Category Development Manager - Grocery Food

DIMENSIONS:

Product Development:

• Lead and manage the products developments for GF based the products development overall strategy

• To develop innovative products based on customer needs & market trends resulting in strong revenue growth.

• To lead the exercise of launching/relaunching a new Private label product and submit it to for approval through the agreed upon process/committee based on GF products strategy

• Support marketing and sales in development of product specifications.

• Evaluates and decides on best problem solving-solution to ensure the balance among time, cost, and quality objectives throughout the product lifecycle.

• Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.

• Preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.

• Anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders such as special events products to Charity or seasonal products developed specifically

Category Management:

• Promote process changes to improve completion schedules and cost reductions in products and department expenses.

• Support outsourcing programs and key procurement initiatives such as new supplier innovative products and range

• Lead and manage to facilitate inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.

• Manager the introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with operation, advertising, and production.

Packaging & Innovation:

• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements

• Manage the appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes and lead the required change.

• Reviewing production and operational costs for GF products

Quality:

• Support with the team in technical packaging aspects and manage the direction of generating an innovative Engineering organization that delivers high quality GF products to the end consumers

• Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products in term of Quality & Cost

People Development:

• Provides leadership, coaching, performance reviews, and other personnel management functions for direct reports.

• Guides the team to create innovative solutions

Maintains product management staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business or Engineering

Experience, Skills & Competencies

-Minimum 5 – 7 years’ experience in related field

-Conflict Management

-Negotiation and influencing skills

-Business Acumen

-Managing vision and purpose

-Command Skills

-Developing Direct Reports

-Building effective teams

-Driver for results

-Problem Solving

-Creative & Innovative

-Dealing with ambiguity