Overview
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, Net Sales c.€300m+, GP c.€80m+), 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.
Responsibilities
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
Qualifications
* Technical qualifications degree level, or equivalent
* Experience within FMCG in a technical role
* People and programme leadership with evidence of successful delivery
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