New Product Development Technologist - Advisor

Morrisons; Meadowbank; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

15% discount in our supermarkets and 1

Additional 10% discount card for a fam

Genuine career progression and develop

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits incl.

MyPerks discounts at high street shops

Optional payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies including 26+

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a product development professional to support all activity within our chilled food categories. You will ensure the Existing Product Development (EPD) and New Product Development (NPD) end-to-end processes are completed on time and to high standards.

Based at Winsford with occasional visits to Bradford, you will analyse category data, benchmark against the market, and collaborate with technical and operations teams to deliver profitable, best-in-class products.

Qualifications

• Passion for food and eye for detail.
• Knowledge of the chilled market ideally and experience in the food development process.
• Strong relationship-building skills to connect with stakeholders across the business.
• Ability to influence decisions across the business.
• Enthusiasm and drive to deliver results with commercial judgement.

Responsibilities

• Support the concept to launch process.
• Support the NPD Specialist and Manager to deliver the Site Product Development Plan.
• Attend customer research listening groups and debriefs.
• Deliver concise category analysis from trusted data sources.
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure Chilled products are the best in class.
• Collaborate with technical experts to safeguard quality of proposed ranges.
• Ensure products produced are profitably priced and meet margin expectations.
• Ensure all pricing and samples presented to customers are correctly priced and prepared in a timely manner.

Skills

Food development knowledge

Chilled market knowledge

Relationship building

Influence

Commercial judgement

Job description

More about the role

We're looking for someone to come and support all product development activity within the various categories of our chilled food range. You will ensure the Existing Product Development (EPD) and New Product Development (NPD) end to end processes are completed on time and in full.

You’ll be part of the full Concept to Launch Process. Analysing category data to define areas of opportunity for Morrisons, keeping abreast of the market to ensure Myton products are best in class. Carrying out regular benchmarking sessions to ensure targets are being adhered to.

The role is mainly based out of one of our biggest chilled manufacturing sites (Winsford) where we are launching over 130 products a year including steaks, mince, meatballs, burgers, kababs, sliced and diced meats. There will be a need to attend meetings at the Morrisons Head office ( in Bradford) and visit some of the other sites and suppliers. There may also occasionally be a requirement to work the occasional day over the weekends in peak season.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the concept to launch process
• Support the NPD Specialist and Manager to deliver the Site Product Development Plan
• Attend customer research listening groups and debriefs
• Deliver concise category analysis from trusted data sources
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure Chilled products are the best in class
• Work in collaboration with technical experts within the business safeguarding the quality of proposed ranges for all of Morrisons customers
• Ensure products produced are profitably priced and meet margin expectations
• Ensure all pricing and samples presented to customers are correctly priced and prepared in a timely manner

More about our perks

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

First and foremost you will have a passion for food and an eye for detail. You will have knowledge of the chilled market ideally and experience working within the food development process. You will have great relationship building skills being able to connect and work with many stakeholders across the business with the ability to influence. Enthusiasm and drive to deliver results with commercial judgement is also key.