Product Development Manager

3 weeks ago

Ashford Kent, United Kingdom Brakes Full time

JobDescription

Brakes are looking for aProduct Development Manager to join the Merchandising team on a 12month Fixed Term Contract, reporting into the Senior ProductDevelopment Manager.

The Product DevelopmentManager (PDM) is accountable for the project management of new andexisting sku’s through their lifecycle, by managing the end-to-endprojects within a cross functional team, making recommendations toreduce COG’s through Product Optimisation, Lean Manufacturing andre-sourcing aligned with our CSR framework. Their knowledge of theProduct, Market and Process’s enable’s the achievement of the bestpossible price in conjunction with the buyers. This roll will beworking across multiple product groups in chilled & frozentemperature within the centre of plate team.

Thisrole is offering hybrid working, the successful candidate must livewithin in a commutable distance from our Kent HO and be open to UK/European travel.

KeyAccountabilities &Responsibilities:

  • Reportingto the Senior Product Development Manager and working alongside theProduct Development Executive for the Centre of Platecategory.
  • Supplier facing product developmentbriefs.
  • Build strategic supplierrelationships.
  • The Sysco Brand and subsidiarybrands are built on a tiering architecture, which must bemaintained and will evolve overtime, as a PDM it’s their role to bethe custodians of these tiering attributes, and the evolutions onall own brand developments whether new orexisting.
  • Management of the food specificationand artwork of any new launches, product or supplierchanges
  • Working alongside the Technical,Merchandising and Buying teams, drive category sales & marginperformance by taking cost out of the products and processeswithout changing customers perception of quality orperformance.
  • Ensuring that we have the bestpossible price against each spec.
  • Within eachspec, what can be changed to deliver morevalue.
  • Understanding the different ProductionProcess’s each supplier operates and recommend/push best practisethrough.
  • Investigating all opportunitiesincluding making pro-active changes up front that includes packchanges, pack weights, supply chain, re-sourcing and specchanges.
  • Challenge eachCost increase and come up with suitable alternatives to mitigatethe full impact of the inflation and/or by challenging the Processand Market mitigate the inflation intotal.
  • Improve the quality of the product atthe same price as the current product.
  • Lead allinitiatives by owning the critical path and ensuring that everyoneinvolved, meets the deadlines.
  • Attendingfactory trials and first productionruns.
  • Benchmarking products in the marketplace and put forward suggestions based on learning’s with regardsto quality and price.
  • Supporting Range Reviewsand identifying with the Merchandising Managers where products areover or under spec’d.
  • Ensuring that allproducts are launched within the Brake brandingcriteria.
  • Support all Tenders, Auctions andResourcing exercises.
  • Support the team inStrengthening / Consolidating the supplybase.

Aboutyou:

The successful candidate willhave previous experience in a similar manufacturing / food productrole looking to join a global organisation for the next step intheir career. To be successful in the role you will have anextensive food product background and knowledge of online foodspecification systems. You will have project management experienceand possess the commercial business awareness needed to communicatewith various levels of stakeholders. You will have the ability towork independently and as part of a team to achieve yourtargets.

What you’llreceive:

  • A competitivesalary
  • Company car allowance of£5,500
  • Pension scheme
  • LifeAssurance
  • Single private medical healthcarecover
  • Generous holiday allowance of 25 days +bank holidays, with option to purchase additionalholidays
  • Huge discounts on all sorts of lovelyfood and award-wining products through our staffshop
  • Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping andearn cashback on purchases through Sysco benefitsportal
  • Recognition awards andIncentives
  • Real career opportunities - beingpart of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up aworld of possibility

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