New Product Development Manager
Perfetti Van Melle Vietnam
Song Than 2 Iz, Di An District, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
• Take the lead of NPD activities within PVM Vietnam (co-ordinate with Production, Engineering, Packaging Development, Quality Control, Marketing to address the request for relevant tasks/support; manage the whole project since recipe is transferred / cost optimization if requested to RM procurement till industrial trial/sample approval and mass production verification)• Closely work with Marketing and Purchasing to optimize cost of product in order to improve Gross Margin • Coordinate the product development process in a way to ensure the compatibility of recipe legally with the destination market and requirement of FSSC process-wise.• Perform as the technical leader of newly set-up production lines within PVM Vietnam (Chocolate drop-rolling molded, Gelatinized Chewy Candy) and as a local partner of Headquarters R&D in Italy• Take the role of a stakeholder in improvement projects to improve quality / performance of products in term of process parameters optimization• Develop people within the team in order to ensure availability of successor and talent pool inside the organization