Product Development Manager

BAT (Indonesia) (Greater Malang)

East Java, Indonesia

We are BAT, a truly global company with a highly successful past and a transformational future. Founded in 1902, we have evolved into one of the world’s leading consumer goods businesses, the only truly global company in our sector. As a leading FTSE company, we are spread across six continents and have more than 50,000 people worldwide. Our purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow™ by reducing the health impact of our business through offering a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky*† products for our consumers. We are becoming a business that defines itself, not by the product it sells, but by the consumer needs that it meets. We are creating the brands of the future – brands with purpose. Digital transformation, technology and innovation are driving this change. And it will be actioned by our people, through our culture and values. And while we have a long and proud history of sustainability achievements, we are transforming from being a business where sustainability has always been important to one where it is front and centre in all that we do.

About this position

BAT is evolving into a global multi-category business and is looking for a Product Development Manager to lead development activities and drive innovation while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

Leadership
• Manage the assigned team development activities (innovation, continuous improvement, regulatory) based on cycle plan to include consumer preferences, brand strategy portfolio/brand codes, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Promote and integrate ways of working within the DRBU product team.

Operational
• Manage the development and deployment activities for the assigned responsibilities within the team.
• Manage the Quality management of blend and cigarette specifications for the assigned responsibilities within the team to meet specification targets (focus here on Blend monitoring, succession lists keep blends in tolerance).
• Manage the regulatory compliance for the assigned responsibilities of the Products within the team portfolio.
• Manage the accurate update of systems (TaO, Gloss) within the assigned team responsibilities.
• Monitor and review progress of the development projects against the agreed targets.

Management
• Track and monitor budget spend for development activities within the assigned responsibilities/projects in the team.

Requirements

Essential Experience, Skills And Knowledge
• Bachelor’s Degree in a science related discipline or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years relevant working experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to build solid relationships with key stakeholders.
• Working knowledge and experience of tobacco styles and markets, blend developments, casings and flavorings, cigarette design, primary and secondary processing and their effects on smoking quality as well as an understanding of sensory data interpretation.
• Working and contemporary knowledge of Global tobaccos, availability, quality vs. standards, crop specifics & variations.
• Ability to manage development project.
• Project management including, planning and implementation skills.