NPD Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Key Responsibilities Develop new productstrategyaligned with business strategy

• Translate consumer insights, market trends, and competitive analysis into robust product concepts and formulation briefs.

• Lead the alignment with sales, marketing and finance to ensure the new product idea is sizable and meaningful to business.

• Collaborate with marketing to develop product name, product claims and label design etc.

Good management of NPD project, on time delivery with high quality

• Own the NPD stage-gate process, managing critical paths from concept to launch.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams (Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, Packaging, Marketing) to ensure seamless execution and on time delivery.

• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks related to raw material availability, formulation challenges, or regulatory changes.

• Ensure all process comply with global and local regulations.

Ensure the new product can meet financial KPIs

• Evaluate the new product ideas can meet financial KPI in terms of topline sales incremental, gross margin and division margin.

• Drive value-engineering initiatives to reduce COGS without compromising product performance.

• Manage the NPD budget, including trial costs, lab testing, and pilot runs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, or a related discipline. A PhD is a strong plus.

• Experience: Minimum 5–7 years of hands-on NPD experience within the dietary supplement, functional food, or sports nutrition industry.

• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of powder blending, wet granulation, encapsulation, tableting, and liquid/pouch filling technologies.

• Project Management: Proven track record of launching successful commercial products;

• Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving, cross-functional leadership, and ability to influence without authority.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Marketing Support

DIVISION:

ANI International Nutrition:

LOCATION:

China > Shanghai : 388 W. Nanjing Road, Ciros Plaza

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable