NFD Manager (12 month minimum - maternity cover)

New Food Development Manager

(12-month minimum - maternity cover)

Park Royal

£60,000 - £65,000

Benefits

Pension, medicash, 3 x life assurance

If you're a true foodie with proven management experience and can hit the ground running, I'd love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business where you'll play a key role in developing innovative food products and driving projects from concept through to launch.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead the development and launch of innovative food products from concept through to market.
• Manage a team of chefs and technologists, ensuring projects stay on track and deadlines are met.
• Work closely with Operations, Technical and Supply Chain teams to deliver successful product launches.
• Source ingredients, monitor costs and ensure products meet both quality and commercial targets.
• Drive continuous improvement through product trials, taste testing and performance reviews.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Proven experience managing others
• 5 years food / FMCG experience
• Strong experience with either NPD or EPD programmes

Equal Opportunities

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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