Senior NPD Project Manager EMEA

Job Description

The Senior NPD Project Manager EMEA is passionate about product creative concepting, relationship building, project management, process, and people.Client DetailsWell known FMCG business with global reach looking to add diligent and aspiring individuals to join the team.DescriptionThe key responsibilities of the role include:

• Ensures product ranges meet regional and partnership needs- style design, materials, function, size, features, and CMF (Color/Material/Finish).
• Presents product and graphics briefs to cross functional team.
• Cohesive assortments utilizing customer brief and selling data across materials and regions, aligned with overarching customer regional product strategy and aesthetic.
• Product management timelines-both standard and custom.
• Drives on time, compliant and on brand product and all product deliverables.
• Alignment on program presentations - both internal and customer facing.
• Development of multiple products and customer programs on schedule, in parallel on the same timeline.
• Gains and showcases deep understanding of our customers Brand, strategy, and priorities.
• Partners, supports, and guides key stakeholders and cross-functional team members on customer needs, processes, back-end support, timelines and deliverables so projects are completed on time and in full.
• Proactively provides timely project status information and contact reports for line manager and cross-functional team.
• Develops process requirements, builds alignment of stakeholders, constructs timelines and deliverables, manages regular cadence meetings to keep projects on time.
• Influences others to deliver results, escalates risks and opportunities to leadership, documents proven results and lessons learned, creates, and delivers clear presentations to all levels of the organisation.
• Contributes to, and achieves Financial Targets for Business Unit Revenue, Gross Margin and Contribution Margin.

ProfileThe ideal candidate will have a background in:

• Experience developing products with consumer hard goods brand experience.
• Experience with EMEA based or operating customers, FMCG, fashion and/or large specialty QSR chains.
• Consistent track record of building new and maintaining existing successful product categories.
• Solid understanding of principles of the Product Development process, Project Management, Product Design, Surface Design and Manufacturing.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills, communicating effectively and projecting a professional image when giving and receiving information.
• Well organised and able to work independently, advancing multiple complex projects concurrently in a highly dynamic environment. Adept at managing priorities in development.
• Initiative taking and task prioritisation, demonstrating excellent time-management, organisational, problem-prevention and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to self-manage large amounts of information and catch errors.
• Works effectively with individuals and groups at all organisational levels, establishing relationships grounded in trust, candor and transparency and providing a platform for influencing.
• Dealing well with ambiguity, maintaining composure, discretion, and high first-time quality under timeline pressure or when faced with sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Model strong general business acumen, active listening skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing business needs and deadlines.
• Solid understanding of the QSR sector would be ideal

Job OfferCompetitive salary + benefits + very flexible working from home arrangement.