Head of Food Product Development – Innovation Leader

Finnebrogue; Downpatrick; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Subsidised meals and breakfast options

Access to Food Shack with free product

Insula Wellbeing on-site support

Perks Discount card

Gym membership

Cashback healthcare plan

Cycle-to-work scheme

Electric car scheme

Birthday paid holiday

Job summary

Finnebrogue is seeking a Head of Food Product Development to lead the function and deliver the product and innovation agenda across major customers and categories. You will ensure outstanding food quality, strong customer partnerships and disciplined execution from concept to launch.

Working cross-functionally with Commercial, Culinary, Technical and Operations, you will translate insights and trends into robust 1–3 year pipelines and build a high-performing team in a supportive, inclusive

Responsibilities

• Lead Finnebrogue’s Food Product Development function and set the 1–3 year innovation plan across key customers and categories.
• Translate customer strategy, consumer insight and food trends into differentiated, commercially successful products.
• Develop a high-performing development team and ensure quality, partnership and disciplined delivery from concept through scale-up and launch.

Job description

Finnebrogue is seeking a Head of Food Product Development to lead the function and deliver the product and innovation agenda across major customers and categories. You will ensure outstanding food quality, strong customer partnerships and disciplined execution from concept to launch.

Working cross-functionally with Commercial, Culinary, Technical and Operations, you will translate insights and trends into robust 1–3 year pipelines and build a high-performing team in a supportive, inclusive