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Global Product Executive, FMCG

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About ZURU ZURU is on a mission to disrupt industries and challenge the status quo through innovation and automation. Our brands reflect this vision: ZURU Toys re-imagines play,

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About ZURU

ZURU is on a mission to disrupt industries and challenge the status quo through innovation and automation. Our brands reflect this vision: ZURU Toys re-imagines play, ZURU Tech leads the next building revolution, and ZURU Edge creates modern FMCG brands for today’s consumers.

Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has grown to over 5,000 team members across 30+ international locations.

As one of the world’s largest toy companies, our award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns, and Smashers. Our FMCG portfolio features MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, NOOD, BONKERS, Gumi Yum Surprise, and more.

For more information, visit www.zuru.com.

YOUR ROLE

You will collaborate with all global stakeholders to drive and implement the global product strategy across all baby brands, product types, and markets. The breadth and responsibility of this role is incredibly unique, you will learn all necessary steps to take a product from an idea to an international success. If you're interested in product development, data analysis, manufacturing, and supply chain, and want to help drive product success in one of the fastest-growing FMCG companies in the world, this role is perfect for you.

Despite the scope of responsibility, this role is also well suited to ambitious fresh graduates. At ZURU, we value people who show initiative, curiosity, and a drive to learn quickly. If you’re someone who takes ownership, overprepares to win, and is eager to make a real impact early in your career, you’ll thrive in this environment.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

You will own the end-to-end journey of bringing products to life — from the first spark of an idea through to a finished product on shelves across the globe. As the baby team expands into new markets, retailers, and product categories, you will be the critical link that translates commercial needs into tangible, compliant, and market-ready products — delivered on time, every time.

You will build direct relationships with stakeholders across every function and every continent, becoming the go-to person for product knowledge, timelines, and execution. The decisions you make and the standards you set will directly shape the direction of our brands and the impact they have

CORE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

End-to-end project management for all allocated markets' product-related projects, including new products, customisations, and continuous improvements, as well as ad hoc projects such as retailer displays.

Timeline management — proactively obtain all information needed and drive each development milestone to deliver market-leading products on time.

Drive insights-led product creation, coordinating both lab and field testing of our products.

Create and manage design briefs for world-class product packaging.

Identify gaps in the market and help ideate product opportunities and improvements.

Educate and upskill wider teams within the baby business on our products and technologies.

Collaborate with legal, regulatory teams, and merchandisers to ensure our products and packaging meet all necessary requirements of the customer, market, and appropriate jurisdiction.

Develop new product claims, ensuring legally approved substantiation exists for every claim in each market.

Collaborate closely with the teams in China to drive manufacturing efficiencies and cost savings across the supply chain, improving speed to market.

Assist in the creation of both internally and externally facing templates and documents to standardise our product development process and professionalise our external data presentation.

Ensure our benchmark product performance data bank is up to date, managing in-house and third-party testing.

Improve data accuracy and accessibility for our global stakeholders.