Future-Forward Development Chef: Concept & Innovation

Protea Recruitment Ltd | Food | Drinks | FMCG Recruitment Partner; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

This role targets a highly creative culinary professional in High Wycombe, focused on front-end food innovation rather than traditional food science. A chef’s mindset drives flavour, ingredients, and imagination, with technical knowledge supporting development.

A role for blue-sky concept creation, translating trends into ideas, and collaborating across culinary leadership, flavour specialists, consumer insights, and innovation teams to deliver commercially viable concepts; bakery/pastry and

Qualifications

• Strong bakery/pastry foundations essential.
• Experience in chocolate and confectionery for food manufacturing is desirable.
• Creative development background in FMCG preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage in blue-sky thinking and concept generation.
• Translate consumer trends into new product ideas.
• Collaborate with culinary leadership, flavour specialists, consumer insights, and innovation teams to deliver commercially viable concepts.
• Develop solutions for future consumer needs.

Job description

This role targets a highly creative culinary professional in High Wycombe, focused on front-end food innovation rather than traditional food science. A chef’s mindset drives flavour, ingredients, and imagination, with technical knowledge supporting development.

A role for blue-sky concept creation, translating trends into ideas, and collaborating across culinary leadership, flavour specialists, consumer insights, and innovation teams to deliver commercially viable concepts; bakery/pastry and