New Product Development Lead

Direct the product development strategy

• Provide direction and participate in market analysis to identify trends and new product opportunities.
• Oversee strategic product development projects, ensuring alignment with company objectives.

Timeline Management & Cross-functional Coordination

• Monitor the timeline across all project stages (Ideation → Concept → Development → Launch).
• Coordinate with Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, etc., to ensure deadlines are met and conflicts are minimized.

Gate Meeting Leadership

• Act as the chair for Gate Reviews across key project stages (Concept Gate, Development Gate, Launch Gate).
• Provide direction for discussions, make recommendations and decisions to ensure project progress and quality.

Serve as the focal point for compiling and reporting to the BOD.

Risk & Budget Management

• Collaborate with Finance to evaluate budgets and manage scope changes.
• Proactively raise early warnings of risks that may impact quality, timeline, or costs.

Ensure stakeholders comply with the NPD process.

• Ensure all steps are carried out in compliance with the established SOP.
• Propose process improvements based on lessons learned from previous projects.

Responsible for pre-launch and post-launch follow-up

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Chemistry or related fields.
• Proficiency in both English and Vietnamese.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in new product development, including a minimum of 2 years in a managerial role, preferably within the food and beverage industry.
• Strong change management abilities, multitasking skills, and resilience under pressure.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
• Experience in coordinating new product development projects or operating the launch a new product processes.
• Experience participating in or supporting Gate Meetings, managing timeline, risks, and budget.
• Preference for candidates with PMP (Project Management Professional) or equivalent project management certifications (Prince2, Agile, etc.)
• Proficient in project planning and management tools: MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com, or similar.
• Able to create and standardize templates: business case, risk register, project tracker.

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* Location: 63 Cao Thang, Ban Co Ward, HCMC

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