Product Developer: Pet & Babyv at DAV Professional Placement Group

Purpose of the role:

• To interpret customer needs and lifestyle trends to deliver a product development plan that delivers leading innovation, maximizes core growth, ensures consistent high quality, value for money and exceeds our customer’s expectations, whilst contributing to the respective category’s overall profitability

Key Responsibilities:

• Integrate and implement product strategy into development plans for the relevant department
• Drive and maintain a world-class sustainable product and packaging standard and framework
• Inspire and influence the product teams and key stakeholders to deliver industry leadership positions
• Amplify and embody an environment of creativity, growth, knowledge and empowerment
• Drive, integrate, and own product development processes and supporting systems

Skills, key Competencies Required:

• BSc Consumer Science or Relevant degree/ diploma 3- 5 years Pet & Baby Food experience
• A Passion and understanding of Pet and Baby category
• Understanding of the Pet & Baby market
• A superior eye for detail and product flair is essential
• Ability to interpret and drive innovation strategy across category
• An innovative specialist that can work independently, who can assertively initiate, drive and execute new product development Understanding of retail, foods & lifestyle trends and target market & range segmentation
• Customer knowledge & understanding
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Results driven, Innovative / continuous improvement mind-set
• Team player with appreciation of diversity
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Proven commercial aptitude – ability to understand and use financial indicators
• Ability to incorporate product strategy into supplier base
• Proven ability to work with design team to ensure appropriate visual imagery is developed within the corporate brand identity
• Strong integrator – proven ability to work within in a matrix and lead / drive cross group projects
• Strong presentation, communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to set and improve quality standards in a complex supplier base.