Head of Product Development - Private Label

Accountabilities:

Product Development:

• To lead the developments of 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
• 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.

Category Management:

• Promote process changes to improve completion schedules and cost reductions in products and department expenses.
• Support outsourcing programs and key sourcing initiatives.
• Obtains product market share to develop product sales strategies.
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• 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
• Appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes and lead the required change.
• Reviewing production and operational costs

Quality:

• Provides technical leadership and direct an innovative Engineering organization that delivers high quality 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 10 years’ experience in related field

-Solid skills in conflict & project management skills.

-Creative problem-solving techniques

-Strong supply chain understanding and focus

-Driven communication and presentation skills with the ability to network and influence people

-Assertive leadership and decision-making skills

-Entrepreneurial mindset

Competencies:

• 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