Product Development and Management (Health Supplements)

Job Responsibilities

New product planning:

• Ideation: generate, develop, curate and prioritise ideas.
• Organise and define requirements based on market data and customer insights.
• Analyse industrial trends and do technology assessment.
• Evaluate scientific information to generate concepts for new product innovations; define product features.
• Define product competitive positioning and unique selling proposition (USP).
• Prepare and execute new product development (NPD) plan, ensuring processes occur within the necessary timeframes to deliver a product to market.

New product development (NPD):

• Work with Regulatory Affairs to finalise label text of products and with designer for packaging design.
• Technical resource for Regulatory Affairs, including providing technical document such as formula, raw material COA, efficacy, stability and safety information.
• Source for contract manufacturers and liaise with formulators to develop new product; be the main contact point with these suppliers for NPD/ formulation discussions.
• Review formulas and ingredient/ design statements for new product that is compliant with regulations.
• Define critical attributes of final products, work with Quality team to finalise product master specifications and list of required lab tests.
• Research market prices, create accurate product costing data and propose product pricing.

New product introduction:

• Technical resource for Marketing, including providing technical brief or info sheet of product.
• Conduct product training to regional trainer/marketing team and key leaders of salesforce.

Post-launch product management:

• Reassess industry movement and re-evaluate competitor actions.
• Analyse product performance and identify actions required.
• Manage incremental improvement for existing products.
• Liaise with contract manufacturers for necessary formula-related matters.
• React to necessary corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) raised by Quality.
• Contribute for and implement standard procedures (in compliance with industrial standards and QMS requirements) for any product development and management activities or as assigned.
• Perform other duties and projects as necessary to meet company goals.

Requirements

• Degree in Nutrition, Pharmacy, Chemistry or relevant.
• Preferably with some experience in product development/ management in the dietary supplement and health food industry.
• Strong interest in marketing of health and wellness products (dietary supplements, food products, lifestyle equipment etc).
• Self-starter, good at working well independently with initiatives.
• Meticulous & detail-oriented.
• Product/ project management skills; planning & time management skills.
• Resourceful, analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Professional communication & negotiation skills; proficient in English and Chinese.
• Strong interpersonal skills to connect with people from different cultures and levels, both internally and externally.
• Travelling is expected.