Overview
Job title: Senior Product Development Manager
Location: North West London, NW2 7HF
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm + 1 hour lunch break
Hybrid: 3 days in office, 2 days working from home.
Our business ...
At Vitabiotics, you will find a diverse team of talented people with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. The culture thrives on innovation, mutual respect, teamwork and commitment. Vitabiotics is a great place to work.
Vitabiotics has pioneered advances in nutritional healthcare products for over 50 years. The range includes leading British brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman, Wellwoman and Menopace. As the UK\'s No.1 vitamin company, exporting to over 100 countries, Vitabiotics is recognised for innovation. In 2018 it became the first vitamin company to twice receive the Queen\'s Award for Innovation for its clinical research.
As part of our commitment to innovation and development, we are looking for a Senior Product Development Manager to join our forward-thinking team. This role\'s main purposes will include researching, developing and liaising with internal and external teams to coordinate and deliver new Vitabiotics products and product upgrades for the market. To streamline and improve the efficiency of Vitabiotics\' entire product development process, acting as a hub for a range of departments including QC, Marketing and Design to feed into the NPD process.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the development, production and on time delivery of new products, ensuring liaison across all relevant departments
- Assist in specification and research of new products, existing product upgrades and ingredients in line with changing market and consumer requirements
- Monitor and project manage suppliers, working with the technical and supply teams to ensure launch and go to market deadlines are met
- Assist with research on new market opportunity and competitor benchmarking for new product development or upgrades
- Work with Vitabiotics\' leading licence partners on range extension and product updates
- Work with design and production teams on product sustainability / environmental packaging projects
- Produce new product collateral, manage information and technical data sheets, and scientific product dossiers
- Assist with any specific product requirements for new ecomm markets
- Liaise with National Account, Marketing and Export Department on launch, availability and suitability of products
Requirements
- Proven product development experience with the ability to manage the full product lifecycle from concept through to launch and continuous improvement
- Strong knowledge of the health and wellbeing sector
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to health and wellness products, ensuring products meet industry standards and legal requirements
- Excellent market research and consumer insight skills, with the ability to translate customer needs and data into innovative product solutions
- Strong cross-functional leadership, with experience working collaboratively with QC, Marketing, Operations, National Accounts, Export and Design teams
- Strong project management skills, with experience managing timelines, product roadmaps, and development pipelines
- Data-driven mindset, using analytics and product performance metrics to guide decision-making and product improvements
- Experience working with suppliers, manufacturers, or external partners
- Degree educated in Bioscience or a related scientific/technical discipline (or equivalent)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly present ideas and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy across product specifications, documentation, and regulatory requirements
Benefits
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Birthday day off
- Bupa dental cover
- Private medical insurance
- 50% staff discount on all Vitabiotics products
- Staff skills training
- Health and wellbeing programme
- Pension contributions
- Sick pay support
- Free onsite parking
- Enhanced maternity or paternity leave
- Company events
- Fresh fruit and snacks
- 2 Charity days a year
- Free EV charging station
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