Back Office Product Specialist - NPD
On-sitePrague, Prague, Czechia or Brno, South Moravian, Czechia
Job Summary
Proactively support all NPD team members with operational tasks across product development projects, including tracking open tasks, deadlines, and follow-ups to prevent delays. Order, track, and coordinate samples from suppliers while handling routine communication regarding documents, specifications, quotes, and logistics. Prepare shipments, maintain complete product documentation in internal systems, and organize meetings and tastings to capture action points. Process invoices and purchase requests, then build your own way of working by establishing structure for sample tracking and documentation. Continuously improve NPD operations to reduce manual admin and time spent searching for information.
Required Qualifications
- Proactive
- Ability to create structure in an environment where no fixed process exists yet
- Concrete examples of improving a process, bringing order into chaos or building a system that made other people's work easier
- Independence from day one
- Highly organised
- Ability to manage many smaller tasks across multiple projects without dropping details
- Detail orientation
- Confidence with spreadsheets
- Ability to learn new systems quickly
- Comfort working with ERP, PIM, project tools or internal databases
- Czech language proficiency
- Functional English for supplier communication and working with documentation
Desired Qualifications
- Back-office/coordination experience in e-commerce, food, FMCG, or manufacturing
- Interest in the Vilgain product world
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