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Chaberton Professionals, a division of Chaberton Partners dedicated to the search and selection of Middle and Top Management profiles, is currently seeking a Senior Product Development Manager for one of the most renowned and well-known brands in the Italian food industry.
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 and at selected copackers within agreed budget & timescale. Influential business partner with senior colleagues in Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain & Procurement.
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
Builds a performance culture
Develop future leaders and nurture technical talent
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
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

Experience within FMCG in a technical role
People and programme leadership with evidence of successful delivery

Based to 45 km from Rome, Italy.
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