Category Development Manager.Private Label - Management

Job Description

Job Purpose

The Category Development Manager will manage the process of developing a product or enhancing existing GF products to meet customer expectations effectively and maintaining high profit margins & quality. Conduct research, develop proposals, and supervise the design, ability to identify opportunities to introduce competitive products to the market and improve existing products.

Key Accountabilities

Product Development:

• Lead and manage the products developments for GNF based the products development overall strategy
• To develop innovative products based on customer needs & market trends resulting in strong revenue growth.
• To lead the exercise of launching/relaunching a new Private label product and submit it to for approval through the agreed upon process/committee
  
  

based on GNF products strategy

• Support marketing and sales in development of product specifications.
• Evaluates and decides on best problem solving-solution to ensure the balance among time, cost, and quality objectives throughout the product lifecycle.
• Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
• Preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
• Anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders such as special events products to Charity or seasonal products developed specifically
  
  

Category Management:

• Promote process changes to improve completion schedules and cost reductions in products and department expenses.
• Support outsourcing programs and key procurement initiatives such as new supplier innovative products and range
• Lead and manage to facilitate inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Manager the introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with operation, advertising, and production.
  
  

Packaging & Innovation:

• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements
• Manage the appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes and lead the required change.
• Reviewing production and operational costs for GNF products
  
  

Quality:

• Support with the team in technical packaging aspects and manage the direction of generating an innovative Engineering organization that delivers high
  
  

quality GNF products to the end consumers

• Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products in term of Quality & Cost
  
  

People Development:

• Provides leadership, coaching, performance reviews, and other personnel management functions for direct reports.
• Guides the team to create innovative solutions
• Maintains product management staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
  
  

Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in business or Engineering

Experience

Minimum 5 – 7 years’ experience in related field

Key Competencies

• Conflict Management
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Business Acumen
• Managing vision and purpose
• Command Skills
• Developing Direct Reports
• Building effective teams