• Competitive pay and attractive annual bonus
• On-going development opportunities in multinational environment, wide variety of projects, ambitious goals and independence in achieving them. Promoting from within culture
• Freedom with responsibility (we trust your competencies, ability to manage your time and your scope of work)
• Lot of flexibility in terms of work arrangements (work from office or from home)
• Private medical care (various options to choose) and life insurance
• Employee pension and savings programs
• JTI Family Leave Benefit – including extended paid paternity leave and fully paid maternity leave
• Multisport card, foreign languages classes
• Wide variety of trainings, webinars and professional courses on our e-learning platforms, including sponsored certification programs (for employees fulfilling the admission criteria)
• Modern office with traditions (Art Norblin Factory) in convenient location, equipped with a library, mindfulness zone, spacious kitchen, garden terrace, massage chairs and underground bicycle parking
• Working in a diverse and inclusive organization of 43 different nationalities

At JTI we create, test and introduce new and innovative products aimed at reducing potential risks (heated tobacco products, e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches). They are essential to our business sustainability. Join us in making a significant impact on our sustainability efforts!

As Marketing & Sales (M&S) NPD Specialist, S/he will be responsible for planning and management of NPD projects following the company policy, annual plan (A&SP) and requirements of markets assigned, considering local legal regulations with the aim to ensure the advancement of JTI product in the market. The incumbent, working very closely with brand managers and Portfolio Coordinators, will be primarily responsible for managing product changes, new formats, Limited Edition Pack and New Product Development introductions. In addition, the role holder will be the contact person for R&D, Global supply chain and Marketing & Sales ensuring all product and packaging initiatives are executed with excellence and on time.

• Execute of NPD projects related to product and/or packaging within PLM system
• Coordinate project in collaboration with different stakeholders at all sourcing locations
• Track progress of the projects and providing project’s status to the Line Manager and Market
• Prepare of preliminary info required for Project Initiation
• Organize and leading projects’ kick-off meetings under the responsibility of Project Manager role
• Manage the end to end New Product Development process ensuring timely execution of all projects
• Track project timelines against plan and ensuring that key stakeholders are aware of any delays and issues
• Take responsibility for PLM related questions and providing support to the markets assigned with PLM related issues
• Organize and leading projects kick-off meetings under the responsibility of Project Manager role
• Track information on lead-times for different steps of the process: coordination of layouts development & approval process within AMS (artwork), SKU readiness, toolling availability, NTMs (non tobacco materials) delivery and other project related questions
• Look for opportunities to optimize product cost and rationalize
• Prepare of presentations and minutes drafts for NPD meetings .Track and ensure updates to NPD related data - Product Specifications file, Bar-codes, Blends and NTMs cost, etc.

• Become independent projects coordinator for dedicated market
• Equipped with full knowlegde to support team members in all daily NPD tasks

• Bachelor/University Degree in Economics, Technology, Statistics or Finance
• Good Sales & Marketing background would be a plus
• 2+ years of experience in FMCG in New Product Development, Marketing or project management roles, with proven track record in cross-functional projects
• Good interpersonal and project management skills
• Good communication skills and ability to translate messages into written language 
• Strong command of English (both written and spoken)
• Presentation Skills
• Proficient MS Office (Excel and PPT)
• Power BI (Developer Background) and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) are nice to have