Senior Product Development Specialist - Personal Care

Role Purpose:
Responsible for Own Brand Product Development and Brand Management, identifying business opportunities in Asia and Eastern Europe. Manage innovation and new product initiatives to capitalize on these opportunities, driving profitable growth in the Personal Care Category.

A typical day in this Role: 

• To assist the team leader, in cooperation with the Watsons International OB Marketing team and BU Own Brand specialists, in identifying a continuous stream of commercially valuable new products.
• To manage projects for categories directly responsible for across all key aspects of the development process, from supplier liaison, cost management to post launch.
• To understand customers’ need and identify product development opportunities of the assigned categories.
• To collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to execute of the brand and plans.
• To provide support of the ad-hoc projects and key meeting forums.

This job is a good fit for You if:  

• You are a PROBLEM SOLVER.  You make decisions based on evidence-based opinions. 
• You are a TEAM PLAYER. Your focus is on the relationships within the team. You are optimistic, energetic and feel energized when working with others. 
• You are a MEDIATOR.  You will try to bring people with divergent views closer together, to reach consensus and get everyone on the same page in order to maximize the teams' results.  
• You are an EVALUATOR.  You analyze information and ideas both from within and outside the team and study your feasibility in terms of the team’s objectives. 
  
  
  Success will depend on:  

• Work Experience in FMCG / Beauty / Retail. Possessing product knowledge of Personal Care / Health & Beauty would be an advantage.
• Self-motivated with an ability to manage day-to-day issues independently.
• Good Project Management Skills – capable of timely delivery of several projects.
• Good Team player capable of taking on board other perspectives.
• Knowledge of OEM product development, with strong analytical skills
• Proficient in both spoken and written English and Chinese

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. The information provided will be treated in strict confidence and be used only for consideration of your application for relevant/ similar posts within the AS Watson Group.