An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Brand Manager or Senior Brand Manager with experience of managing innovation/NPD projects to take on the role of Innovation Marketing Manager. This is a global role and a key strategic pillar of the organisation as it continues on its growth journey. You will be shaping the future of this category and business for the years to come. This is a highly location-flexible role and allows the role-holder to work from home (in Ireland) in the main.
Why apply?
- An exciting opportunity to grow and develop your innovation skills in a newly formed team with a highly experienced innovation leader
- Work from anywhere. While we would like the person to be primarily based in Ireland, you can work from home for the majority of the time.
- Permanent role, growth opportunities and an excellent package (pension, healthcare, generous bonus, great salary and lots more).
- Work closely with the R&D, Insights and wider marketing teams in Ireland and market teams around the world (US, EU, ANZ etc).
Who are we looking for?
An experienced FMCG, CPG or other similar consumer goods marketing professional with knowledge of NPD, Stage Gate process or similar innovation experience.
What you’ll do as Innovation Marketing Manager
- Develop an insights-focused pipeline of category concept areas, working collaboratively with our global and local insights teams to unlock winning insights.
- Lead, manage and drive approved projects through our new Stage Gate process from discovery through to implementation stages.
- Brief and collaborate closely with our elite R&D team on new concepts and line extension developments.
- Work hand in hand with our commercial teams to create innovations our consumers, shoppers and customers will love.
- Review on a continuous basis project risks, financial deliverables, timings and other key success metrics.
- Support our innovation planning cycle, working closely with relevant teams to ensure critical timings and deadlines are captured and adhered to.
- Track product market performance and make adjustments to enhance propositions.
- Deliver regular project reports and updates to key stakeholders.
Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Research or related subjects.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in marketing, innovation strategy or new to market brand projects, ideally within FMCG.
- A track record of developing launch/seed/growth strategies & activations.
- Experience working across global markets and geographies a plus.
- Excellent project management skills, including leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Stage Gate, NPD experience or similar.
- Excellent communicator with a fascination of consumer behaviour
- Entrepreneurial mindset, strong personal drive, promotes ideas and curiosity