Assistant Product Development Manager

Responsibilities: -

• Provide supports to Japan Team on new product development, product quality matters, and existing products’ technical matters etc.

• Liaise with internal functions such as QA on product quality matters, Technical Services on ingredient list and nutrition fact table, Regulatory on product regulations of local market, R&D on new product development, and Packaging on new package development etc.

• Responsible for liaison with distributors on product quality, existing products’ technical matters, new product development, and new package development etc.

• Responsible for implementation of approved plans/programs and recommend changes in the plans, if necessary, and meeting deadlines for the plans

• Coordinate with internal functions to facilitate processing of received sales order and update order/sales status on weekly basis

• Handle customers’ technical enquires and follow up with relevant parties (both internal and external) with prompt actions

• Handle ad-hoc assignments

 

Requirements: -

• Bachelor Degree in Science, with major in food science preferable

• Minimum 3 years of working experience in product development, preferably in FMCG industry

• Understand Japan market and its dynamic is an added benefits

• Proficient in spoken and written English and Chinese, knowledge in Japanese is an added benefits

• Work independently under pre-agreed guidelines

• Good team player and appreciate company’s corporate culture

• Proactive and with good communication skills in working with business partners

• Proficient in PC software e.g. MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Willing to travel

 

Our Client offer competitive salary package and attractive fringe benefits including life insurance, medical & dental to the right candidates. We also offer free lunch and free shuttle bus service.