Development - NPD Project Coordinator

Finsbury Food Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Finsbury Food Group is seeking a Project Coordinator to support the delivery of New Product Development, Existing Product Development and packaging change initiatives. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Commercial, Technical, Procurement, Planning and Operations, maintaining project plans and tracking milestones to keep programs on schedule.

You will own the Stage Gate process, update trackers and Power BI reports, and manage admin tasks from concept through launch, ensuring

Qualifications

• Strong planning, organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, motivated and able to take ownership of tasks.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and other Office applications.
• Passion for food, innovation and market trends.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate NPD, EPD and packaging change projects from concept to launch.
• Maintain project plans, trackers and milestones across departments.
• Provide project administration, schedule meetings and chase approvals.
• Prepare Power BI reports and ensure accurate project visibility.
• Communicate progress to stakeholders and manage actions and decisions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Time management

Organisational skills

Independent working

Food industry awareness

Education

Degree in Food Science/Tech

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

This is what you’ll actually do! As a Project Coordinator, you'll play a central role in supporting the delivery of New Product Development (NPD), Existing Product Development (EPD) and packaging change projects by ensuring effective coordination, communication and project administration from concept through to launch. Working closely within the development team and with colleagues across Commercial, Technical, Procurement, Planning and Operations, you'll be responsible for maintaining project plans, monitoring timelines and tracking key milestones to ensure projects remain on schedule. You'll coordinate activities across multiple departments, follow up on outstanding actions, and ensure stakeholders are kept informed of project progress at every stage. You'll take ownership of the Point 74 Stage Gate process, maintaining project trackers, critical paths and Power BI reports to provide accurate visibility of project status. By keeping project information organised and up to date, you'll support effective decision-making, identify potential delays and help ensure key deadlines and sign-off requirements are met. A key aspect of the role will be managing project administration, including coordinating meetings, sending samples for testing, maintaining documentation, recording project updates and proactively chasing approvals and actions to keep projects moving forward. Acting as a central point of contact, you'll build strong working relationships across the business and ensure clear communication between teams throughout the project lifecycle. You'll also coordinate customer sample requests, organise sample preparation and dispatch, arrange courier bookings and manage related administrative processes. In addition, you'll support purchase order administration and help coordinate ingredient, packaging and material requirements to ensure project activities are delivered efficiently. This is a varied and fast-paced role requiring excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities. The successful candidate will be highly proactive, confident communicating with stakeholders at all levels and experienced in keeping projects on track through effective coordination and follow-up. Ideally this is you!

• Essential Strong planning, organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, motivated and able to take ownership of tasks.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and other Office applications.
• Passion for food, innovation and market trends.
• Desirable Degree educated, ideally in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
• Previous experience within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Experience coordinating NPD, EPD or packaging change projects.
• Understanding of Stage Gate or project management processes.
• Experience using Power BI reporting tools.
• Food Hygiene qualification.
• Knowledge of retail and foodservice markets.