Would you like to join a high-performing NPD team within a fast-growing, globally recognised consumer brand, operating across a rapidly expanding EMEA region, as a Senior NPD Project Manager?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a business known for its bold approach, entrepreneurial culture, and highly innovative product portfolio, playing a key role in bringing new products and initiatives to market across multiple EMEA countries.
The Role:
- Take ownership of complex NPD and commercialisation programmes from initial concept through to launch across multiple EMEA markets.
- Lead and develop a team of Project Managers, providing direction, coaching, and support to ensure projects are delivered On-Time-In-Full.
- Oversee the delivery of approximately 600 SKU-level projects annually, ensuring strong governance, prioritisation, and execution.
- Manage the commercialisation relationship with regional bottling and external partners.
- Work closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure a clear project scope and successful implementation.
- Manage multiple projects and programmes simultaneously, balancing priorities, dependencies, resources and timelines.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, providing clear options analysis and recommendations to support effective decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to improve and streamline end-to-end commercialisation processes and ways of working.
- Produce clear and regular project reporting for senior stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, milestones, and key decisions.
About You:
- Experienced project management professional with a strong background in NPD, commercialisation, or FMCG project delivery.
- Proven experience managing and developing a team
- Strong understanding of end-to-end NPD delivery within an FMCG supply chain environment, from product concept through to launch.
- Confident working within structured stage-gate project management processes and managing complex, multi-market programmes.
- Highly organised, results-driven and tenacious, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence across commercial, operational, and external teams.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong process discipline, including the ability to identify and manage cross-programme dependencies.
- Experienced in risk and issue management, including presenting data, developing options analysis, and managing escalations.
- Experience working across multiple regions or international markets would be highly advantageous.
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, I'd love to tell you more.
Find out more about this opportunity or discuss how we can support your next career move, by getting in touch today.
Email:
Phone: 07537 163606
We look forward to receiving your application.
The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer products sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you agree to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Senior NPD Project Manager in Swindon employer: Advocate Group
Advocate Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and supportive work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. As an Italian-Speaking National Account Manager, you will benefit from excellent career development opportunities while working in a hybrid role that allows for flexibility. Located in a vibrant market, the company prioritises employee growth and provides a platform for meaningful contributions to the success of the Amazon account.
