Supply Chain New Product Manager

We are EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses. The Company brings together the complementary expertise of two industry pioneers, one in advanced lens technologies and the other in the craftsmanship of iconic eyewear, to create a vertically integrated business that is uniquely positioned to address the world’s evolving vision needs and the global demand of a growing eyewear industry.

Responsabilities:

• Represent the EMEA Operations within R&D New Products Projects (C1 & C2)
• Manage the local EMEA New Products projects (C3) working closely with regional Correspondents (Country Planning Coordinator)
• Participate to the process of the detailed product offer supporting value creation and rationalisation
• Lead the EMEA Operations teams attached to the project (Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing …) in order to define the planning, the resources and the responsibilities necessary to the launch of the new products on the markets.
• Work closely with NPPD project managers, GLI, Market Strategy, WWPRO, IT, Marketing, local CPC to secure the implementation of the launch plan.
• Provide and broadcast data required to implement EMEA product catalogue (through the EPROM portal)
• Coordinate EMEA Supply Chain teams : system setup, sourcing, stock build, sales forecasts and distribution key definitions
• Follow the implementation of IT, Quality, Manufacturing activities needed to launch the product
• Support the product setup within the Nearshore and Offshore laboratories, from their local setup to the launch
• Commit on the Roll-out launch plan and on launch date of each different countries of EMEA region
• Communicate on project’s progress and alert the management if needed
• Assure the follow-up of the project after their launch
• Put in place tools to improve our process of New products introduction
• Bring our support to the subsidiaries in their product catalogue management

Candidate Profile:

• Master degree of Engineering or Supply chain & first experience in Project Management. as well as experience in one of these domains
• Products and Markets knowledge
• Cycle life product understanding (IT setup, Rx, Mass Prod …)
• Capacity to understand and satisfy customer needs
• Animate multi-functional teams
• Project management
• Capacity to analyse and synthesis
• Appetite for data management
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Adaptability
• Autonomy and initiative
• English language