Senior Product Development Manager

Nomad Foods

  • Lowestoft, Suffolk
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
OverviewROLE 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.ResponsibilitiesFunctional 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

Nomad Foods