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Assistant Product Development Manager

Employer
Lime Talent
Location
Middlesex
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
26 Nov 2014

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Marketing, Other Job Function

Job Details



The company is one which is well known for product innovation and also has a range of nutritional products on offer through specialist channels. They are currently looking to recruit an Assistant Product Development Manager to join their offices in the Home Counties.

Your responsibilities as an Assistant Product Development Manager include:
  • Working in tandem with the Product Manager to formulate 3 year product development plans in line with the overarching brand strategy
  • Effectively analysing market trends and competitor activity for the region
  • Liaise with external insight agencies when organising market research to guide R&D
  • Close dialogue with the regional Trade Marketing teams to examine market demands and category trends in order to make sure products bring growth to each market
  • Expertly develop product positioning, USPs, pricing strategy and product claims for all new product launces
  • Efficiently working with Marketing services to ensure best in class packaging which are in line with brand guidelines
  • Assisting with ad hoc tasks as and when they arise


In order to be an outstanding Assistant Product Development Manager:
  • A classically trained FMCG marketer with at least a years' worth of experience
  • You will be of graduate calibre
  • Product development experience
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Meticulous approach to organisation and detail
  • An excellent team player
  • A European language and European marketing experience is preferred but is not a requirement


This is an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Product Development Manager to join a leading FMCG company which is known on the world stage as a major brand. The company provides a fantastic chance for development as well as an outstanding working culture. If this role sounds like something which you could shine in, please do not hesitate in applying for Lime Talent today! lime talent is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Company

We are Lime Talent, a recruitment agency specialising in the consumer goods industry. With over 25 years’ combined experience of recruiting within the FMCG, consumer goods & services sectors, we like to think we know our stuff! We are here to make finding your next job or your next superstar employee an easy and pleasurable experience.

We are an honest and straight talking bunch with a can-do attitude. We aren’t going to say the usual thing that recruiters say, like “we want to partner with you”, as whilst that may be nice, what we really want to do, is to deliver you real results in the shortest amount of time possible. Once we have provided you with the high level of service that you can expect from us, we are confident that strong relationships will follow.

 Areas that we recruit:

• Sales

• Marketing

• Category Management and Insights

• Purchasing and Buying

• Supply Chain

Contact us today to discuss your next career move or to find out how we can help you find the best talent for your business.

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020 7042 3800

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