Product Developer

TN United Kingdom; Wembley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-known food business as a Development Project Manager, where you will lead innovative projects from concept to launch. This role combines creativity with strategic planning, allowing you to work closely with clients and stakeholders to develop exciting Mediterranean food products. With a focus on collaboration and attention to detail, you will ensure that each project meets customer expectations while adhering to budget constraints. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a family-feel business backed by the stability of a national company, where your contributions will directly impact product development and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Family-feel business environment

Stability of a well-established company

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Technology or similar required.
• Ability to manage development projects and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Development team to deliver new concepts.
• Manage projects from brief to product launch, ensuring timelines are met.

Skills

Project Management

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Food Technology

Education

Food Technology Degree

Job description

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• Opportunity to work for a well-known food business and supplier.
• Great opportunity to work in both a development focused and client facing role.

About Our Client

• Based in the UK, the client is primarily recognized as a wholesaler and distributor of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and speciality foods. The company aims to honor its family-run heritage while innovating in Mediterranean food production and distribution, maintaining strong relationships with specialist producers across the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Job Description

• Collaborate with the Development team to deliver new concepts and projects aligned with customer briefs.
• Manage development projects from initial brief (provided by site NPD controllers) through to successful product launch.
• Establish critical timelines and ensure all project milestones are met, fulfilling customer, business, commercial, nutritional, and process development requirements.
• Adhere to the product development process, ensuring each stage is completed, accurately documented, and effectively communicated to key stakeholders.
• Take a leading role in packaging development activities.
• Prepare concept samples in collaboration with the NPD team for internal and external presentations, ensuring recipe costs align with target budgets.
• Accurately input all necessary product information into written customer presentations with precision and attention to detail.
• Participate in customer presentations as required.

The Successful Applicant

• Food Technology degree (or similar).
• Ability to work with key stake holders and customers.
• Ability to work to deadlines.

What's on Offer

• Family-feel business, while having the stability of a well-established National company.