(Senior) Product Development Specialist (Skin Care or Household)

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Why Should You Join Us?

At ASW, we believe in our people, in teamwork and the importance of your personal growth. If you are looking for the opportunity to join our award-winning international family with over 16,800 O+O stores across 30 markets in Asia and Europe, the ASW family welcomes you…

You can enjoy :

Conveniently located in Whampoa, less than 5 min. walk from MTR

Cozy office with contemporary design

Comprehensive Medical and Life insurance coverage, including your spouse and children

Role Purpose :

Responsible for Own Brand Product Development and Brand Management , identifying business opportunities in Asia and Eastern Europe. Manage innovation and new product initiatives to capitalize on these opportunities, driving profitable growth in the Household, Personal Care, and Food & Beverages categories or the Skincare Category.​

A typical day in this Role :

Senior) Product Development Specialist - Skin Care

To assist the team leader, in cooperation with the Watsons International OB Marketing team and BU Own Brand specialists, in identifying a continuous stream of commercially valuable new products.​

To manage projects for categories directly responsible for across all key aspects of the development process, from supplier liaison, cost management to post launch.​

To understand customers’ need and identify product development opportunities of the assigned categories.​

To collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to execute of the brand and plans.​

To provide support of the ad-hoc projects and key meeting forums.

Product Development Specialist​ - Household

Assist the team leader in collaborating with brand marketing and business units to identify commercially valuable new products.​

Identify opportunities in key markets and manage innovation and product development initiatives.​

Oversee projects in designated categories, handling all aspects of the development process from supplier liaison to post-launch.​

Lead competitive assessments to uncover unmet customer needs and market opportunities.​

Collaborate with stakeholders to execute product and brand development plans.​

Participate in strategic planning reviews to manage the long-term product development roadmap.

This job is a good fit for You if :

You are a PROBLEM SOLVER. You make decisions based on evidence-based opinions.

You are a TEAM PLAYER. Your focus is on the relationships within the team. You are optimistic, energetic and feel energized when working with others.

You are a MEDIATOR. You will try to bring people with divergent views closer together, to reach consensus and get everyone on the same page in order to maximize the teams' results.

You are an EVALUATOR. You analyze information and ideas both from within and outside the team and study your feasibility in terms of the team’s objectives.

Success will depend on :

Work Experience in FMCG / Beauty / Retail. Possess product knowledge of Household / Personal Care / Food & Beverages / Health & Beauty would be an advantage.​

Self motivated with an ability to manage day-to-day issues independently.​

Good Project Management Skills – capable of timely delivery of several projects.​

Good Team player capable of taking on board other perspectives.​

Knowledge of OEM product development, with strong analytical skills​

Proficient in both spoken and written English and Chinese​

Candidate with less experience will be considered as Assistant Product Development Officer