NPD Co- Ordinator

Boyne Valley Group; Drogheda; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Boyne Valley Group is seeking an experienced NPD Co-Ordinator to support the Household team in delivering end-to-end NPD projects. You will manage the project list, timelines, and cross-functional inputs to ensure concepts to launch meet target dates.

Responsibilities include pipeline coordination, stage-gate governance, and maintaining Masters data while coordinating packaging, trials and launch support across departments. Strong Excel skills and detail orientation are essential.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years’ experience coordinating projects in FMCG, manufacturing, retail, or a similar fast-paced environment (NPD/Innovation experience preferred).
• Proven ability to build and manage project plans/critical paths and stage-gate deliverables.
• Strong attention to detail when handling product specifications and master data.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Clear communicator with experience capturing minutes and driving follow-ups to closure.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate NPD pipeline in collaboration with commercial and marketing teams.
• Build and maintain NPD critical path, actions log, and meeting minutes.
• Coordinate stage-gate briefs, feasibility inputs, costings, timelines, and risks.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment across Marketing/Commercial, Packaging, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Set up item codes and manage product master data with suppliers.
• Coordinate packaging briefs, artwork rounds and approvals with Marketing/QA.
• Organise samples for internal/customer review and support factory trials.
• Assist launch planning with tools, forecasting, decks and POS availability.
• Drive continuous improvement of templates and trackers.

Skills

Project coordination

NPD coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Stage-gate governance

Specifications & master data

Packaging workflow

Samples & trials

Launch planning

Continuous improvement

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Boyne Valley Group, a leader in the FMCG sector for over 60 years, is seeking an experienced NPD Co-Ordinator to join our Household team. The company has a portfolio of market leading brands including McDonnells, Brillo, Chivers, Kinetica, Erin soup, Don Carlos, Homecook, Lakeshore and Killeen. The business has a significant workforce across multiple functions including operations, commercial, finance and marketing with a team that aspires to our values of Trust, Respect, Inspire, Innovate, Achieve and Wellbeing.

Overview

This role will sit within the Household Commercial function to support the end-to-end delivery of NPD Household projects across the business by managing the project list, coordinating timelines and supporting cross-functional inputs ensuring projects move smoothly and efficiently from concept to launch to meet agreed business target launch dates.

• NPD pipeline co-ordination: Working closely with commercial and marketing teams to build out the NPD pipeline; ensuring alignment on prioritisation with key stakeholders in the business.
• Project co-ordination: Build and maintain NPD critical path, actions log, organise project meetings, circulate agendas, capture minutes, and drive follow-ups to closure.
• Stage-gate governance: Coordinate project briefs and business case inputs (brief completeness, feasibility inputs, costings, timelines, risks) and ensure required approvals received prior to proceeding to next stage.
• Cross-functional alignment: Act as day-to‑day point of contact and support to ensure project delivery and timelines achieved across Marketing/Commercial, Packaging, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, QA/Technical and Finance
• Specifications & master data: Set-up of item codes and ensure all necessary information is received from suppliers.
• Artwork & packaging workflow: Working with Marketing and QA/technical teams to coordinate packaging briefs, artwork rounds, and approvals.
• Samples & trials: Organise samples for internal/customer review; support factory trials, capture outcomes and ensure learnings are reflected in final specs/SOPs.
• Launch support planning: Supporting the National Accounts and Field Sales teams to ensure they have all the necessary tools (co-ordinate range review dates, forecasting, retailer sell-in decks, samples, POS availability etc.)
• Continuous improvement: Improve templates, trackers and ways of working

Experience & Qualifications:

• 2–4 years’ experience coordinating projects in FMCG, manufacturing, retail, or a similar fast‑paced environment (NPD/Innovation experience preferred).
• Proven ability to build and manage project plans/critical paths, action logs, and stage‑gate deliverables to meet target launch dates.
• Comfortable coordinating product specifications and master data (e.g., item set‑up, pack formats, supplier details) with excellent attention to detail.
• Highly organised with strong prioritisation and time management skills; able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Clear, confident communicator with experience preparing meeting agendas, capturing minutes, and driving follow‑ups to closure.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Excel); experience with project trackers/tools is an advantage.
• Flexible and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset and willingness to support on‑site trials/samples as required.