7-Eleven possesses the largest retail store network with over 900 convenience stores in Hong Kong and Macau. Apart from providing quality fresh, fast food and convenient products, the chain provides a wide range of value-added services such as bill payments, mobile cards, ticketing, and pick-up services to meet customers' convenience needs. To cope with our rapid business development, we are inviting energetic and high-caliber individuals to join our team.

Product Development Manager

Is this your next challenge in product development?

The challenge is to:

• Understand customers’ needs and formulate the corresponding range, space, buying and pricing strategies for the assigned ready-to-eat fresh food categories to maximize customers’ satisfaction and category performance.
• Ensure efficient and profitable management of the product development process including supplier liaison, price negotiation, innovating packaging, cost management, marketing and establishing operational and merchandising guidelines.
• Leverage market data, analysis and category insights to identify business opportunities and enable a sustainable growth of the assigned categories.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships with suppliers and employ negotiation tactics to optimize terms.
• Collaborate with both external and internal stakeholders to facilitate the execution of the category plans and activities
• Assist in ad hoc projects and tasks as assigned

Do you have experience in product development / category management?

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Purchasing or Food related disciplines.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in retail, food industry or catering services with solid experience in product development and category management metrics / technique.
• Understand local retail market and experience in trade / business negotiation.
• Good command in both spoken and written English and Chinese.
• Knowledge on food safety & quality and hygiene system, e.g. HACCP, ISO22000 is an advantage.
• Strong negotiation skills with good analytical mind and business acumen.
• Creativity, detail-mindedness with excellent communication skills and ability to work independently.
• Self-motivation, pressure resistance, and ability to manage strict deadlines.
• A good team player with strong project planning and influencing skills.

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