Innovation and Product Development Manager FMCG
One Belian Seed PLT
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Job summary
One Belian Seed PLT in Malaysia is seeking an Innovation and Product Development Manager to lead a sustainable pipeline of FMCG products from concept to commercialization, balancing technical feasibility, consumer desirability, regulatory compliance, manufacturing capability, and commercial viability.
The role drives cross-functional collaboration across marketing, manufacturing, and regulatory affairs, develops annual plans, identifies growth opportunities, and ensures profitable portfolio
Qualifications
- Bachelor's and Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Nutrition, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or related discipline.
- Training in Innovation Management, Design Thinking, Consumer Insights, or Product Management is advantageous.
- 12–15 years of experience in Product Development and Innovation within the FMCG Food.
- Proven experience leading successful product launches.
- Experience managing cross-functional innovation projects.
- Packaging development and process improvement experiences is advantageous.
- Strong knowledge of commercialization, product development, technical and manufacturing processes.
- Experience working with ASEAN or international markets is preferred.
- Demonstrated success in innovation pipeline management
Responsibilities
- Develop annual innovation plans aligned with business objectives.
- Build and manage the innovation pipeline.
- Identify growth platforms and future innovation opportunities.
- Lead cross-functional innovation projects throughout the product lifecycle.
- Ensure seamless transition from development to commercialization.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Commercial, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, and Finance.
- Monitor market performance and profitability of innovations.
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To build and manage a sustainable innovation pipeline that delivers profitable growth through differentiated products, consumer-focused solutions, and continuous product portfolio optimization. The role ensures innovation projects are executed efficiently from idea generation to commercialization while balancing technical feasibility, consumer desirability, regulatory compliance, manufacturing capability, and commercial viability.
Develop and execute innovation initiatives aligned with business strategy and future market
- Develop annual innovation plans aligned with business objectives.
- Build and manage the innovation pipeline.
- Identify growth platforms and future innovation opportunities.
- Balance breakthrough, adjacent, and incremental innovation.
- Develop innovation roadmaps by category.
- Evaluate innovation investment priorities.
- Translate consumer understanding into meaningful product innovation.
- Analyze consumer behaviors and unmet needs.
- Conduct market and competitive assessments.
- Identify emerging food, beverage, and lifestyle trends.
- Translate consumer insights into product concepts.
- Support consumer testing and validation.
- Monitor market performance after product launch.
- Recommend portfolio improvements based on market feedback.
Lead the development of innovative products from concept to commercialization.
- Develop new food and beverage products.
- Optimize product quality and cost.
- Lead commercial production trials and commercialization.
- Ensure successful manufacturing transfer.
Lead cross-functional innovation projects throughout the product lifecycle.
- Define project objectives and deliverables.
- Develop project timelines and milestones.
- Coordinate cross-functional project teams.
- Monitor project progress and risks.
- Facilitate project review meetings.
- Resolve technical and operational issues.
- Identify opportunities for product renovation.
- Recommend product rationalization.
- Improve profitability through portfolio optimization.
- Monitor innovation contribution to business growth.
Ensure seamless transition from development to commercial production.
- Support manufacturing scale-up and commercialization.
- Drive continuous product improvement.
Partner with business functions to accelerate innovation success.
- Collaborate with Marketing on concept development.
- Work with Commercial to understand customer requirements.
- Coordinate with Manufacturing during process validation and commercialization.
- Partner with Regulatory Affairs on product compliance.
- Work closely with Science & Technology on technical challenges.
- Align with Finance on product costing and profitability.
Leverage external expertise to strengthen innovation capability.
- Develop supplier innovation programs.
- Build relationships with strategic suppliers.
- Collaborate with research organizations.
- Participate in external innovation networks.
Ensure products consistently meet quality expectations.
- Define product quality attributes.
- Resolve technical product issues.
Strengthen organizational innovation capability.
- Bachelor's and Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Nutrition, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or related discipline.
- Training in Innovation Management, Design Thinking, Consumer Insights, or Product Management is advantageous.
- 12–15 years of experience in Product Development and Innovation within the FMCG Food
- Proven experience leading successful product launches.
- Experience managing cross-functional innovation projects.
- Packaging development and process improvement experiences is advantageous.
- Strong knowledge of commercialization, product development, technical and manufacturing processes.
- Experience working with ASEAN or international markets is preferred.
- Demonstrated success in innovation pipeline management
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