Senior Product Development Manager

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Roma
EUR 60.000 - 90.000
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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.