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Information Technology (IT)
22 Sep 2022
Innovation Director (100K-120K)
Position
Innovation Director (100K-120K)
Our Client
Garment Apparel
Location
Bangkok
Report to
CEO

Responsibilities:

  • Build and manage an innovation pipeline that builds competitive advantage through new product conceptualization and creation, mainly focused on the sportswear, team wear, activewear, and innerwear segments.
  • Develop and manage the annual operating plan and associated budget for innovation initiatives, in line with the long-term strategy and investment plan.
  • Develop and execute an innovation roadmap and strategy that meets the long-term needs of the organization and creates quantifiable value for customers.
  • Recruit, develop, and grow a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Understand the needs of current and potential customers and create tangible opportunities for product co-creation

Qualifications:

  • Broad experience in collaborating with varying sizes of organizations, with experience of working with international businesses and global brands as a minimum.
  • Direct experience in new product development and innovation pipeline management that has delivered customer-centric products to market.
  • Possess confidence with maturity; able to bring opinions but also open to listening to ideas and suggestions.
  • A sincere passion for innovation and apparel product design & development, combined with 10+ years of experience in apparel manufacturing or a closely related industry.
  • Blend creativity, business acumen, and emotional intelligence to work successfully with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholder functions and profiles.