Product Innovation Manager

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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DS Smith

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1940

Packaging • Recycling • Sustainability

DS Smith is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services. The company focuses on innovation in packaging to support a circular economy, aiming to use recyclable materials and reduce plastic waste. DS Smith operates internationally, offering packaging for various industries, including consumer goods, industrial solutions, and retail. It emphasizes environmental sustainability and community engagement through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, DS Smith provides end-to-end retail services and advanced packaging systems.

📋 Description

• Drive the successful deployment and scaled commercial adoption of packaging innovations • Champion products both internally and externally • Actively contribute to and lead on the delivery of revenue budgets and targeted sales plans • Partner with sales and marketing sub-functions to translate customer and retailer pain points into clear commercial opportunities • Manage localisation and refinement of centrally led market-sizing strategies • Support product portfolio offer through the Annual Business Planning process • Adopt a proactive approach to insight sharing and innovative customer engagement • Lead retail workshops, trade fairs, and high-impact pitches • Ensure strategic solutions mitigate real-world shopper and consumer challenges • Exhibit excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels of the organisation

🎯 Requirements

• Degree or equivalent in a related field (Product Management, Business, Marketing, or Sales) • Relevant experience in a product management, commercial sales, or B2B marketing role, ideally within packaging or manufacturing • Solid understanding of stage-gate processes, technical packaging limitations, and the ability to build and monitor robust revenue budgets • Results-oriented with a proven track record of managing sales plans and driving the market adoption of strategic products • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and align with senior leadership • Confident presenter and natural story-seller who can engage directly with customers and retailers to unlock commercial opportunities • Agile, solutions-oriented, and comfortable managing change within an evolving, multi-cultural market environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Discretionary bonus • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays • Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection • Employee Assistance Programme • Employee Discounts • Cycle to work scheme