Senior Product Development Manager
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Chaberton Professionals, a division of Chaberton Partners dedicated to the search and selection of Middle and Top Management profiles, is currently seeking a Senior Product Development Manager for one of the most renowned and well-known brands in the Italian food industry.
Leadership of an End-to-end R&D team & programme for part of a core Segment. Leads a single or multi-site team of developers, accountable for co‑creation of strategy, innovation pipeline & end‑to‑end delivery (concept to production) of the R&D programme and at selected copackers within agreed budget & timescale. Influential business partner with senior colleagues in Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain & Procurement.
Responsibilities
Functional Leadership
- Influence & impact on innovation strategy
- Validated innovation pipeline to deliver growth targets for their MWBs &/or GPs
- Regulatory & policy compliance of portfolio
- Pro‑active in identifying cost saving & simplification opportunities
- Excellent technical execution & knowledge capture
- Impact & influence re supply chain decisions impacting product attributes & claims
- Effective business partnership
- Builds a performance culture
- Develop future leaders and nurture technical talent
- Builds inclusive and diverse teams
- Drives sustainable engagement in teams
- Strong networks and proven leadership outside RDQ
Governance
- Accurate & informative input to gate documents
- Resource deployment based on priorities
- RDQ input to facilitate manufacturing & sourcing decisions
- Be able to prioritise resource vs business needs
- Deep understanding of consumer needs (KCA & KPA translation) & preferences across multiple markets
- Good understanding of relevant supply chains & technologies
- Product & pack strategies for key products in their portfolio to ensure they remain relevant and maintain competitive advantage
- Superior products with strong claims & relevant points of difference
Operational Leadership
- On time, in full execution of the technical programme
- Delivery of programme within budget
- Contingency planning to ensure no gap to plan
- Continuous development of RDQ capability & facilities in line with business needs
- Adoption & sharing of best practice within teams
Qualifications
- Experience within FMCG in a technical role
- People and programme leadership with evidence of successful delivery
Based to 45 km from Rome, Italy.