At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative product launches from concept to market in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Dynamic company focused on health and wellness with a strong NPD strategy.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, superannuation, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a supportive team and thrive in a high-energy, fast-growth culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by driving new product development in a global market.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in NPD or project management, ideally in FMCG or consumer goods.
The predicted salary is between 108000 - 132000 $ per year.
We are looking for an energetic, high-impact leader who can turn innovative product ideas into commercially successful launches in a fast-growth, high-energy environment. You will own the global new product development pipeline across consumer health and wellness categories, managing multiple launches from concept through to formulation, testing, regulatory, commercialisation and go-to-market.
Role
- Own and drive the NPD project pipeline across multiple international markets, typically managing concurrent projects at any given time.
- Lead end-to-end NPD projects from concept to launch.
- Manage timelines, critical paths, budgets, documentation and stage-gate requirements.
- Coordinate stakeholders across sales, supply chain, quality, brand, eCommerce, marketing, regulatory and finance.
- Run fast-paced planning sessions that turn ambiguity into clear, dated milestones.
- Maintain live risk registers and re-phasing logs.
- Escalate blockers quickly and hold stakeholders accountable.
- Support launch readiness across manufacture, freight, customer DC and on-shelf dates.
- Lead, coach and develop two direct reports.
- Drive a sharper, more disciplined approach to NPD governance and execution.
About you
- You are highly organised, commercially aware and naturally driven.
- You can influence senior stakeholders, challenge timelines, follow up relentlessly and keep projects moving when priorities shift.
- You ideally bring:
- 5+ years’ experience in NPD, product development or project management.
- Experience within FMCG, consumer goods, health, wellness, food, beverage or other fast-moving product-based environments.
- Strong project management capability across multiple concurrent launches.
- Confidence managing stakeholders across technical, commercial and operational teams.
- Experience with project tools such as Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com or similar.
- Strong attention to detail and a bias for execution.
- The ability to operate at pace in a scale-up environment.
- Passion for health, wellness, fitness or consumer products.
- Relevant qualifications in project management, nutrition, food science, chemistry or a related field.
- Exposure to international regulatory frameworks such as TGA, FDA or similar would be highly regarded, but is not essential.
Why this role?
This is a chance to play a key role in a business where NPD is a major strategic priority. You will be close to decision-making, visible to senior leadership and trusted to drive launch outcomes across a fast-moving global product pipeline. For someone who is passionate about health, wellness, innovation and bringing new ideas to life, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-moving environment.
We welcome candidates from all walks of life. If you are a driven NPD or project professional who thrives on pace, accountability and bringing new products to market, we would love to hear from you.
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Contact Details:
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