F&N Category Innovation Manager at RS Hunter Limited

The F&N Category Innovation Manager reports to the Marketing Director (Food &Nutrition)

In our organization, we want drive growth by developing Brands that people across market love.

In order to drive this growth, Innovation plays a critical role in driving up the Equity of the Brand as well as expanding Margin and Top line.

The key remit of the role will be to define, develop and deliver the agreed Innovation pipeline in line with the strategy across all the Food & Nutrition Categories.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure volume, value, margin and market share objectives of NPDs on time
• Create a 36 month Innovation Pipeline with contingencies/ back up plans
• Develop, agree and monitor Innovation project plans
• Develop Food & Nutrition Insights which can be used to create big pan Category Innovation Platforms
• Source Innovation Capability & Insight from the Innovation and JV Partners
• Working closely with the Marketing team to deliver the agreed Brand agenda & scope of projects
• Co-coordinate inputs into the project: ensuring that these are delivered to specification, time and budget considerations
• Ensure good communication on all project matters (upwards, sideways and downwards)
• Conduct project reviews; both process and financial
• Maintain an up to date record of training and development ensuring full participation in performance review processes

Qualifications Experience

• Bachelor Degree
• 10 years relevant experience in Blue Chip Food Companies
• Professional Qualification in Marketing is essential
• IT savvy, including the use of MS Office Suite of Applications

Capabilities/Technical skills

• Consumer Champion
• Profit and Growth Champion
• Digital (Emerging

• Insight generation (Emerging)
• Communication (Emerging)

Significant Relationships (Internal & external)

• MDs of the BUs
• Sales, Supply Chain  and Finance Managers
• Marketing Managers
• Brand Managers
• Nutrition & Regulatory Managers &Regulation agencies
• Product Development Partners/ Agencies
• JV Partners
• Consumer Research & Insight Agencies