Brand Manager for New Product Development

Overview

A Japanese food manufacturing company is currently recruiting a Brand Manager who will be in charge of New Product Development. You will lead end to end NPD and manage cross functional projects while supporting marketing activities when needed. Japanese language skills would be advantageous.

Position Details

Sector: Others

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: London, Enfield, North London (Hybrid work)

Salary: £35-40k (depending on experience)

Responsibilities

• Lead the full New Product Development (NPD) process from concept to launch, coordinating with suppliers abroad, packaging design teams, technical and purchasing teams
• Coordinate packaging design for new products and existing products
• Actively seek market insights, identify opportunities, generate NPD ideas, and make them happen through coordination with other teams
• Communicate effectively with suppliers, agencies, and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery
• Manage administrative tasks such as product audits, websites, samples, filing and other organisational tasks with accuracy and attention to detail
• Support other marketing activities when required

Ideal Candidate

• Experience in brand management, project management, product management, or NPD (food sector preferred), with exposure to end to end project management and supplier coordination
• Passionate about Japanese food, cooking, and its quality & authenticity
• Comfortable in Japanese corporate culture, respectful, detail oriented, and collaborative
• Independent, proactive, collaborative, organised, and commercially smart
• Positive, self driven, flexible, and able to work across teams including virtual colleagues and external partners
• Native level of English is required for this role
• Japanese language skills would be advantageous

All applicants for the Brand Manager must have the right to work in the UK as the Company is not able to offer visa support.