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A Japanese food manufacturing company is currently seeking a Project Coordinator / Brand Manager to lead new product development initiatives.
In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating with various stakeholders and managing the end-to-end product development process. Japanese language skills would be an advantage.
TYPE: Permanent, full-time
SALARY: £30-40K, depending on experience
WORKING HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:00-17:30
LOCATION: Enfield, North London (Hybrid work)
START: ASAP
Brand Manager Main Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the full New Product Development (NPD) process from concept to launch, coordinating with suppliers abroad, packaging design teams, and the technical and purchasing team
- Coordinate packaging design for new products and existing products
- Actively seek market insights, identify opportunities, generate NPD ideas, and make them happen through coordinating with other teams
- Communicate effectively with suppliers, agencies, and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery
- Manage administrative tasks of the team such as product audits, websites, samples, filing and other organisation tasks with accuracy and attention to detail
- Support other marketing activities when required
Brand Manager Ideal Candidate:
- Experience in brand management, project management, product management, or NPD (food sector preferred), with exposure to end-to-end project management and supplier coordination
- Passionate about Japanese food, cooking, and its quality & authenticity
- Comfortable in Japanese corporate culture, respectful, detail-oriented, and collaborative
- Independent, proactive, collaborative, organised, and commercially smart
- Positive, self-driven, flexible, and able to work across teams including virtual colleagues and external partners
- Native level of English is required for this role
- Japanese will be advantageous
Ref: MY47278-1
** All applicants for the Project Coordinator must have the right to work in the UK as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days.
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