Program Manager - Innovation

Help shape the future of product innovation at Rituals. Use your expertise in program management, process improvement and cross-functional collaboration to drive excellence in our New Product Development (NPD) pipeline.

To make that happen, we are looking for a Program Manager NPD who can connect people, processes and tools. You will play a key role in optimizing our NPD workflows, enabling seamless collaboration across teams and ensuring every innovation journey from idea to shelf, is as efficient and inspiring as possible. Acting as a change driver, you will improve our global artwork management, project management and SharePoint environments to create the best foundation for innovation to thrive.

In this role you will

• Execute the NPD process improvement projects that are part of our roadmap, ensuring alignment with our business goal towards seamless operations
• Act as the Center of Excellence for project management, processes and systems within the Innovations department
• Analyze, design and implement innovative processes, systems and structures to build a scalable and efficient NPD pipeline for example:
  • Continuously improve the Artwork Management process and related tooling
  • Enhance our Project Management tooling and ways of working
  • Optimize the use of our newly implemented SharePoint environment
  • Strengthen our USP (Product Messaging Development) process and supporting tools

Qualifications

At Rituals, we value your uniqueness. We are seeking an individual who combines business acumen with a passion for process excellence, and who can inspire teams to work smarter, not harder.

You will be successful if you bring:

• A Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or a similar field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in consulting or project management, ideally within retail or FMCG.
• Affinity with New Product Development/ Innovation.
• Strong analytical skills and affinity with product master data.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects independently and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Advanced proficiency with project management or workflow tools.

Recruitment process

Grow with us and apply! The next steps are:

1. Nadette will contact you within 10 working days
2. An introductory meeting with a team member and the hiring manager, where we will discuss a business case
3. A second interview with team members will follow, discussing the outcome of your assessment
4. You will get the final interview with our Executive Director
5. In the event of a positive outcome, you will receive a proposal with the terms of employment

We will close the role on 10 December.