NPD Senior Manager

Job Description YOU As our NPD Senior Manager , you will lead the GB&I Technical Centre (TC) Product Development Team responsible for New Product Development (NPD) of LUCOZADE and RIBENA , product re-engineering and other development transversal projects across SBFE brands. You will achieve alignment on NPD priorities among the Technical Centre NPD’s teams and Markets and ensure proper coordination, and lead an extremely motivated team. YOUR ROLE Leadership – management Recruit, lead, inspire and motivate his/her team of 12 members including temporary ones Manage resources at NPD lab (people, OPEX, CAPEX) Manage NPD priorities between Markets and Technical Centre Ensure consumer insights and feedback build into development projects Ensure that the outputs of the NPD program meet all food safety, regulatory compliance, sensory, IP and quality requirements Provide leadership and technical training to direct reports and within the Technical Centre Core brand innovation (CBI), core brand evolution (CBE), category expansion (CE) Lead and manage the technical delivery of assigned NPD or product renovation that contribute to deliver the business growth Provide effective scientific & te…