Project Manager NPD

Summary

New Product Development Project Manager opportunity to drive profitable growth in a very fashionably branded product category.

You will be responsible for helping to grow overall profitability within a broad range of brands through the effective delivery of strategic NPD Reporting into Senior Marketer, you will organise and prioritise multiple projects.

Job Description

Key responsibilities include:

• Project managing a cross functional team to successfully deliver strategic NPD.
• Manage multiple projects across several distinct brand areas.
• Working to deliver products in line with brand strategy and positioning.
• Managing a gate stage process to deliver to a predetermined timeline.
• Managing the design and artwork for new products.
• Setting and managing spend within Budget and to pitch for spend allocation when required.
• Liaising with supply, Commercial, Technical, Marketing, Purchasing and Sites to ensure projects are effectively supported.
• Working with the category and commercial teams to gain NPD listings.
• Guiding your project teams through the gate stage process ensuring that all essential criteria is met, becoming a champion for the gate process. Key recruitment requirements:
• Demonstrable experience of developing NPD projects across branded or own label categories for the retail sectors.
• Experience of working with and managing external agencies and working with external suppliers and contract packers.
• High level of numeracy and ability to understand and manipulate figures. · Experience of managing cross-functional projects.
• Able to manage budgets effectively, achieving specific revenue and profit targets for NPD.
• Experience of managing external agencies. · Positive, enthusiastic and energetic attitude.
• Calm under pressure.
• Can do attitude.
• Excellent communication skills and experience of building relationships based on honest communication.
• Personal commitment to each project you are working on.
• Experience of managing multiple projects at speed.

This is a great opportunity to join a really professional, growing business in a really progressive brand category area.

Career opportunities are significant as are the challenges and opportunities you will be offered in this role.

Ref MDW7978