development Manager / Senior Product Development Manager

Location: North West London, NW2 7HF

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 per annum

Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm + 1 hour lunch break

Hybrid: 3 days in office, 2 days working from home.

Our business

At Vitabiotics, you'll find a diverse bunch of talented folk who come from a wide range of backgrounds and possess an extensive array of experience. What brings us all together is a culture that thrives on innovation, mutual respect, team work and a sense of commitment. Vitabiotics is truly a great place to work!

Vitabiotics has pioneered advances in nutritional healthcare products for over 50 years and the range includes many of Britain’s leading supplement brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman, Wellwoman and Menopace.

As the UK’s No.1 vitamin company, exporting to 100 countries, Vitabiotics is widely acknowledged as leaders in innovation and in 2018 became the first vitamin company to twice receive the Queen’s Award for Innovation, awarded for its ground breaking clinical research.

As part of our commitment to innovation and development, we are looking for a Product Development Manager to join our forward-thinking team. This role’s main purposes will include researching, developing and liaising with internal and external teams to coordinate and deliver new Vitabiotics products and product upgrades for the market. To streamline and improve the efficiency of Vitabiotics entire product development process, acting as a hub for a range of departments including QC, Marketing and Design to feed into the NPD process.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development, production and on time delivery of new products, ensuring liaison across all relevant departments.
• Assist in specification and research of new products, existing product upgrades and ingredients in line with changing market and consumer requirements.
• Monitor and project manage suppliers working with the technical and supply teams to ensure launch and go to market deadlines are met.
• Assist with research on new market opportunity and competitor benchmarking for new product development or upgrades
• Work with Vitabiotics’s leading licence partners on range extension and product updates.
• Work with design and production teams on product sustainability / environmental packaging projects.
• Produce new product collateral, manage information and technical data sheets, and scientific product dossiers.
• Assist with any specific product requirements for new ecomm markets
• Liaise with National Account, Marketing and Export Department on launch, availability and suitability of products.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management or managing Product Development programs.
• Extensive years experience within business/relevant industry.
• Previously collated information from external suppliers and internal departments to ensure company processes are efficient.
• Highly organised and pays close attention to detail.
• Graduated ideally in bioscience or similar technical or scientific background.

Benefits

• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Bupa dental cover.
• Private medical insurance.
• 50% staff discount on all Vitabiotics products.
• Staff skills training.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• Pension contributions.
• Sick pay support.
• Free onsite parking.
• Enhanced maternity or paternity leave.
• Company events.
• Fresh fruit and snacks.
• 2 Charity days a year.
• Free EV charging station.