31 Oct Director of Innovation
Marketing - Gardena, CA - Full Time
The Director of Innovation will lead the creation, development and execution of the global innovation strategy. They are creative, a natural innovator, forward thinking, organized, people growth focused and are able to collaborate across functions. This role reports to the EVP of Global Brand Strategy & Development but will work in close collaboration and partnership with the Operations & Product Development team. The role is based out of our headquarters in Gardena, CA.
Main Responsibilities:
- Drive the end to end value chain management for all new products working closely with supply chain, operations, manufacturing and finance counterparts
- Partner with the regional teams to identify consumer, category, and competitive insights that unlock new growth opportunities for the brand
- Lead the feasibility and business case assessments of all innovation projects
- Lead the development of the commercial strategy, and work with cross functional teams to execute
- Lead, develop and manage a team of 2-3 direct reports
- Assist in SKU rationalization process globally
- Undertake continuous analysis of competitive environment and consumer trends to ensure the innovation strategy is on target
Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- 5-7 years of commercial innovation and/or product development experience [CPG experience and a technical background highly preferred]
- Bachelor’s Degree required [Business Degree preferred]
- Experience leading insight led innovation strategies
- Experience leading and developing technical innovation teams
- Self-starter with strong organizational skills, who is extremely result and detail-oriented
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment, effectively manage workload to meet deadlines, while ensuring a high standard of quality
- Strong interpersonal skills and team player: desire to contribute to a creative, fast-working, autonomous and driven development team
- Proven track record of outstanding leadership skills in bringing teams from different cultures and functions into the process.
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