NPD Manager (Nutritional Premix/Sports Nutrition)

Seven Search & Selection; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned ingredient solutions company in Greater London is seeking an NPD Manager to lead customer NPD projects and drive innovation in food and nutritional products. This role requires a degree in Food Science and experience in product development. The successful candidate will have strong understanding of ingredient functionality, with responsibilities including formulation design and technical support. This position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model with three days on-site work.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Pension

Hybrid Working

Subsidised Gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing or product development, ideally in premixes, nutritional products, or food supplements.
• Understanding of formulation and manufacturing processes for premixes, supplements, or functional food products.
• Passion for sustainability and food innovation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer NPD projects and internal innovation briefs.
• Design formulations for various nutritional products and support implementation.
• Conduct sensory assessments and provide technical support across the business.

Skills

Ingredient functionality understanding

Problem-solving ability

Attention to detail

Collaborative approach

Education

BSc/MSc in Food Science or related field

Job description

Our client

A global leader in ingredient solutions, supporting innovation across food, beverage, and nutrition markets.

Driving growth through strategic partnerships with retailers, manufacturers, and health-focused brands.

Renowned for high-quality, functional ingredients that help brands meet evolving consumer needs.

The role

The NPD manager will deliver customer NPD projects and internal innovation briefs, ensuring solutions meet technical, commercial, sensory, regulatory and quality requirements.

As the NPD Manager you will build and maintain deep expertise in functional ingredients and nutritional components, staying current with market trends.

The NPD Manager will engage professionally with customers to scope projects accurately, align on approval criteria and provide clear indicative costings.

As the NPD manager it will be your responsibility to design formulations across premixes, nutritional products (human or pet) and dairy alternatives, and support implementation at internal or external manufacturing sites.

You will conduct sensory assessments and provide guidance on stability, shelf‑life and packaging considerations.

The NPD Manager will offer formulation, nutrition and technical support across the business, including sales, procurement, quality and customer‑facing teams.

In addition the NPD manager will contribute to supplier approval processes and onboarding of new raw materials to meet project requirements and deliver training to internal teams and support technical preparation for customer engagements.

Ideal candidate

Degree‑qualified: BSc / MSc in Food Science or a related scientific field, or equivalent industry experience.

Experience in food manufacturing or product development, ideally within premixes, nutritional products, food supplements, or sports nutrition. Experience managing the NPD process end‑to‑end is advantageous.

Strong understanding of ingredient functionality, including vitamins, minerals, flavours, colours, additives and sweeteners, and how these interact within premix or nutritional formulations.

Knowledge of formulation and manufacturing processes for premixes, supplements or functional food products.

Demonstrated passion for sustainability and food innovation, with a mindset focused on continuous improvement and advancing best practice.

Strong problem‑solving ability, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach when working with cross‑functional teams.

Benefits & details

• Competitive Salary
• Pension
• Hybrid Working 3 days on site, 2 days work from home
• Subsidised Gym membership

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 16 / 17560 / 7 Confidentiality assured.