Development Manager I

Company Name: British American Tobacco
Location: Austrailia

British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future. Thanks to our people we have continued to deliver growth and exceed expectations in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace.

Our aim is to become the leading tobacco company in each of our markets by providing excellent products with confidence and responsibility expected of global consumer brands.

Purpose

• Plan, coordinate and deliver development specifications for the assigned cell
• Assist with the requesting and monitoring of the product support services and Product Stewardship activities for the cell on an operational basis
  
  

Leadership

• Assist with the assigned cell development activities (Innovation, continuous improvement, regulatory etc)
• Promote and integrate ways of working within the development cell
  
  

Operational

• Assist with the development and deployment activities for the assigned responsibilities within the cell
• Assist with implementation of new and modified Products at factory level, through specifications in SAP
• Assist with quality and consistency of Product specifications through tracking of monthly analytical results, and propose corrective actions where required (with the guidance of Senior Expert)
• Act as key contact point for manufacturing to support trials, new Product implementations and monitoring of performance data in cooperation with the Quality department
• Assist with the product specifications and recipes approval in TaO system according to project lead times and product requirements
• Ensure Development Data Sheets are uploaded in Staris system, in compliance with the end market regulation and maintenance
• Assist with product specification maintenance in accordance with product quality and PIM analysis
• Ensure the accurate update of systems (TaO, Gloss) within the assigned cell responsibilities
  
  

Management

• Track and monitor budget spend for development activities within the assigned responsibilities/projects in the cell
• Monitor and review progress of the development projects against the agreed timeline
  
  

Key Success Factors

• Delivery of the assigned Development activities
• Accuracy of data within Group systems (TaO, Gloss)
• Progression of technical capability and capacity through coaching and experiential learning
  
  

Working Relationships

• End Markets Brand Managers
• PIM’s - Regional Opco´s
• Regional and Local NPI teams
• Product Services team
• Regional and local quality teams
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Degree or equivalent in a science or related subject or equivalent
• Proactive, enthusiastic and willingness to learn and develop understanding of tobacco styles and markets including casings and flavours and cigarette design
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy of specification data
• Ability to interpret analytical data, formulate conclusions propose action plans
• Effective communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally and cross-culturally
  
  

If you have the talent and motivation to help us succeed you’ll find we are equally committed to helping you reach your full potential too.

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type

  Full-time

• Job function

  ProductionSupply ChainManufacturing

• Industries

  Consumer GoodsTobacco