Innovation Brand Manager

+ The NPD Innovation Manager is responsible for:

- Prepare NPD Pipeline for multiple brands in Biscuit and Culinary categories

- Prepare business case for launch with forecast quantities, market strategy, pricing and competitive positioning.

- Lead the NPD Project management, including managing timelines, liaison with producing factories, designers for packaging and internal stakeholders.

- Manage the NPD budget to within budget limits, as agreed with the Head of Business Unit

- Ensuring alignment across the Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain departments on forecasts, pricing, launch timing

- Be the innovation expert and monitor competitor market activity, pricing, and new competitor brand launches, in conjunction with Brand Marketing teams.

- Putting in place, monitor and improve procedures to manage the NPD process and how it links with the cycle activities of the business. Work closely with the Head of Marketing to improve processes that link brand building activities with NPD activities

- Work closely and cohesively with the Head of Marketing and the producing factories.

- Initially working alone on NPD projects (in conjunction with Brand Managers) with view to leading a small team in the future.