Overview
This role is known for
the successful creation & delivery of a pipeline of consumer-led innovation Futures Core activities to deliver the financial targets of their innovation, GP, Future Core and in some cases Core Innovation. They ensure that both creating new opportunities for new spaces guided by Foresight future trends to continue to delight consumers to remain relevant & competitive. In addition, packaging innovation is a vital element for creating differentiation, and consumer driven functionality. Business partner is mainly Future Core portfolio marketing, and in extension 1 or more Category or MU Marketing managers, Supply Chain. The key purpose of this role is to drive and deliver defined R&D Futures projects and programme in Next Generation Packaging, Transformational projects and sustainable material. Connecting seamlessly with the rest of the packaging/manufacturing community to bridge the current and future packaging/product/processing solution. We need someone who is a technology leader with a passion for innovation, out-of-the-box thinking, and who is curious about the role our products and packaging play in our consumers' lives, and different routes to do this. They should have an appreciation of how our consumers' behaviours differ across our markets and ways to reach consumers. Requires a person that will focus on packaging innovation. This role will need to build good connections with Supply Chain (Central and SU), and marketing. This person should be able to show the following behaviours: empathy, creativity, experimentation, work collaboratively with internal and external partners, and also understanding through the packaging/product solution design process (one innovation). Guided by Future Foresight and insights, they have the ability to couple it with the packaging with a good understanding of product concept to deliver the best proposition for consumers and enter new spaces. They should have an appreciation of the marketing mix and be able to understand market solution (packaging) needs to ensure that packaging solutions are scalable (fewer, bigger, better). We need a person who can business partner with Insights and Future Core marketing to create winning concepts & can partner with Supply Chain & R&D colleagues to bring packaging concepts to life in the form of pilot & industrial prototypes. They should understand how we move from concept inspiration to pilot to an industrial scale solution. Partner with Future Core marketing to hold a view of the latest developments on packaging processes and materials across the globe and how they could help us grow on Nomad Future Core proposition. They should have a passion for food & solid technical understanding of new packaging technology and materials, processes & supply chain within their category & continuously seeking new solutions to apply. Using the latest tools available, they should be capable to connect with the outside world successfully and have the ability to identify solutions globally that can be used for Nomad. They should be someone who can lead and deliver technical projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory & Nomad policies and procedures. They should appreciate the need to design for manufacture and the need to continuously seek manufacturing efficiencies & economies of scale & balance this with the need to retain key attributes. They must have good people leadership skills, with experience managing matrix projects. Finally, the role requires a good business awareness and commercial understanding to appreciate the contributions of their projects & the implications of not delivering against the targets. Responsibilities
Governance & Ways of Working Provides accurate & informative input to gate documents All new developments are consistent with the CSR strategy and Nutritional targets Challenging the current WoW with an entrepreneurial mindset Lead Packaging Innovation area within the Future Core portfolio (and possible Core Innovation/Reno) R&D Programme Technical project leader for Future Packaging, Transformational, and CSR projects. Responsible for driving delivery and decisions according to agreed milestones and timings With the Head of Futures, actively manage projects for maximum RoI, highlighting the need for prioritisation decisions when necessary Leads/supports on prioritisation decisions, creating scenarios and identifying solutions R&D Leadership Member of the Packaging Community CSR technical team that influences the future CSR directions Works with other R&D Leaders to ensure best practice is shared and fully deployed within teams Member of R&D strategy workstreams as required Develop Capabilities Support Strategy on current and future capabilities for Future Core Create ecosystem and external partnerships to accelerate research and leverage funding Qualifications
Must be qualified to at least degree level in a Technical subject, e.g., Packaging, Engineering Experience within the Food & Drink industry in a Technical/Quality/Product Development role People and programme leadership with evidence of successful delivery Track record of either landing innovative packaging solutions Open Innovation and Design for Experience knowledge Eager to understand and anticipate consumer behaviour Experience of either concept development & rapid prototyping
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This role is known for
