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Job No: VP13
Job type: Bookkeeping and financial accounting
Location: Nairobi
Categories: Bookkeeping and financial accounting/Industrial products
Our client in the manufacturing industry is seeking to recruit a highly ambitious candidate to fill in the following position in their Nairobi office: |
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER |
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Job Summary |
To develop, maintain and update the new product development process, initiate and continuation of new product “Concept to Customer” process to ensure a group of new concepts/products are available to be introduced or commercialized annually.. |
Main Responsibilities of Job |
1. Create and manage the new product development pipeline portfolio, to ensure successive annual roll-outs of value-added profitable products, to achieve growth targets. 2. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive the Customer to Concept process to bring new products to market. 3. Identify marketing opportunities by analyzing and defining the total market, market share, competitor market share, and available market share by product market. 4. Provide leadership and support for the design, development, refinement, and implementation of products by:
5. Develop, maintain and update new product development “Concept to Customer” process to ensure a group of new concepts/products are available to be introduced and commercialized on an annual basis to include:
6. Initiate and continue new concepts/products “Ideation” activities. Activities to include:
7. Initiate and continue new concepts/products “Funnel to Focus” activities. Activities to include:
8. Champion prioritized new concepts/products through the “Stage Gate” development process. Activities to include:
9. Handle all aspects of taking successful new product concepts through commercialization. Where appropriate, develop an introduction team with members from key functional areas to insure a coordinated and successful introduction. 10. Responsible for Performance Evaluation Analysis. Activities to include:
11. Handle all customer specific requests and brand line extension activities within. Service to include:
12. Maintain ongoing communication with Packaging, Procurement, Manufacturing and Engineering to ensure a thorough understanding of emerging new ingredients, packaging and manufacturing technology. Incorporate this learning into new product development process. 13. Serve in cross-functional roles & responsibilities in support of corporate objectives
Key Skills and Qualifications:
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Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs to recruitment@ke.gt.com stating the subject heading “PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER” clearly indicating their current and expected remuneration (MUST), daytime telephone contacts, and addresses of three referees. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. |
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