Innovation Planning Manager (Supply Planning)

"- Develop and implement the organization's innovation strategy in alignment with the overall business objectives.

- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of innovation initiatives.

- Monitor and evaluate project performance, track milestones, and provide regular updates to BOD and stakeholder, ensure timeline management and execution"

"- The Innovation Planning Manager partners directly with Brand Development, Procurement, Quality, and Production, managing new product line launches and re-launches within innovation guidelines

- Manage the end-to-end innovation projects, from concept development to execution. Define project scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation. Coordinate with various stakeholders, including R&D teams, marketing, operations, and finance, to ensure successful project delivery

-Working closely with the full Supply Chain and R&D teams, the Innovation Planning Manager must develop and execute non-innovation projects that deliver cost savings to the company business"

"- Ensure compliance with intellectual property laws and regulations

- Identify potential risks and challenges associated with innovation projects

- Drive discussion between cross functional teams on project status, jobs to be done and regular risk management throughout the project

- Allocating product sourcing based on manufacturing capability and capacity assessments

- Coordinating risk assessments with the cross functional team for new launches"

"- Provide guidance, coaching, and support to team members, and foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment

- Set clear goals and objectives, conduct performance evaluations, and identify training and development opportunities"

Bachelor/ Master Degree

Business Administration, Marketing, Innovation Management, or a related field

" - Min 5-10 years ' work experience in FMCG Supply Chain with innovation management, new product development, supply planning role

- Project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results within deadlines

- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders"

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- Supply Planning & Forecasting

- Project Management

- Good communication"