Product Manager

Chesterton Consulting; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 480,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterton Consulting is assisting a rapidly growing consumer brand in Hong Kong to hire a Product Manager in the marketing department. You will lead regional brand and product planning, develop a 3–5 year portfolio strategy, and collaborate across technical, regulatory and commercial teams to drive successful product development and launches.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Commerce/Business and 5+ years’ FMCG marketing experience, with strong communication skills and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Commerce or Business.
• 5+ years of FMCG marketing experience.
• New product development experience in consumer market preferred.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and intercultural skills.
• Excellent planning, problem solving, and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Chinese and English (Cantonese/Putonghua) and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Shape regional brand and product strategies based on industry, competitor and consumer insights.
• Develop 3–5 year brand architecture and portfolio plan.
• Participate in budgeting and cost management for initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end product development from ideation to commercialization.
• Coordinate with technical teams, suppliers and market brand teams.
• Support regulatory and trademark registration.
• Oversee packaging design, manufacturing collaboration, and quality controls.
• Monitor forecasts and financials with the commercial team.
• Identify risks and contingency plans.

Skills

Brand strategy

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Commerce/Business

Job description

Our client is an instantly recognized consumer brand with a strong presence in the region. A need has arisen to hire a Product Manager in their marketing department with key responsibilities as follows:

Brand / Product Planning

• Assess relevant industry, competitor, consumers, ingredient & technology trends to help defining regional brand & product strategies, explore opportunities and challenges to improve consumer usage experience and support product portfolio development
• Construct brand architecture and portfolio plan in coming 3-5 years, to support brand continuous growth and development in regional markets
• Participate in budgeting and cost management for the initiatives

Product Development

• Orchestrate the whole product development process. Initiate and lead new product development projects from ideation to commercialization, via seamless collaboration with counterparts including technical teams, suppliers and market brand teams.
• Work with technical teams on prototype development & review, product story, claim support, technical and efficacy tests
• Work with local regulatory & legal to support product and trademark registration
• Work with design agencies and suppliers on packaging development
• Work with manufacturing sites and quality management on commercialization, quality and control
• Work with project management team to monitor schedules and drive the deliverables on time
• Work with commercial team to review forecast and financial
• Manage risks and issues arisen during the development process, coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify contingency and solution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with major preferably in Marketing / Commerce / Business
• 5 years or above related experience in marketing expertise in FMCG categories.
• New product development experience in consumer market is preferred. Other related experiences like product launch, brand marketing, sourcing, research & development will also be considered
• Strong teamwork with proactiveness and self-motivation. He/she is highly presentable with excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively with different cultures and disciplines.
• Good planning and problem-solving skill with analytical, detail-minded and organized capabilities. Able to zoom-in and zoom-out, i.e. handle and follow through details, while overlooking the project, proactive in identifying risk and opportunity and planning for contingency
• Highly flexible and ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in the projects. Able to handle jobs independently.
• Proficient in both written and spoken Chinese, English, Cantonese and Putonghua, as well as computer applications, including MS Office