Product Development Manager – Recipe Fish, Coated Fish & Seafood & Raw Material Lead

UNAVAILABLE; Cisterna di Latina; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading FMCG company in Italy is seeking a Product Development Manager to lead the delivery of the segment product strategy. The role is focused on developing and implementing innovation pipelines and managing R&D programs. Candidates should have a relevant Science degree or significant FMCG experience, and a track record in product innovation. This position emphasizes collaboration across various teams to ensure product superiority and compliance, while anticipating consumer needs and maintaining competitive advantage.

Competenze

• Relevant Science Degree or significant experience in FMCG product development.
• Proficient in English language for communication.
• Track record of successful innovation in food or FMCG categories.
• Eager to understand and anticipate consumer behaviour.
• Basic understanding of Intellectual property for competitive advantage.

Mansioni

• Lead the delivery of product development strategy in the segment.
• Develop and maintain technical expertise in supply chains and technologies.
• Ensure compliance with CSR strategy and Nutrition/Health targets.
• Champion product quality and implement recipe changes.

Conoscenze

Proficient in English

Track record of successful innovation

Understanding consumer behavior

Experience in concept development

Understanding of food science

Formazione

Relevant Science Degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

ROLE PURPOSE: Leads the delivery of the Segment product strategy, ensuring we continue to win now and in the future. The PDM is expected to actively implement the product development strategy within their MWBs & Secondary Battlefields & is accountable for developing & delivering the Innovation & renovation pipeline, alongside any associated R&D programme to meet the MWB growth & renovation targets. As R&D Raw Material lead they are accountable for implementing raw material strategy for the segment (c.470m€pa RM spend), setting Nomad specification standards & delivering R&D programme to improve productivity & resilience.

BUSINESS IMPACT:

This role is essential for the successful creation & delivery of a consumer-led innovation pipeline (NPD, EPD) which delivers the MWB financial & Superiority targets. They ensure their product portfolio (new & existing) continues to delight consumers & remains relevant & competitive in a changing world. They ensure our specifications are fit for purpose & evaluate new opportunities to building resilience & ensuring future supply.

Responsibilities

R&D Programme

• Developing an R&D portfolio that represents the key priorities for each MWB/Growth platform and is fully consistent with the Nomad “Win as One” philosophy, with clear R&D deliverables, working in collaboration with Marketing, Supply chains, and R&D colleagues across the organisation
• Actively manage their portfolio for maximum ROI, flagging the need for prioritisation decisions when necessary
• Responsible for implementation across in-house factories and Copack
• Leads across F4G, Insourcing and Business Continuity projects
• Manages product delivery across Brand, PL, Export and FS Channels as per business requirements
• Develops & maintains a deep technical expertise in their field (supply chains, technologies, manufacturing processes). Leads associated projects & acts as a technical consultant across segments. Ensures knowledge is captured for future use

Governance & Compliance

• Provides accurate & informative input into gate documents
• All new developments are consistent with the CSR strategy and Nutrition/ Health targets
• Ensures compliance with Nomad policies & processes, including common ways of working

Leading & developing their resources

• Deployment of their R&D resources to deliver maximum return on investment
• Developing individuals within their team and championing their Career Development Programmes
• Delivering their programme within an agreed budget with the R&D Head/Lead of Segment or Regional R&D Lead

Product strategy & superiority

• A deep understanding of relevant consumer demand spaces & drivers of liking
• Defines & champions product quality from a consumer perspective. Approves & implements recipe process changes
• Develop Product strategies for key products in their portfolio to ensure they remain relevant and maintain competitive advantage
• Product superiority vs our key competitors, for lead skus in each MWB
• Maintain good awareness of competitor products. ICM leadership across the segment portfolio

Raw material strategy & resilience

• A deep understanding of key raw materials & their supply chains
• Defines & champions raw material quality from a consumer & processing perspective & sets raw material specification standards for the segment
• Develops raw material strategies to ensure future supply
• Recommends optimum utilisation of raw material across the portfolio for benefit of Nomad & our consumers
• Leads R&D programme to evaluate & optimise new species

R&D Contribution

• Member of R&D functional workstreams as required

Qualifications

• Relevant Science Degree or significant experience in an FMCG product development/Technical role
• Proficient in English language
• Track record of successful innovation within food or other FMCG category
• Eager to understand and anticipate consumer behaviour
• Experience of concept development & rapid prototyping
• Basic understanding of the role of Intellectual property (patents, exclusivity, know-how and trade secrets) to generate competitive advantage
• Good understanding of food science and ingredient-process interactions (or packaging)
• Track record of successfully driving innovation from prototype to full production
• Good understanding of commercial frozen fish supply chains (wild caught & farmed) & primary processing (filleting, freezing, block making)