Job Title: New Product Development (NPD) Manager

Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Company: Pinkcity jewelhouse Pvt Ltd. (Mahapura)

Experience: 6-8 Years

Key Skills: -

· Product Design & Development, Project Management, Strong leadership and team management skills.

· Trend Analysis & Market Research, Strong understanding of market trends in the jewelry industry and ability to translate them into innovative product designs.

· Excellent project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

· Attention to detail and a passion for creating high-quality jewelry products.

· Merchandising Planning for Regional Products, Mapping the current universe of regional products.

· Concept Development: Lead brainstorming sessions and research to generate innovative ideas for new jewelry products. Identify market trends, consumer preferences, and competitive landscape to inform product development.

· Design Collaboration: Work with the design team to translate concepts into detailed designs. Provide feedback on prototypes and ensure that designs meet quality standards and production capabilities.

· Project Management: Oversee the entire NPD process, including planning, timeline management, and resource allocation. Ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

· Market Analysis: Conduct market research and analysis to understand customer needs and preferences. Utilize insights to drive product innovation and enhance competitive positioning.

· Range-planning for regional products: Identifying the gaps in the current universe, based on customer, community understanding as well as competitive indexing. Accordingly, planning for product introduction to ensure that these product gaps are filled

· Coordinate with the NPD team to ensure that the first set of portions are received as per the design approved - if not ensuring that the feedback is given for correction.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, suppliers, and manufacturers, to ensure timely and accurate execution of product development plans.

· Overseeing the design process, providing guidance and feedback to designers to ensure that concepts are translated into technically feasible

· Create the new collection brief for the regional collection with clear deliverables on the product category, cluster, net weight & LC