ROLE PURPOSE: Leadership of an End-to-end R&D team & programme for part of a core Segment. Leads a single or multi-site team of developers, accountable for co-creation of strategy, innovation pipeline & end-to-end delivery (concept to production) of the R&D programme (NPD, EPD, F4G, ), in Nomad factories and at selected copackers within agreed budget & timescale. Influential business partner with senior colleagues in Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain & Procurement. BUSINESS IMPACT: Accountable for shaping & leading the strategy development within their MWBs & for driving the end-to-end R&D work programme to ensure delivery of a validated pipeline that delivers the MWB growth & renovation targets. Accountable for growing & maintaining their existing portfolio ensuring efficient R&D implementation of product & process changes impacting multiple MWBs &/or Growth Platforms (in-house & copack) including compliance with Nomad policies & procedures. Promotes consumer-led design & design for manufacture to ensure products are efficiently commercialised, meet consumer needs & are superior to the competition. Identifies & implements opportunities for savings, simplification & quality improvement. Accountable for safe & hygienic ways of working within their factory-based teams. Functional Leadership Influence & impact on innovation strategy Validated innovation pipeline to deliver growth targets for their MWBs &/or GPs Regulatory & policy compliance of portfolio Pro-active in identifying cost saving & simplification opportunities Excellent technical execution & knowledge capture Impact & influence re supply chain decisions impacting product attributes & claims Effective business partnership Continuous improvement People Leadership Builds a performance culture Develop future leaders and nurture technical talent Maintain & develop relevant expertise Builds inclusive and diverse teams Drives sustainable engagement in teams Strong networks and proven leadership outside RDQ Governance Accurate & informative input to gate documents Resource deployment based on priorities RDQ input to facilitate manufacturing & sourcing decisions Be able to prioritise resource vs business needs Design Leadership Deep understanding of consumer needs (KCA & KPA translation) & preferences across multiple markets Good understanding of relevant supply chains & technologies Product & pack strategies for key products in their portfolio to ensure they remain relevant and maintain competitive advantage Superior products with strong claims & relevant points of difference Operational Leadership On time, in full execution of the technical programme Delivery of programme within budget Contingency planning to ensure no gap to plan Continuous development of RDQ capability & facilities in line with business needs Adoption & sharing of best practice within teams Technical qualifications degree level, or equivalent Experience within FMCG in a technical role People and programme leadership with evidence of successful delivery