Program Manager - Innovation

Create new products and ensure we continue to woo our customers in their quest for soulful living! Category management at its best. Are you ready to join and give your all?

Share your talents

Help shape the future of product innovation at Rituals.

Use your expertise in program management, process improvement and cross-functional collaboration to drive excellence in our New Product Development (NPD) pipeline. We are looking for a Program Manager NPD who can connect people, processes and tools. You will play a key role in optimizing our NPD workflows, enabling seamless collaboration across teams and ensuring every innovation journey from idea to shelf is as efficient and inspiring as possible. Acting as a change driver, you will improve our global artwork management, project management and SharePoint environments to create the best foundation for innovation to thrive.

In this role you will:

• Execute the NPD process improvement projects that are part of our roadmap, ensuring alignment with our business goal towards seamless operations
• Act as the Center of Excellence for project management, processes and systems within the Innovations department
• Analyze, design and implement innovative processes, systems and structures to build a scalable and efficient NPD pipeline, for example:
  • Continuously improve the Artwork Management process and related tooling
  • Enhance our Project Management tooling and ways of working
  • Optimize the use of our newly implemented SharePoint environment
  • Strengthen our USP (Product Messaging Development) process and supporting tools

Bring all of you

At Rituals, we value your uniqueness. We are seeking an individual who combines business acumen with a passion for process excellence, and who can inspire teams to work smarter, not harder.

You will be successful if you bring:

• A Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or a similar field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in consulting or project management, ideally within retail or FMCG.
• Affinity with New Product Development/ Innovation.
• Strong analytical skills and affinity with product master data.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects independently and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Advanced proficiency with project management or workflow tools.

Benefits of working at Rituals

• Unique opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Staff discount on Rituals products
• Attractive bonus
• Flexible working hours tailored to your personal rhythm
• Company & team events