Innovation Manager

Carter Murray

UAE

Ref: HP662-765

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Innovation Manager - Dubai

An innovative and integrated Multi-Food products group is seeking an Innovation Manager to join the team in Dubai. Reporting to the Head of Marketing Development, this individual will be fully responsible for the innovation development and Management of the group's power brands and will be a key innovation partner for these business groups

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Innovation Strategy and Ideation
* Works closely with businesses and consumer insights team to identify consumer opportunity areas.
* Identifies future trends and maps them into business needs and opportunities.
* Responsible for running ideation and concept development workshops.
* Fully responsible for the groups innovation roadmap.

Innovation Feasibility
* Responsible for working closely with the research and development team to identify product ideas that can be translated into innovations.
* Responsible for liaising with the marketing development team to develop packaging design and creative marketing.
* Develops innovation concepts and products
* Works with R&D to produce prototypes.
* Executes consumer product tests with the consumer insight and R&D team to assess preference.
* Runs quantitative tests of concepts to decide on launch volumes.

Innovation Implementation
* Supports Central Marketing on ATL Marketing development.
* Supports Market marketing team on BTL development and marketing execution.

Innovation Planning and Tracking
* This individual will liaise between the CEO's and Ops team on NPD planning and execution.
* Fully responsible for the end to end end-end NPD process.
* Support the development of the annual NPD Project and execution plan.
* Supports Marketing teams on NPD implementation and post-launch performance tracking approaches.

Requirements

* 8-10 Years of end-end innovation management experience as part of marketing team in multinational organisations.
* Degree in Marketing or related field
* Experience in FMCG Foods industry
* Working knowledge of Innovation-related market research & analysis
* Strong project management skills and business acumen.
* Ability to inspire, engage and communicate with individuals at all different levels.

SR Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

About the Company

Carter Murray is a specialist recruitment consultancy specialising in the placement of marketing professionals into professional services firms, the financial services sector, multi-national corporations and global brands from our offices in London, Dubai and Sydney. Carter Murray is a member of The SR Group, a specialist global recruitment consultancy founded in 1987, operating in the niche markets of Taxation, Legal, HR and Marketing recruitment. From the worlds largest companies to small owner-managed businesses, we recruit at all levels for a complete cross-section of clients. Our clients include the full range of UK and international professional services firms and financial services companies. We recognise that they expect an exceptional level of service and a real knowledge of todays highly specialised market.Each of our consultants personally manages their own clients and specialises in specific areas of this key marketplace. We take the time to really understand both parties needs and provide focused and consistent advice.

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