Product Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Championing the category and product vision / purpose
• Manage the in-year delivery of the plan, ensuring the portfolio achieves pre-agreed objectives
• Lead the end-to-end product development process, from concept to launch
• Lead & develop the innovation pipeline for the next 3years
• Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful & current (non-sellable) products
• Conduct market research to identify new product opportunities, customer needs, and industry trends.
• Work with Regional/Local teams for the local product sourcing & launch, integrating them into global assortments.
• Manage costings, simulations, commercial feasibility and work towards increasing gross profits of the category managed.
• Coordinate project timelines, resources, and teams to ensure timely and within-budget product launches.
• Create and police critical paths for all activities within development.
• Oversee the registration of products with relevant authorities and regulatory bodies across different markets
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Key Stakeholders

• Head of Product, Head of Digital Content, Campaigns & Creative Design, Head of Business Development, Head of PR & Corporate Comms, Quality Team, Supply Chain and Operations

Qualifications

• High talent with leadership potential, graduate calibre
• Strong core leadership competencies
• Significant and relevant professional experience within Nutrition / Home Care product
• Multi-level marketing with International scope
• At least 5 years previous product experience preferred from the Nutrition / Home care category
• High levels of creativity and ideally innovation experience
• A digital native, in touch with the world of start up

Delivering Results:

• A real focus on execution and delivery
• Proven track-record of delivering projects with positive results
• Understanding of the product development and / or stage gate process - including concept & sensory testing, quality and regulatory and product registration
• Management of large internal stakeholder groups
• A strong and proven project manager

Providing the Vision:

• Experience in bringing teams together and leading them toward a shared goal
• Ability to deliver a clear message and ask of your audience (internal / agencies)
• Experience of driving a strategic planning process. Proven budget management, presentation and communication skills.
  
• Willing to travel (moderate: every 2 months)

Driving Change:

• Ability to inspire others and deal with change
• Creative and fast paced, with a solution mind-set.
• Resilient in the face of set back
• Leads the innovation agenda/thought leadership

Remuneration

MYR 10,000 - MYR12,000

Consultant in charge

May Chong | May.Chong@hunters-in.com | 012-280 1717
Andrea Low | andrea.low@hunters-in.com | 012-201 3693