NPD Manager

Abbott; Shanghai (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking an experienced NPD-focused lead to translate consumer insights into robust product concepts and formulation briefs. You will align with sales, marketing, and finance to ensure new product ideas are significant and viable, and collaborate with marketing on product naming, claims, and labeling.

The role emphasizes managing the NPD stage-gate process, coordinating regulatory, quality, supply chain, packaging, and marketing teams, and mitigating risks to deliver on time and on

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, or related discipline.
• Experience: 5–7 years of hands-on NPD in dietary supplement/functional food/sports nutrition industry.
• Technical: Knowledge of powder blending, granulation, encapsulation, tableting, and liquid/pouch filling technologies.

Responsibilities

• Translate insights into robust product concepts and formulation briefs.
• Lead alignment with sales, marketing and finance to ensure ideas are sizable and meaningful.
• Own the NPD stage-gate process and manage critical paths from concept to launch.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution and on-time delivery.
• Ensure new products meet financial KPIs and manage NPD budget.

Skills

NPD project management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science / Nutrition / Biochemistry

PhD is a strong plus

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Translate consumer insights, market trends, and competitive analysis into robust product concepts and formulation briefs.
• Lead the alignment with sales, marketing and finance to ensure the new product idea is sizable and meaningful to business.
• Collaborate with marketing to develop product name, product claims and label design etc.

Key Responsibilities

Develop new product strategy aligned with business strategy

• Translate consumer insights, market trends, and competitive analysis into robust product concepts and formulation briefs.
• Lead the alignment with sales, marketing and finance to ensure the new product idea is sizable and meaningful to business.
• Collaborate with marketing to develop product name, product claims and label design etc.

Good management of NPD project, on time delivery with high quality

• Own the NPD stage-gate process, managing critical paths from concept to launch.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, Packaging, Marketing) to ensure seamless execution and on time delivery.
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks related to raw material availability, formulation challenges, or regulatory changes.
• Ensure all process comply with global and local regulations.

Ensure the new product can meet financial KPIs

• Evaluate the new product ideas can meet financial KPI in terms of topline sales incremental, gross margin and division margin.
• Drive value-engineering initiatives to reduce COGS without compromising product performance.
• Manage the NPD budget, including trial costs, lab testing, and pilot runs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, or a related discipline. A PhD is a strong plus.
• Experience : Minimum 5–7 years of hands‑on NPD experience within the dietary supplement, functional food, or sports nutrition industry.
• Technical Expertise : Deep knowledge of powder blending, wet granulation, encapsulation, tableting, and liquid/pouch filling technologies.
• Project Management : Proven track record of launching successful commercial products;
• Soft Skills : Strong problem-solving, cross-functional leadership, and ability to influence without authority.