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Innovation Manager |
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Food Processing & Manufacturing |
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As Innovation Manager you will be responsible for the end to end process to bring all of our client's Category Innovations to market. The incumbent of this position partners with the R&D Project Manager to set R&D priorities, based upon strategies and insights.- Leadership of the consumer focused Innovation / Renovation Process for assigned category.
- Develop R&D Strategies with the R&D project manager
- Working with lead markets, ensure that the innovation research process is followed and real consumer insights are used as the basis for R&D investment.
- Creation and ownership of detailed product development briefs guiding innovation projects
- Lead the quarterly R&D review meetings.
- Ownership of New Prodcut Development Innovation and Apollo processes on behalf of R&D and the business.
- Creation of product and service concepts from consumer pull end - benefit sort data, and, with lead nutritionist, from the consumer technical model, the science push.
- Ensure future pipeline is full and agreed.
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Education
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- Previous new product/innovation experience within a classical CPG environment
- Strong understanding of the R&D processes.
- Ability to understand consumer needs and insights and act upon them in an appropriate way.
- Strong communication skills, persuasion and influencing others
- Strong team player
- Ability to drive an agenda, lead a team, be tenacious in follow up.
- Courage
- Results focus
- Initiative
- Innovation/Renovation knowledge
- Leadership
- Succesful track of new products developed and launched in the US. A plus
- Proven Project Management skills
- 5+ years brand or business development experience.
- Understanding and passion for sports a plus
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JOB6178 (Word
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