Senior NPD Project Manager

Advocate Group; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Monster Energy Europe Limited is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join the NPD commercialization team in the UK. You will lead a team of commercialization project managers, driving end-to-end delivery across our Monster, Affordable and Strategic Brand portfolio into the EMEA region.

The role focuses on complex NPD programmes from concept to launch, coordinating with Commercial, Supply Chain and Marketing, owning governance, risk management and reporting to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experienced project management professional with strong background in NPD, commercialisation or FMCG project delivery.
• Proven experience managing and developing a team
• Strong understanding of end-to-end NPD delivery within an FMCG supply chain environment

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex NPD and commercialisation programmes from concept through to launch across multiple EMEA markets.
• Lead and develop a team of Project Managers, providing direction, coaching and support to ensure projects are delivered On-Time-In-Full.
• Oversee the delivery of hundreds of SKU-level projects annually with strong governance and prioritisation.
• Manage the commercialisation relationship with regional bottling and external partners.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations and Marketing to define project scope and successful implementation.

Skills

NPD delivery

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Stage-gate PM

Risk management

Job description

The Advocate Group is proud to be partnering with Monster Energy Europe Limited to recruit a Senior Project Manager to join the NPD commercialization team.

You will lead a team of commercialization project managers with responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of an incredible pipeline of Innovation, Supply Optimization, Productivity, Promotions and Maintenance projects across our Monster, Affordable and Strategic Brand portfolio into our rapidly growing, high-traffic EMEA region.

About Monster Energy

Monster Energy Company, headquartered in Corona, California, is a globally recognised, NASDAQ-listed business and the force behind the Monster Energy drinks brand – the number one energy drink in the USA. Since launching in the UK and Ireland in 2008, the business has expanded rapidly across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

Now present in over 140 countries, with more than 3,600 employees and 138 million cases sold across EMEA in 2023 alone, Monster continues to dominate the category with a bold, disruptive brand identity built around being aggressive, cool, mysterious, and fun.

The Role:

• Take ownership of complex NPD and commercialisation programmes from initial concept through to launch across multiple EMEA markets.
• Lead and develop a team of Project Managers, providing direction, coaching and support to ensure projects are delivered On-Time-In-Full.
• Oversee the delivery of approximately 600 SKU-level projects annually, ensuring strong governance, prioritisation and execution.
• Manage the commercialisation relationship with regional bottling and external partners.
• Work closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure clear project scope and successful implementation.
• Manage multiple projects and programmes simultaneously, balancing priorities, dependencies, resources and timelines.
• Identify, assess and mitigate project risks and issues, providing clear options analysis and recommendations to support effective decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve and streamline end-to-end commercialisation processes and ways of working.
• Produce clear and regular project reporting for senior stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, milestones and key decisions.
• Contribute to the wider NPD strategy, supporting departmental initiatives and helping to create an engaged, high-performing team culture.

About You:

• Experienced project management professional with a strong background in NPD, commercialisation or FMCG project delivery.
• Proven experience managing and developing a team
• Strong understanding of end-to-end NPD delivery within an FMCG supply chain environment, from product concept through to launch.
• Confident working within structured stage-gate project management processes and managing complex, multi-market programmes.
• Highly organised, results-driven and tenacious, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence across commercial, operational and external teams.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong process discipline, including the ability to identify and manage cross-programme dependencies.
• Experienced in risk and issue management, including presenting data, developing options analysis and managing escalations.
• Experience working across multiple regions or international markets would be highly advantageous.

Why Join Monster?

• Join a globally recognised, category-leading brand
• Be part of a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Work across international markets and teams
• Real ownership, real impact, real pace

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.