Job Introduction
To effectively project manage QSI introductions, encompassing all aspects of material development, liquid co-ordination and trialling to ensure technical capability in accordance with the project brief, ensuring that the final product is developed within the defined NPD Process and delivered ‘fit for purpose’, on-time and within budget.
Main Responsibility
- Lead cross functional project teams to ensure successful delivery of QSI development projects to the agreed shipping dates, specified quality and marketing criteria and financial targets agreed at project implementation for major QSI NPD or Brand Refresh (complexity level <5)
- Deliver, through agreed NPD processes, successful component development which meets defined criteria related to substrate, structure and functionality.
- Manage the creation of accurate material/component specifications and manage BOM creation and costing processes ensuring stakeholders are involved.
- Conduct project reviews, sharing cross-functional knowledge and applying a continuous Improvement focus to ensure the ongoing development and improvement of NPD change processes and supporting documentation.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders ensuring that specified objectives are delivered throughout the product and component development lifecycle.
- Act as guardian of the NPD Process and monitor compliance to the stage gate process.
- Research and identify external trends and best practice world class NPD to develop and contribute new ideas to the innovation pipeline.
- Follow and comply with all WGW processes, standards, and guidelines in the performance of your role, reporting any non-conformances in a timely manner.
- Work collaboratively with peers and colleagues and apply learnings from identified training and development activities required to perform in role.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Build relationships with key stakeholders
- Present information clearly
- Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Project and Project Management tools
- Analyse project briefs and make recommendations based on ability to manufacture, cost and sustainability
- Have creativity and innovation skills to help the department instil a continuous improvement mindset
- Be adaptive and able to respond to changing project scope
- Display an understanding of Packaging Technology and put into practice
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.
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