Title: NPD Specialist - GBS, St.Petersburg
St.Petersburg, SPE, RU, 123456
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NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST – GBS, ST.PETERSBURG
Local applicants are welcome
Department: Marketing & Sales
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Reporting to: NPD Center Process Manager
Role: permanent
What will you do - Responsibilities:
- Execute NPD projects related to product and/or packaging changes within company system;
- Track progress of the projects and report status;
- Prepare Packaging Briefs, Market simulations / Creative designs, etc;
- Coordinate bar-codes assignment process;
- Organize and lead projects' kick-off meetings under the responsibility of Project Manager role;
- Track information on lead-times for different steps of the process;
- Track and look for opportunities to optimize product cost and rationalize OTC amounts;
- Manage end to end NPD process ensuring timely execution of all projects;
- Track and ensure updates to NPD related data - Product Specifications file, Bar-codes, Blends and NTMs cost, etc;
- Provide support to the markets on PLM related questions;
- Provide regular and ad hoc reports.
Who are we looking for - Requirements:
- University degree;
- 3 years experience in a multinational organization in a similar role, Markeging or project management roles;
- Strong experience and knowledge of packaging and product development;
- SAP knowledge is highly preferred;
- Fluency in English (written and spoken);
- Excellent team player, goal oriented.
What's in it for you:
- Dynamic working environment;
- Team of highly motivated professionals;
- Wide development opportunities;
- Summer schedule, Flexible working hours;
- Work from home;
- Competitive compensation package;
- Modern eco-friendly office in the city center (Petrogradskaya metro station).
What are the next steps – Recruitment process:
Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply.
We will make sure every candidate will receive a reply within 2 weeks after the application
deadline.
Should you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Evgenia Suvorova – Recruiter (Evgenia.Suvorova@jti.com)
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