Product Development Manager

A bit about H&H Group

Health & Happiness (H&H) Group is a publicly traded company, with established market positions in more than 16 countries in Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America and Oceania with over 2,700 team members working across the globe. Our vision is focused on premium nutrition and lifetime wellness, backed by science. We have 3 business segments – Baby, Adult and Pet Nutrition and Care – supporting whole-family health and happiness across 7 international brands.

On our journey to making a positive difference across the world, you will work with passionate people in an innovative and collaborative organization as we inspire wellness through #PurposeLedCareers

We are passionate about our customers and community and are looking for similar-minded talent to join us As an equal opportunity employer, we care deeply about creating an inclusive workplace where our team members feel valued, respected, and empowered.

Your role within the team

We are looking for a Product Development Manager for Asia who will lead Swisse product development for Asia markets.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Product development stream for new and existing product development within the Asia innovation pipeline
• Develop clear strategic alignment for the Asia innovation plans and support timely execution at scale
• Collaborate with our Marketing and Science teams, along with your ideas and insights contribution, to enable concept ideation and smart formulation decisions
• Work closely with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with the contract manufacturers (CMs) and ingredient suppliers, ensuring projects move along at pace
• Establish close connection with product development team across the regions and act as Asia's communication hub for updates on key projects' development
• Explore trending ingredients, format and packaging technologies to feed innovation funnel based on Asia consumers' needs
• Input into new processes and ways of working to help us build a world class product development function

Desired Skills and Experience

To make sure we are setting new starters up for success, we ask that you meet a few criteria relevant to the role to be considered for this opportunity:

• Tertiary qualifications in Pharmaceutical sciences, Formulation chemistry, Health, Life and/or Applied sciences
• Minimum 5 years' experience in the new product development of dietary supplements and/or nutrition industry in Asia
• Good understanding of regulatory environment across Asia and experience in managing the varying requirements to design products with potential to scale across multiple markets
• Experience in managing new product development process – from concept, brief creation, formula development to launch
• Ability to critically evaluate raw materials and experience in assessing specifications and samples for suitability of use
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and ingredient suppliers
• Exceptional communication skills in English. Knowledge of another Asia language highly preferred
• Dynamic, organized and able to manage multiple projects effectively
• Team-player with ability to build strong working relationships cross-functionally, internally and externally
• Willing to travel as required
• Candidate with less experience may be considered as Assistant Manager role

H&H Group believes in the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workplace and aims to reflect the varied cultures within which we exist. We are committed to providing a working environment that is free from discrimination and harassment, creating a safe and inclusive environment for all.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, religions, racial and gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities and cultures, and our hiring decisions will be based on business needs, position requirements, and the qualifications and experience of individuals.  If you require support or assistance during the application process, please notify us at the time of application and we will be sure to enable reasonable adjustments where suitable.

If you have what it takes, please apply via the online portal and we will be in touch soon. We move quickly and may fill the role prior to the application close date, so we suggest you get in touch today

Salary and benefits will be competitive and commensurate with experience.  All personal data collected is for recruitment purposes only.