Innovation Design Manager - Make&Filter

Innovation Design Manager Make&Filter – Southampton, UK

British American Tobacco (BAT) is looking for an Innovation Design Manager Make&Filter based in Southampton, UK.

Key Objectives and Expectations

• Breakthrough Innovations – 2 per category per year
• Strategic Innovations – 8 per category per year
• Tactical Innovations – 27 per category per year
• All product changes – >50 per year per category

Key Responsibilities

• Be the technical lead to translate product innovation into technology design and solutions.
• Be the SPOC for R&D led innovations at the tech block stage to design solutions that can be commercialised at scale.
• Actively link R&D innovation from the Tech block stage to the POA stage and offer machine solutions that can be commercialised.
• Ensure all machine solutions are designed keeping COGS, quality, scalability and speed of delivery.
• Part...