Product Innovation Specialist

**About us**

Established in 2012, Pinnacle Drinks exclusively partners with winemakers, growers, brewers and distillers to deliver some of the world's leading brands across the wine, beer and spirit categories.

**Join our Pinnacle Drinks team and develop innovative Pinnacle products as well as identify new and emerging trends across multiple categories**
- **Sydney or Melbourne location - we offer true flexibility**:

- **Newly created role; join a passionate & collaborative team with supportive leadership**:

- **Opportunities to grow and progress your career**

**About the Role**

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pinnacle Drinks Merchandise team in a newly created role.

As the Product Innovation Specialist you will work alongside the Product Innovation Manager to take responsibility for the development of Pinnacle innovative products as well as identify new and emerging trends in the beer,cider, Spirits, RTD and wine category. Primarily focused on our Own Brand product development, you will also identify potential exclusive brand product innovation in all categories.

You will take a technical approach of the products and manufacturing processes to develop an innovative range of products which will drive sales, gross profit and penetration of the Pinnacle brand portfolio within the Endeavour Retail Brands, Dan Murphys and BWS, but also create excitement, respectability and foot traffic in the Endeavour network.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Understand the category's evolution via a data-led approach, using customer insights to identify and define the next generation products opportunities
- Ensure full alignment on project deliveries and timelines with the Project management team, as well as Endeavour QA compliance
- Maintain up to date contractual relationships with the supply partners across all portfolios.
- Engage with external partners as well as sub-contracting parties to design and craft new products in the Pinnacle Portfolio
- Upgrading the existing portfolio, while engaging with supply partners working end to end with the different stakeholders within the organisation

**What You’ll Need to Succeed**
- **Related technical knowledge & manufacturing experience in the alcoholic beverages industry; degree in Food & Beverages Technology or related discipline**:

- **NPD and product commercialization experience, including trend analysis, delivering new innovative products & solutions in a complex environment**:

- **3+ years retail buying experience with excellent knowledge of merchandising**:

- **Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships**:

- **Excellent communication and negotiation skills**:

- **Strong numerical and analytical skills**:

- **Understanding and knowledge of the alcoholic beverages industry (for example, WSET certifications)**:

- **Intermediate MS Office experience**:

- **Strong business acumen with a strong vision for trend setting and leadership**:

- **Sound understanding of global sourcing procedures**:

- **A customer centric attitude and a passion for the liquor industry**:

- **Previous experience in Retail/FMCG experience will be highly regarded**
- We are focused on inclusion and diversity as Ways of Working. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply._

**The Perks**
- Everyday Rewards Card which gives you access to exclusive employee discounts across Woolworths, BIG W and Endeavour Group brands (BWS, Dan Murphy’s, etc) as well as discounts at our ALH Venues
- Training and development - we pride ourselves in helping you realise your potential and give you the opportunity to be innovative
- An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people
- Headspace days - no meetings company wide
- Flexible working arrangements are encouraged and our norm

**Grow with Endeavour Group**

Endeavour Group comprises a diverse range of drinks and hospitality businesses including BWS, Dan Murphy’s, ALH Hotels and Pinnacle Drinks. We are focused on growing and transforming our businesses to meet the changing needs of customers and we’re driven by a culture that puts our customers and team first.

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do. We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation. At Endeavour Group we value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and for each other.

**We’d love to hear from You**

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