the successful creation & delivery of a pipeline of consumer-led innovation Futures Core activities to deliver the financial targets of their innovation, GP, Future Core and in some cases Core Innovation. They ensure that both creating new opportunities for new spaces guided by Foresight future trends to continue to delight consumers to remain relevant & competitive. In addition, packaging innovation is a vital element for creating differentiation, and consumer driven functionality. Business partner is mainly Future Core portfolio marketing, and in extension 1 or more Category or MU Marketing managers, Supply Chain. The key purpose of this role is to drive and deliver defined R&D Futures projects and programme in Next Generation Packaging, Transformational projects and sustainable material. Connecting seamlessly with the rest of the packaging/manufacturing community to bridge the current and future packaging/product/processing solution. We need someone who is a technology leader with a passion for innovation, out-of-the-box thinking, and who is curious about the role our products and packaging play in our consumers' lives, and different routes to do this. They should have an appreciation of how our consumers' behaviours differ across our markets and ways to reach consumers. Requires a person that will focus on packaging innovation. This role will need to build good connections with Supply Chain (Central and SU), and marketing. This person should be able to show the following behaviours: empathy, creativity, experimentation, work collaboratively with internal and external partners, and also understanding through the packaging/product solution design process (one innovation). Guided by Future Foresight and insights, they have the ability to couple it with the packaging with a good understanding of product concept to deliver the best proposition for consumers and enter new spaces. They should have an appreciation of the marketing mix and be able to understand market solution (packaging) needs to ensure that packaging solutions are scalable (fewer, bigger, better). We need a person who can business partner with Insights and Future Core marketing to create winning concepts & can partner with Supply Chain & R&D colleagues to bring packaging concepts to life in the form of pilot & industrial prototypes. They should understand how we move from concept inspiration to pilot to an industrial scale solution. Partner with Future Core marketing to hold a view of the latest developments on packaging processes and materials across the globe and how they could help us grow on Nomad Future Core proposition. They should have a passion for food & solid technical understanding of new packaging technology and materials, processes & supply chain within their category & continuously seeking new solutions to apply. Using the latest tools available, they should be capable to connect with the outside world successfully and have the ability to identify solutions globally that can be used for Nomad. They should be someone who can lead and deliver technical projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory & Nomad policies and procedures. They should appreciate the need to design for manufacture and the need to continuously seek manufacturing efficiencies & economies of scale & balance this with the need to retain key attributes. They must have good people leadership skills, with experience managing matrix projects. Finally, the role requires a good business awareness and commercial understanding to appreciate the contributions of their projects & the implications of not delivering against the targets. Responsibilities
Governance & Ways of Working Provides accurate & informative input to gate documents All new developments are consistent with the CSR strategy and Nutritional targets Challenging the current WoW with an entrepreneurial mindset Lead Packaging Innovation area within the Future Core portfolio (and possible Core Innovation/Reno) R&D Programme Technical project leader for Future Packaging, Transformational, and CSR projects. Responsible for driving delivery and decisions according to agreed milestones and timings With the Head of Futures, actively manage projects for maximum RoI, highlighting the need for prioritisation decisions when necessary Leads/supports on prioritisation decisions, creating scenarios and identifying solutions R&D Leadership Member of the Packaging Community CSR technical team that influences the future CSR directions Works with other R&D Leaders to ensure best practice is shared and fully deployed within teams Member of R&D strategy workstreams as required Develop Capabilities Support Strategy on current and future capabilities for Future Core Create ecosystem and external partnerships to accelerate research and leverage funding Qualifications
Must be qualified to at least degree level in a Technical subject, e.g., Packaging, Engineering Experience within the Food & Drink industry in a Technical/Quality/Product Development role People and programme leadership with evidence of successful delivery Track record of either landing innovative packaging solutions Open Innovation and Design for Experience knowledge Eager to understand and anticipate consumer behaviour Experience of either concept development & rapid prototyping
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