Project Manager
5 months ago
Reporting: NPD Manager/Senior Product Developer
**Purpose**:
The NPD department is looking for a dynamic Project Manager to lead and drive projects for customer pitches and successful launches related to Special buys and Gifting.
**Role Objectives**:
- Project management: NPD for Gifting & Special Buys
- Sourcing oversight
- Costing & Commercial
- Pitch Execution
- Problem Solving
**Key Functional Areas**:
- Project management - product development:_
- Responsibility for consolidation of product portfolio to meet customer needs (bringing it all together)
- Drive and plan with internal departments to create trend forward/relevant gifting & special buy products that tap into innovation of flavour, packaging and design.
- Assist with design to create innovative and practical packaging concepts and eye-catching design
- Concepts & Presentations.
- Responsibility for launch CPA from initiation to landing in customer warehouse
- Project manage and drive teams to execute all relevant stages of the product development process within given deadlines to ensure product is launched on time and meets customer/export requirements
- Oversee timeline of sustainable sourcing of new product, raw materials, packaging and kitchenware from compliant suppliers with the product developer / technical. Assist with sourcing as needed.
- Problem solving to overcome development issues and meet customer requirements & deadlines.
- Ensure thorough communication related to new products between internal customer focused and operational departments on all new projects to ensure effective launches
- Monitoring & evaluating project performance
- Commercial interface:_
- Identify gaps and opportunities in current and new markets
- Cost gifting & special buy products and deliver a commercially viable and competitive offering. Review standard range costing annually.
- Creation of pitch presentations & concepts on PowerPoint
- Involvement in value engineering to create competitive products
- Ensure sales team are equipped with full product knowledge to drive growth
**Education & Required Knowledge**:
- Either an equivalent of the below degree and 2 - 5 years’ related experience will be recognized:
- Food Technology or Cons. Science
- Bsc Food Science
- Business Science
- Advantageous experience in:
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Commercial exposure
- Computer Literacy (Microsoft office)
- Excel Fluency - Intermediate level
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English
**Personal Characteristics**:
- Deadline driven
- Proactive and enthusiastic
- High attention to detail
- Ability to work in a high pressure and fast paced environment
- Ability to multi
- task between multiple projects
- A creative thinker
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Optimistic solution finder
- Commercially minded
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- A passionate & knowledgeable foodie
- A methodical approach and adhere to procedure
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