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    Manager, Innovation Portfolio

    Hybrid
    , Thailand
    Posted: July 18, 2024
    Position Details

    Job Responsibilities:


    • Strategic results: Drive strategic & tactical decisions for I&PD and align resources to deliver key functional objectives in alignment with I&PD plan and PPT strategic goals
    • Best-in-class: Develop, oversee and drive continous improvement to become the most progressive, best-in-class, results-driven and capable I&PD function in the Jewelry industry
    • Customer centricity: Strive to deliver the best of PANDORA, continuously improve I&PD for timely delivery of new products that capture market trends
    • Financial results: Drive to reduce new product development cost in line with budget, increase speed to market and ensure high new production quality
    • Collaborative: Openly engage relevant stakeholders within and across functions to deliver results. Take accountability and ensure effective collaboration with all shared services functions.
    • People: Inspire teams to be proactive and change agents with owner mentality
    • Inspirational leadership: Build a diverse and trust-based leadership team, manned with ideal team players who works as a true team across sub-functions. Embody strong culture of collaboration.


    Key objectives :

    • Develop and pilot material, process and tooling innovations to bring design creations to life
    • Respond to innovation requests coming from Group Design and PD
    • Develop PPT innovation roadmap based on HQ innovation strategy & pipeline and PPT identified innovation ideas
    • Manage and develop robust innovation pipeline for innovations that exist in the industry / market today but might not be in Pandora
    • Incorporate manufacturing-led innovation into new products through close collaboration with global design and merchandising
    • Oversee and ensure close collaboration across all support functions to ensure the innovations with best possible business case can be secured for Pandora within IP, BOI, etc.

    Key duties :

    • Project management Office for Innovation operation and Projects.
    • Build innovation portfolio overview
    • Moderate and facilitate workshops for innovation teams
    • Answer requests from Group Design via PD by developing product innovations and new concept in the requested areas and propose alternative solutions if needed.
    • Coordinate with PD to ensure sufficient capacity allocation to deliver innovation development on time
    • Lead and manage execution of innovation projects within Brand Process, ensuring calendar adherence and results delivery
    • Identify and flag emerging innovation roadblocks / challenges to PD
    • Evaluate and input on innovation pipeline prioritization
    • Evaluate and input on innovation project timeline and feasibility based on innovation project complexity and PPT capability (e.g. shorter or greater than 11 months)
    • Ensure seamless collaboration and understanding between SMEs and the various I&PD sub-functional teams to allow smooth integration of ideas into mass production
    • Evaluate innovation project success and handover innovations developed to Pre-production / Production
    • Provide input on production issues with new innovation as required
    • Coordinate with pilot coordinator to ensure smooth execution of pilots within Pre-production
    • Collaborate across support functions in securing the best possible buisness options
    • Strategic direction (shared KPI)
    • Percentage of successful materials and new manufacturing techniques incorporation into designs.
    • Upstream Innovation successfully implemented on time and within budget.
    • Standards and manuals
    • Average innovation project development lead-time
    • RMA %
    • Operation/ Execution
    • innovation projects / initiatives implemented on-time and on-budget (as per innovation pipeline agreed)
    • Innovation budget adherence
    • Production cost reduction

    Qualifications:

    • Minimum 5 years working experiences
    • Having jewelry manufacturing experiences is prefered.
    • Solid project management experiences in product innovation area.
    • Knowledge in information/knowledge management.
    • Good Communication Skills
    • Systematic thinking
    • People management skill
    • Presentation and facilitation skills
    • Attention to details and multi-tasking skills
    • Bachelor or higher in related fields.



    Skills
    Collaboration
    Manufacturing
    Jewelry
    Project Management Skills

    Functions
    Production, Purchasing & Supply Chain

    Job Overview

    Job Type:

    Hybrid


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