Technology Development Lead

at  Imperial Brands

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Collaborate and partner with the Discovery and Category teams to scout and investigate new opportunities for the business and its portfolio.
• Take ownership of conducting thorough technology assessments of external technologies, through the lenses of technical, IP, safety, regulatory and consumer to determine the viability and suitability of technologies for the IMB business.
• Effectively manage and maintain strong external relationships with key partners and technology providers.
• Stay abreast of the latest technological advancements relvant to our industry and categories and be the go to extert for this knowledge.
• Work closely with portfolio, category, and markets to assess competitor and market insights and translate that into development opportunities and ultimately a development pipeline.
• Take ownership of the internal product performance benchmarking initiative.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Project & Programme Management
• Significant experience in technical field
• Building strong relationship with a range of stakeholders and suppliers
• Leveraging consumer, market, and competitor insights to deliver compelling propositions
• Evaluating and translating trends into product development opportunities
• Product development

ABOUT US

We’re a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 26,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all. Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference

We are currently recruiting a Technology Development Lead, to join us permanently in our Liverpool office.
Imperial Brands is currently undergoing a strategic transformation to become a consumer-centric organisation and the new Global Insight function will be a crucial driving force behind this change, placing consumer preferences and demands at the centre of commercial decision making in order to gain competitive advantage. We are an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees; our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work.
Reporting to the Technology Development Manager and sitting withing the wider formulation team, the role contributes to the development of the next generation formulation and product technologies, which are required for the company’s ambitious innovation programme and growth plans. In this role, you will evaluate, explore and test new technologies, assessing if they fit within the Innovation pipeline and could be a benefit to the product portfolio from either a consumer, strategic or IP perspective. This includes developing ideas that span multiple categories/brands and development of new ideas which expand beyond the existing product and brand portfolio.
As the Technology Development Lead, we are able to offer flexible working solutions to suit the role holder in our Liverpool office.