New Product Development. Temporary
McDonald's · Madrid
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At McDonald’s, we are looking for a fixed-term New Product Development Specialist to join our Marketing team in Madrid for approximately seven months.
The main purpose of this role will be to lead the design of McDonald’s local portfolio while assessing and optimizing its composition. Bring product innovation to the table to accelerate overall business performance in the short term.
What will key accountabilities be?
- Support in the development of the marketing plan by providing strategic reflection, recommendations, and action plans to the Marketing Manager. This must be based on market and consumer analysis, including the collection of key gastronomic trends, changes in consumer behavior, and movements of main competitors, with a focus on the development of the product portfolio.
- Ensure that brand’s portfolio has the right platforms and products, aligning it with consumer trends and minimizing operational complexity.
- Lead and coordinate the product development plan following internal procedures for that matter, interacting with suppliers in search for innovative ideas, and collaborating with other departments to guarantee the best product experience possible to our customers.
- Participate in the development of consumer testing, in partnership with BI team.
- Partner with the BI department in sales forecasting of promotional activations.
- Analyze and control platform's profitability, including breakdown by platform, understanding contributions to total F&P, and tracking evolution over time.
Team – Shared Responsabilities:
- Perform market analysis on a regular basis, monitor competition, and consumer trends with the aim of finding new development opportunities, transforming it into proposals for new products, in collaboration with Consumer Insights.
- Monitoring and analysis of sales, as well as proactivity to propose corrective and innovative actions that improve their results in collaboration with Brand Specialist.
Position Requests
Experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience
Academic Studies / Knowledge
- A degree in business sciences, business administration and management or have completed an MBA in Marketing.
- Languages: English (b2), both written and spoken
Benefits
- Flexible schedule for a healthy work/life balance
- 37.5 hours working week, 27 days of annual leave
- Competitive salary reviewed annually
- Remuneration package beyond your salary:
- Flexible remuneration such as childcare vouchers
- Career and development plan (that can take you anywhere in the McDonald’s world!)
- We care for digital disconnection
- We are a family-friendly company
- Great work environment
- Annual awards (to recognize the extraordinary)
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