Product Developer

4 days ago

Mangere, New Zealand Foodstuffs North Island Full time

Do you love product development - creating, nurturing, evolving, and protecting a brand and its products to ensure its relevancy to customers?
- Do customer insights and trends drive your decision-making?
- Are you known for your multi project management capabilities?
- Do you get excited about seeing products you have created on shelf in your local supermarket?

**A bit about us**:
Foodstuffs is a 100% New Zealand owned and operated organisation, made up of two regional co-operatives and a central body ‘Foodstuffs New Zealand’ that leads our Own Brand product portfolio, national brand and marketing, and government advocacy.

Established in 1922 we are a true Kiwi success story, having grown from humble beginnings to become one of New Zealand's largest and most thriving businesses. We believe that it's our people, our knowledge, and our passion for our business and customers that sets us apart.

As an organisation we have exceptionally high standards and see ourselves as an integral member of every one of our communities. Ours is a simple formula and one we will continue to develop well into the future as we carry on anticipating and meeting the needs and wants of our customers.

**A bit about the role’s day to day**:

- Working in a key role in our team, you’ll be part of a team that are building the most preferred Private Label and Exclusive brands in New Zealand by effectively developing and improving customer led brands and products that New Zealanders choose first.Provide projectassistance in the development and commercialisation of new products, product improvement and value engineering to meet target price points without compromising on customers perceived quality.
- Be customer driven using our customer driven insights, trends and other available tools in your decision making and development - such as Dunnhumby, AC Nielsen and other insight tools.
- Develop and pursue a deep understanding of assigned categories at a market, product, and supplier level. Be proactive and skilled in understanding the levers that can be applied to achieve own brand objectives in a category, including but not limited to value engineering, expanded supply base and product cost drivers.
- Liaising with Product Business Owners, Quality and Technical, packaging and brand to ensure accurate product briefs and that products developed deliver on requirements.
- Co-ordinate the market reviews, benchmarking, and evaluation of product submissions from suppliers.
- Ensure accurate packaging briefs are prepared for packaging and design development. Be responsible for proofing and sign-off of product label designs and production proofs. Ensure printed packaging meets our standards.
- Ensure all existing and new Own Brand products uphold our Own Brand commitments around CSR and Ethical Sourcing

**Some helpful experience to have**:
Our ideal Foodie is someone with FMCG product development experience and passion for great product. Relevant New Zealand and/or International FMCG Supermarket retail or supplier experience in product development is an essential requirement. You’ll have fabulous communication skills and an understanding of how a cooperative model works. You need to be comfortable working in a highly engaged and collaborative team environment and understand the intricacies of stakeholder engagement.

If you have a solid background in a retail or manufacturing environment and you’re looking for your next challenge, then this could be the role for you.

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