New Product Introduction Manager – Flavours

About the role

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the role of the New Product Introduction Manager for Flavours is to be the New Product Introduction (NPI) champion whilst also being involved in the Continuous Improvement (CI) for the site. The NPI champion is acting as the key point of contact on New Product Introduction, Production Transfers and Feasibility Trials; and coordinates between the Commercialisation team, and all involved site functions. The CI aspect monitors and improves organisational processes with the aim of making them as efficient as possible.

Primary NPI Champion responsibilities:

• Act as the main point of contact for Flavours NPI execution on site, ensuring that NPI requirements are well understood by site-based functional owners, and that the Site Master Schedule reflects NPI and related deliverables
• Working with the Supply Planning team and Supply Chain at site, ensure that the site has capacity to support any potential inbound NPI, or raise an escalation via Commercialisation team and Supply Planner, to ensure that any capacity or other concerns are addressed as early in the opportunity lifecycle as is possible
• Working with the Commercialisation and Master Data teams, throughout the commercialization process, ensure that site related data is at the required level of accuracy and all SAP functional data has been completed promptly and accurately 
• Ensure the industrialisation phase
• Act as the site co-ordination point for the correct set-up of co-manufacturing or co-packing arrangements, in cooperation with Supply Chain and the regional Third-Party Manufacturing Lead.

CI aspects: 

• Promote the use of 8 step problem solving and PDCA to fix issues
• Analyse business processes to find improvement opportunities. 
• Develop short- and long-term strategies for the organisation and incorporating 5S, 6sigma and other practices. 
• Monitor the progress to check if changes deliver desirable results. Generates regularly detailed update reports for management. 
• Ensuring the organisation makes continuous improvement an integral part of the site culture. Openly sharing their guidance and technical expertise and ensuring that learning resources are widely available.

Qualifications and skills

• 5+ years’ experience in the flavour industry (natural extracts, distillation, blending and packing)
• Effective co-ordination and management skills – deadline and results driven
• Strong communication skills, with ability to escalate when necessary
• Good team player; experience working cross functionally and proven ability to influence 
• Fluent in French and professional level in English

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