Product Innovation Manager

Position: New Product Innovation Manager
Talentmark are recruiting for a New Product Innovation Manager to join a specialist chemicals manufacturing company at their site based in Dudley, on a full time, permanent basis, for a salary of £60,000 - £70,000, dependent on experience.
 
Our client manufactures and distributes emulsions, waxes and oils internationally. They are looking for a creative New Product Innovation Manager to join their Technical team and collaborate closely with Sales and Marketing, to innovate and develop new and commercially viable products for the company. You will report to the Sales & Marketing Manager and link to R&D Teams within the UK and globally.

Location:

The New Product Innovation Manager will be based at the company's site in Dudley, easily commutable within the West Midlands.
 
New Product Innovation Manager Role:
 
Your main duties will include:

Developing new products for new markets, and managing the new product development process from scale-up to production trials.
Developing the product development strategy in collaboration with the Business and Sales  & Marketing Managers.
Developing long term innovation plans to grow the business.
Building strong technical relationships with potential customers and suppliers including by in-person visits.
Testing new products and evaluating new and raw materials to support development and innovation.
Supervising the Product Development team.

Your Background:
The ideal candidate for this role will have the following skills and experience:

Degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymer science, Physics, Chemical engineering or a related subject.
Proven experience of developing and delivering an Innovation pipeline on time.
Hands-on and dynamic in development projects.
Demonstrable customer-facing experience.
Product development experience.
Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
Ability to easily travel internationally to company sites in Europe.

Entitlement to work in the UK is essential. For more information or to apply for this New Product Innovation Manager position, please contact Tehmina Sepai on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). Please quote reference (phone number removed).
 
If this position isn't suitable but you are looking for a new role, or if you are interested in seeing what opportunities are out there, head over to our Linked In page ((url removed)) and follow us to see our latest jobs and company news