Product Innovator: Trend-to-Shelf for Licensed Brands

Challenger Brands; Leiden; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave annually

LinkedIn Learning access

Lunch provided by chefs

Summer and Christmas parties

Travel reimbursement for commuting

Diversity celebration with 47+ nations

Health and wellness: fresh fruit daily

Employee referral program

Industry engagement: trade shows

Dynamic, international team culture

Autonomous, supportive work setting

Retirement plans

Sonos on each floor

Job summary

Challenger Brands is seeking a New Product Developer in Leiden to drive products from trend to shelf across Europe, including licensed and partner brands. You’ll own development end-to-end, manage supplier relationships, and coordinate with sales, supply chain, design, marketing, legal and finance.

You’ll shape category and brand lifecycle strategies with self-defined KPIs, working with Excel and BI tools to track progress and costs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in product development, own-brand or category management.
• Fluent English; Dutch or another European language is a plus.
• Advanced Excel; experience with BI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products end to end, from trend and competitor research to launch on shelf.
• Source and approach new suppliers and manufacturers in Europe and beyond, and grow relationships.
• Negotiate prices, payment and delivery terms, and keep target prices and development costs on track.
• Act as the single point of contact for sales, supply chain, design, marketing, legal and finance throughout development.
• Shape the category, brand and product lifecycle strategy, with KPIs you set up yourself.

Skills

English fluency

Product development experience

Dutch language skills (bonus)

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Challenger Brands is seeking a New Product Developer in Leiden to drive products from trend to shelf across Europe, including licensed and partner brands. You’ll own development end-to-end, manage supplier relationships, and coordinate with sales, supply chain, design, marketing, legal and finance.

You’ll shape category and brand lifecycle strategies with self-defined KPIs, working with Excel and BI tools to track progress and costs.