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About the Role
This role is for an Innovation Manager within the European Marketing team, focusing on shaping the future of the Personal Care portfolio. You will lead the development of consumer-led innovation programs to bring new products to market and drive sustainable growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead innovation projects from concept development through to launch readiness.
- Identify consumer insights, market trends and unmet needs to generate winning innovation opportunities.
- Manage qualitative and quantitative consumer research programmes.
- Translate insights into compelling product propositions, claims and development briefs.
- Build robust business cases covering commercial, financial and operational considerations.
- Partner with Marketing, R&D, Sales and external agencies to develop scalable concepts.
- Lead packaging development and support Stage Gate processes.
- Present recommendations and project updates to senior stakeholders.
- Manage project budgets and ensure innovation programmes are delivered on time and to a high standard.
Requirements
- Significant innovation experience within a regional, international or global consumer goods business.
- Personal Care experience strongly preferred, with haircare experience highly desirable.
- Proven track record of leading consumer insight-led NPD projects from concept through to launch.
- Strong understanding of consumer research, concept development and commercialisation.
- Experience developing business cases, managing project budgets and working cross-functionally.
- Understanding of the technical, operational and manufacturing considerations involved in Personal Care product development.
- Creative and commercially minded innovation professional who thrives on turning insight into action.
- Confident project leader with strong consumer understanding, excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions and markets.
- Curious, resilient and highly organised.
- Ability to balance consumer needs, commercial opportunity and operational feasibility to deliver successful innovation programmes.
Skills
- Innovation
- Consumer Insights
- Product Development
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Consumer Research
- Concept Development
- Commercialisation
- Business Case Development
- Budget Management
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Stakeholder Influence
- Communication
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Significant experience
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive package including a bonus
Benefits
- Bonus
- 24 days annual leave
- Pension matched up to 9%
- Life assurance cover
- Health cash plan membership
About the Company
- A collective energy and ambition. A place where you can make a real difference.
- We’re a company that genuinely cares about our people, our products, our consumers and the environment.
- Our unique, informal culture champions courage, determination and collaboration. Knowing we have an open and supportive team means each of us has the freedom to take responsibility and ownership. We have a shared passion to work hard, innovate and push boundaries.
- United by the belief that when we strive for growth, anything is possible. While we might not be the largest company in our industry, we believe we can have the biggest impact because: Together We Have the Power to Win.
- For more information on our company, our brands and our culture visit us at http://www.churchdwight.co.uk/
Equal Opportunity
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