Category Innovation Manager

Agthia Group

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: NP171-130

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Category: Water

This role will be responsible for end-to-end ownership of the NPD process, with a strong concentration on NPD project planning and timeline management. Working closely with all functions to ensure NPDs are developed up to Agthia standards while on an efficient timeline.

- Develop the 5-year vision for category NPDs
- Defining opportunities and generating ideas for new product development, packaging enhancements, new service offerings, etc.
- End-to-end process owner of NPDs (including timeline management and stage gates)
- Collaborating with multiple functions to fully develop NPD business plans
- Work with nutrition leadership to create a roadmap for NPDs
- Work with marketing/equity leadership to incorporate NPDs into communications
- Work with technical ladership to build NPD support through supply chain
- Develop sequence for category roll-out
- Identify required investment levels
- Develop success metrics
- Align local and regional leadership to support in-market pilots to accelerate brand development
- Ongoing liaison with partners / 3rd parties
- Monitoring and analyzing competitor’s products and new releases

Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree required, MBA preferred
- 8 years experience (Marketing/innovation experience with understanding of technical R&D processes)
- Consumer empathy and strong innovation instincts; conceptual and strategic thinker
- Creative skills, ability to problem solve and seek alternative solutions to job tasks; generate fresh ideas and ability to think outside-the-box
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to build consensus and gain internal alignment. Demonstrated ability to develop and cultivate working relationships
- Excellent multi-tasking, project management, and prioritization skills
- Ability to manage and lead people, both internal and external to the org.
- Disciplined project management
- Team building management
- Strong communication

About the Company

Agthia Group is a leading Abu Dhabi based food and beverage company established in 2004. The Company is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and has the symbol Agthia. 51 percent of the Company’s shares are held by General Holding Corporation, an Abu Dhabi Government entity, with the balance held by individual and institutional investors.

The Company’s assets are located in the UAE, Egypt and Turkey. Agthia offers a world class portfolio of integrated businesses providing high quality, trusted and innovative food and beverage products for customers and consumers across the UAE, GCC, Turkey and the wider Middle East.

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