Who We Are Our French heart pulses through our international brand. With 100 years of heritage, we are future focused as we push ourselves and each other to connect every cook with personal stories and our rich legacy of food lovers to a lifestyle that inspires. General management and communication of all new product development initiatives • Partner with the Regional/Subsidiary lead Category Managers to identify the initiatives that need to be incorporated into the development and manufacturing pipeline. • Coordinate with internal teams to deliver the necessary validation requirements for commercialization: e.g. packaging, health & safety, quality assurance certification, logistics specifications, legal, etc. • Collaborate with the necessary manufacturing and sourcing partners to initiate, track, and manage on-time project delivery. • Identify inter-category manufacturing/sourcing opportunities to deliver programs in line with Le Creuset's sustainability mission. • Optimization of the development process to achieve commercial objectives • Support portfolio optimization initiatives by coordinating with the regional/subsidiary leads to identify SKU delisting decisions. • Lead the global monthly category meetings to identify development priorities and reduce duplicative requests, escalating where necessary for resolution. • Communicate LC Group requirements that will shape future NPD requests, e.g. manufacturing efficiency targets, investment explorations, innovation capabilities, etc. • Manage and report on the NPD KPIs to support expectations for program delivery against available resource requirements and support where necessary. • Coordinate with the commercial leaders on the program performance analytics needed to support successful program evaluation and optimization. Excellent project management and communication skills. • Strategic and tactical planning experience supported with analysis. • Fluency in English. • Proficient in MS Office, working knowledge of MS Project will be a plus. • Global collaboration experience.