The Company
This established food business have it all – the combination of stability / security and a great brand reputation balanced with a forward thinking, entrepreneurial approach. Culture and values are paramount to the success of the business and super important for the UK team of this global company.
To help drive their brands and business forward they are looking for a confident and highly capable NPD Manager to join the UK Head Office team.
Hybrid role - min of 2 days at the London office, with some UK and European travel.
The Role
This is an all-encompassing role where you will be managing the whole product lifecycle, ensuring the successful implementation of the product strategy and roadmap for both EPD and NPD across the UK brand portfolio.
You’ll keep up to speed with new food / consumer trends, ingredients, packaging and technologies as well as the competitor landscape, so you can drive the innovation of on-trend products. This will be in collaboration with in-house NPD teams at European manufacturing sites as well as 3rd party partners, motivating them to deliver projects with energy and enthusiasm whilst ensuring costs parameters and technical requirements are met.
You will be required to brilliantly plan, manage and successfully deliver NPD projects from start to finish whilst effectively influencing, briefing and coordinating people cross-functionally at all levels. This will involve building close working relationships with internal and external manufacturing partners with full ownership of the Stage & Gate process.
You’ll also ensure that the existing products are the best they can be, optimising where needed and implementing a culture of continuous improvement. You’ll be a natural at keeping up to speed with new trends across the world and how they can be incorporated into products, demonstrating creative flair that will delight discerning consumers.
The Person
This role will suit a passionate and driven NPD Manager, ideally with a Food Science degree as well as experience gained from a food manufacturing or food/drink brand environment.
We are looking for that special NPD professional who has product development expertise, is insights driven with a consumer-centric approach, amazing project management skills - and to top it off, is also technically savvy.
You’ll need to have experience of working with suppliers, manufacturing and cross-functional teams to continually raise the bar on product innovation, quality and integrity. You will be a natural communicator, able to effectively manage and influence key stakeholders, building strong working relationships to deliver significant NPD projects.
If you think you have what it takes to help this brand leverage their presence in the UK market, blowing the competition away, then please get in touch.
Apply now or call Dhrutee on 0345 2600 737 // 07700 137 110 for more information.
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