Overview
ROLE PURPOSE: Leadership of an End-to-end R&D team & programme for part of a core Segment. Leads a single or multi-site team of developers, accountable for co-creation of strategy, innovation pipeline & end-to-end delivery (concept to production) of the R&D programme (NPD, EPD, F4G, ), in Nomad factories and at selected copackers within agreed budget & timescale. Influential business partner with senior colleagues in Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain & Procurement.
BUSINESS IMPACT: Accountable for shaping & leading the strategy development within their MWBs & for driving the end-to-end R&D work programme to ensure delivery of a validated pipeline that delivers the MWB growth & renovation targets. Accountable for growing & maintaining their existing portfolio ensuring efficient R&D implementation of product & process changes impacting multiple MWBs &/or Growth Platforms (in-house & copack) including compliance with Nomad policies & procedures. Promotes consumer-led design & design for manufacture to ensure products are efficiently commercialised, meet consumer needs & are superior to the competition. Identifies & implements opportunities for savings, simplification & quality improvement. Accountable for safe & hygienic ways of working within their factory-based teams.
Responsibilities
Functional Leadership
- Influence & impact on innovation strategy
- Validated innovation pipeline to deliver growth targets for their MWBs &/or GPs
- Regulatory & policy compliance of portfolio
- Pro-active in identifying cost saving & simplification opportunities
- Excellent technical execution & knowledge capture
- Impact & influence re supply chain decisions impacting product attributes & claims
- Effective business partnership
- Continuous improvement
People Leadership
- Builds a performance culture
- Develop future leaders and nurture technical talent
- Maintain & develop relevant expertise
- Builds inclusive and diverse teams
- Drives sustainable engagement in teams
- Strong networks and proven leadership outside RDQ
Governance
- Accurate & informative input to gate documents
- Resource deployment based on priorities
- RDQ input to facilitate manufacturing & sourcing decisions
- Be able to prioritise resource vs business needs
Design Leadership
- Deep understanding of consumer needs (KCA & KPA translation) & preferences across multiple markets
- Good understanding of relevant supply chains & technologies
- Product & pack strategies for key products in their portfolio to ensure they remain relevant and maintain competitive advantage
- Superior products with strong claims & relevant points of difference
Operational Leadership
- On time, in full execution of the technical programme
- Delivery of programme within budget
- Contingency planning to ensure no gap to plan
- Continuous development of RDQ capability & facilities in line with business needs
- Adoption & sharing of best practice within teams
Qualifications
- Technical qualifications degree level, or equivalent
- Experience within FMCG in a technical role
- People and programme leadership with evidence of successful delivery