NPD project management

• Assist with the organisation and delivery of NPD projects.
• Attend weekly NPD meetings and prioritise tasks required each week.
• Own and progress NPD projects from start to finish, project managing throughout.
• Confirm and clarify actions to progress projects.
• Responsible for updating critical path timelines and gate tasks by project in a timely manner.
• Identify and highlight any concerning issues or delays to projects in weekly NPD meetings and flag these early.
• Liaise internally across multiple cross functional departments in progressing NPD projects.
• Assist with the implementation and launch of NPD projects working together with the Product Manager and cross functional departments within Fish4Pets^®

Packaging development process

• Active member of the packaging development process for NPD projects.
• Co-ordinate the packaging development and artwork process working between external design agencies, print companies and the internal Product and Marketing teams.
• Manage the filing and saving of all files for product artworks using the Fish4Pets shared drive and Wrike asset management system.
• Engage with packaging suppliers on the sourcing of packaging materials to obtain samples, colour drawdowns, cutter guides.
• Support product and packaging trials as required.
• Prepare copy sheets and co-ordinate completion working with cross functional departments across technical, quality, marketing and product teams.
• Complete proof reading of product packaging across multiple languages.
• Help co-ordinate the proof checking process working with internal cross functional departments and external design agency.
• Liaise with design agencies on text changes as instructed.
• Attend and contribute to the weekly marketing artwork meeting.
• Co-ordinate the photography of products and packaging as required for NPD and EPD projects.

Provide effective administrative support to the Product team

• Prepare product and packaging data for the ERP system.
• Create and update product specifications, packaging specifications and other product data sheets as required.
• Regularly maintain the product data in the ERP system.
• During regular NPD meetings keep an action log and circulate internally as required.
• Prepare, update and circulate meeting minutes as required.
• Support the Product Portfolio Manager with reports and research as required.
• To commit to the continued development, sustainment, and improvement of the organisations Quality Management System, and any future management systems that the company may decide to implement.
• To abide by Health and Safety regulations, and roles and responsibilities as defined in the companies Health & Safety Policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Batchelors degree

Relevant experience

• Documenting information and effective record keeping.
• Project planning.
• Working with different team members to achieve a common goal.
• Communicating with different stakeholders [desirable]

Aptitude, competencies, skills and abilities

• Confident using Microsoft Office packages including intermediate level excel.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• High level of accuracy.
• Good organisational skills, able to multi-task.
• Prioritisation skills.
• Process driven.
• Ability to work efficiently across multiple projects.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Management of internal and external contacts [desirable]
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.

Personal attributes and Disposition

• Pro-active self-starter.
• Team player.
• Quick learner, methodical approach and able to think logically.
• Resilient and hardworking, willing to work independently in fast paced environment.
• Pleasant and confident manner for dealing with stakeholders.
• Willingness to share knowledge.