Our Food and Beverage client is currently looking for Regional Manager: Product Management a based in Paarl, CPTYOUR EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Graduate in Business Administration, Food Technology or similar; At least 5 years' of experience in the field of Product Management in the dairy-, beverage-, food- or chemical industry. Remuneration: Market Related (13 cheques per year and Pension fund contribution)Working Hours: 8am-5pm, Monday to FridayDepartment: (Product Management)YOUR ROLE The role of a Regional Product Manager compromises of the following two elements: By destination: Task basically the same as role of global Manager Product Management but focused on regional target market. Emphasis on: Identify local market trends, growth opportunities and local portfolio requirements ? share and evaluate with local commercial teams, R&D and global teams ? create business development opportunities and reflect as such. Support execution of regional Product Management plans. Select and evolve portfolio for regional destination market needs / growth ambitions. By Origin/Plant Level: Owner of technical product expertise from raw materials/relevant ingredients to processing to product specific market requirements. Develop the plant's product portfolio considering market potential, competitiveness and growth ambitions in alignment with global strategy. Drive the innovation and product pipeline together with R&D, with the goal to optimize utilization and profitability of the plants. Responsibilities Define a relevant strategy for the product groups in the field of responsibility on the basis of the business unit strategy (BUDP). Develop and implement an innovative, competitive and economically sustainable product range in Azure on the basis of the business unit strategy (BUDP) incl. the business development, supply chain, pricing, innovation and the overall growth initiatives. Manage the regional assortment of the respective B2B product category, ensure that it is complete, competitive and profitable. Coordinate and collaborate with global product managers on: regional business development actions incl. reflection of relevant global strategy for the B2B product category in charge application of global product portfolio- and life cycle management governance for regional portfolios evaluate regional innovation pipeline and capture opportunities for scaling on global level Monitor revenue development and sales activities of the products in the field of responsibility in accordance with defined performance indicators (turnover, sales, market share etc.) and developing and conducting measures for improving the revenue situation in collaboration with Sales. Define success metrics and analyse customer feedback and product usage in order to feed that back into the product roadmap and product lifecycle management. Drive innovation projects (ITMs) as commercial owner and pipelines through to the commercialization stage as part of the portfolio lifecycle management. Collaborate in regular meetings with the R&D, Market Segments Pricing and Sales team to agree on the pricing strategy, product portfolio and supply chain topics with the respective teams. Conduct market and competition analysis supported by Market Intelligence concerning ingredients and concepts relevant to specific product groups. Support the sales team by actively engaging in customer visits, projects and briefings to share specific product and market know-how as part of the LTO process. Communicate up-to-date and aligned portfolio updates on internal Media in cooperation with Group Marketing. Conduct in-house training to foster a deeper understanding of the product portfolio and the positioning.Actively steer margin structure by product group and initiate adjustments in close collaboration with Pricing team. YOUR BENEFITS The opportunity to join a fast-growing global company in the Food and Beverage industry. A new and challenging role with the freedom to take ownership and make great things happen. Being part of a passionate team, who love and feel proud about what they do. Half pay maternity leave. Pension fund. 13th cheque. Please take note: if you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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