Adcock Ingram is a leading South African pharmaceutical company with a proud 130 year heritage. It has a portfolio of trusted, quality brands and generics and an entrenched value system that assures integrity. Growing from humble beginnings as a small Krugersdorp pharmacy in 1890, Adcock’s portfolio includes an extensive range of Prescription, Over-the-co...
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Execute consumer innovation projects end-to-end across the division’s portfolio (base business optimisations and NPD), from opportunity assessment through launch and early post-launch tracking.
Support the Commercial Innovation Manager, Marketing teams and cross-functional teams by translating innovation strategy into clear plans, timelines, deliverables and stakeholder readiness for go-to-market.
Coordinate internal and external stakeholders (marketing, supply chain, finance, regulatory, procurement and 3rd parties) to remove blockers, manage risks and ensure disciplined execution through the innovation process and relevant innovation gates.
Experience in FMCG, consumer healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or adjacent regulated environments is advantageous.
Relevant tertiary qualification (business, marketing, supply chain, finance or similar).
Strong Excel skills (assumptions models, tracking, basic financial analysis), plus PowerPoint and Word.
Working knowledge of project management tools (MS Project; Trello; Jira) and ways of working (project plans, stage-gate governance).
Experience in the personal care FMCG environment is advantageous.
Key Job Outputs
Innovation delivery & launch execution: Coordinate end-to-end NPD and base optimisations (sourcing, formulations/pack, operational readiness) and ensure deliverables are completed per the agreed plan.
Project planning & governance: Build and maintain integrated project plans, milestone trackers and a forward-looking launch calendar; run meeting cadence, document actions, and manage RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, decisions).
Cross-functional coordination:Align marketing, supply chain, finance, regulatory, procurement, category and sales teams on roles, timelines and dependencies; escalate blockers proactively with recommended options.
Commercial readiness: Support inputs to business cases and assumptions workbooks (volumes, pricing, costs, investment, ROI); ensure stakeholder inputs are accurate, version-controlled and submitted on time.
Retailer/customer launch requirements: Track go-live timelines by retailer/customer, listing windows and operational requirements; coordinate required materials and confirmations ahead of launch.
Performance tracking & reporting: Produce pre- and post-launch updates during the growth phase, 6 months) including launch scorecards, key milestones, risks, and early performance vs plan; support revenue tracking for the initial launch period.
Stakeholder & partner management: Coordinate communication with 3rd-party partners and internal stakeholders; capture learnings from customer/project meetings and translate them into actions and process improvements.
Continuous improvement: Contribute to portfolio/gap analysis, launch playbooks and standard ways of working to improve speed, quality and profitability of launches.
Strategy development support: Support innovation and portfolio strategy development by compiling local and global consumer, customer and category insights; consolidating learnings from launches; and drafting inputs/recommendations.
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