Want to join a fast-moving company, work among convivial teams, and take part in the global growth strategy of one of the most prestigious and comprehensive portfolios in the wine & spirits industry? We are looking for an CDD - Innovation Manager Gin & Apéritif for a maternity cover! You will be based at The Island, our office in central Paris.

As Innovation manager on Gins & Aperitifs, you will drive powerful and scalable NPD innovations on the following brands Lillet, Ramazzotti, Beefeater, fueled with strong consumer-centricity and proximity to markets.

Part of the Gins & Aperitifs brand team, and reporting into the Brand Architecture & Activation Director, you will lead the development of product innovations through stage gate from Stage 1 through to Post Launch analysis, strongly collaborating Brand Teams and Market companies.

CDD - 6 months
ASAP

Your key missions:

Create and deliver innovations on PR’s strategic international brands in the Gin & Apéritifs categories (Beefeater, Lillet, Ramazzotti) to accelerate growth.

• Define business and consumer opportunities with robust business and consumer analysis.

• Ensure projects are aligned with the markets’ needs.

• Manage projects through Stage Gate from Stage 1 to Post-Launch Analysis – including localizing concepts, creating product briefs and working with R&D to develop, test and iterate prototypes, creating packaging designs and overall project leadership of the multi-functional team to deliver projects to successful market launch.

• Balance rigour, data and TLO (test, learn, optimize) with the need for agility and speed to market.

• Assess innovations after launch, share learnings, adjust propositions if needed.

Support & coordinate the Gin & Aperitif Innovation Pipeline:

• Lead Crystal BU IPC meetings for steering Weeks : consolidate agenda and orchestrating infos with brand teams, R&D and Innovation Hub teams (particularly Non Alc. & RTD Teams)

• Support the Crystal Management system – Leading IPC meetings for steering Weeks : consolidate agenda and orchestrating infos with brand teams, R&D and Innovation Hub teams

• Coordinate the innovation pipeline for the Gin & Aperitifs portfolio, ensuring a clear, strategic & consolidated overview of all projects to support informed decision-making and portfolio prioritization

Partner with MarketCos to support the creation of the strongest possible route to market. Drive consumer centricity into the pipeline and ensure business needs are met:

Foster strong collaboration and interaction with Global Brand Teams and key strategic Markets:

• Build strong collaborative relationships with multi-functional team and lead projects to deliver innovations.

• Help to define and optimise the ways of working with BrandCos and Markets to efficiently deliver the Innovation pipeline including collaborating closely with R&D & Supply Chain.

• Support best practice share outs.

If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply!

• 3+ years of relevant experience in a marketing role creating physical product innovations

• Strong project management skills. Experience managing international/multi-market projects to successful delivery an advantage.

• Languages: English (strong business proficiency in written and verbal communication). Other languages would be an advantage.

Leadership Capability

• Team player

• Problem solving teams

Wait, there’s more…

We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work remotely (up to 2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit-sharing, the possibility to train daily, employee events…

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