Category Development Manager.Private Label - Management

Job Purpose 

The Category Development Manager will manage the process of developing a product or enhancing existing GF products to meet customer expectations effectively and maintaining high profit margins & quality.  Conduct research, develop proposals, and supervise the design, ability to identify opportunities to introduce competitive products to the market and improve existing products.

Key Accountabilities

Product Development:

· Lead and manage the products developments for GNF 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 GNF 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 GNF products

Quality:

· Support with the team in technical packaging aspects and manage the direction of generating an innovative Engineering organization that delivers high

quality GNF 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.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in business or Engineering

Experience

Minimum 5 – 7 years’ experience in related field

Key Competencies

· Conflict Management

· Negotiation and influencing skills

· Business Acumen

· Managing vision and purpose

· Command Skills

· Developing Direct Reports

· Building effective teams