転職 : Innovation Manager / イノベーション・マネージャー

職務経験

6年以上 

英語レベル

ビジネス会話レベル 

日本語レベル

ネイティブ 

最終学歴

大学卒： 学士号 

現在のビザ

日本国籍、または日本での就労許可が必要です  

Market leading global FMCG Company requires an Innovation Manager who will be reporting to Regional Category Director and local Category Manager in a very important role to further revitalise and renovate existing category.

Job Purpose

The Innovation Manager is tasked with the job of leading category innovation as main focus brands in the Japanese market. Japan is a leading edge market and thus it is expected that innovation would be a two way street. Japan would draw heavily on the knowledge/global projects being developed by the HQ in the US while the Global team would be interested in transferring learning and ideas from Japan to other global markets.

You are expected to lead innovation in Japan, to facilitate knowledge transfer out of the Japanese business to the Global team and also to be responsible for to import innovative idea and knowledge from Regional/Global team from “Smart Variety” viewpoints.

Key accountabilities

· Developing a robust pipeline for the category’s innovation for three year horizon in conjunction with plans/priorities of the Japan BU and management of the said pipeline
· To deliver agreed goals on innovation projects, ranging from ideation to initial developments, based on innovation platforms, including strategic fit within Japan’s business and APAC regional goals.
· To liaise with Regional/Global innovation team and global marketing team (in US) in order to capture key global priorities and to leverage key developments, proposing and sharing with Japan brand team.
· To work with cross functional teams in Japan to lead innovation projects in Japan
· To transfer concepts/product ideas from Japan to the Regional/Global team
· To initiate or maintain ongoing interaction and influence on Brand team, S&T, and Sales teams to ensure the progress of innovation projects is within agreed timelines and the delivery of agreed goals.


This is a great opportunity to join a rapidly growing organization who is a leader in their industry. If you feel you are qualified for this position or would like to learn more details about this opportunity, please submit your resume immediately.

· BS/BA degree, MBA with a marketing specialization preferred.
· Around 10 years working experience with 5-7 yrs of experience in roles in Marketing and/or Innovation.
· Experience in working with cross functional teams.
· Knowledge of the Japanese market/consumer is an essential.
· The candidate must be bi-lingual (Japanese and English)
· The Candidate maybe required to do at least one international travel per quarter

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