Global New Product Development Manager (NPD) - Procurement
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Location
London
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
£45000 - £90000 per annum + bonus & package
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Contact:
Geoff Hunt
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Contact email:
geoff.hunt@1st-executive.com
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Salary high:
90000
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Salary low:
45000
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Job ref:
J690087 - GH_1671198534
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Published:
10 months ago
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Expiry date:
2023-01-15
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Startdate:
ASAP
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Consultant:
ConsultantDrop
Role: Global New Product Development Manager - Procurement
Location: London, UK
Flexible Working: Almost entirely remote, with some travel across the UK and internationally
Salary: £ompetitive salary + bonus & package
Are you ambitious and looking to progress your career in New Product Development (NPD)? This is a fantastic role that sits within the procurement function and will allow you to work cross-functionally with innovation teams and R&D globally. You'll drive new product initiatives, manage projects through the stage gate process and undertake procurement/sourcing tasks, before ultimately handing completed projects to category managers.
It's with a truly global manufacturing business with a multi-€bn turnover. Your remit will be global and this role offers excellent progression opportunities.
Experience:
- To be the Innovation representative for external suppliers and internal stakeholders and build close relationships with Procurement Category Managers and Innovation teams and R&D
- Drive sourcing processes to get the best value and optimal time-to-market for high potential global innovations/new products.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities with the focus on TCO and efficiency improvements
- Make recommendations to the development team when sourcing new products and to creatively think outside the box
- Ensure that all due diligence is obtained prior to launch throughout the lifecycle.
- Co-ordinate innovation sessions with procurement and across businesses, looking at ways to achieve first to market status
- Working with stakeholders, identify and quantify trade-offs between cost, quality, service and develop alternative options.
- Organise supplier presentations and/ or visits to suppliers covering Innovation agenda
Requirements:
- Current Right to Work in the UK
- 4+ years of relevant experience
- Experience across NPD, procurement and managing projects
- You have interfaced with mature and early-stage businesses through procurement processes, and understand the different requirements
- You have taken a leading role in adapting and designing procurement processes for effective onboarding of innovative or early-stage businesses and projects
- Proven capability to identify blockers to effective and time sensitive onboarding
- Strong experience of managing stakeholders in diverse environment - multiple business units, languages, cultures
