Product Developer (FOOD)

Blue Spark Organisation Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An ambitious and entrepreneurial company is seeking a talented Product Developer to lead the creation of innovative food products. This exciting role involves hands-on work in the innovation kitchen and collaboration with various teams to ensure product success. Ideal candidates will have a food degree, experience in food manufacturing, and a passion for food trends. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love the hustle of product development, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a dynamic team and make your mark in the food industry!

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing for brand or retail products.
• Ability to adapt products based on customer feedback.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end development of new food products based on market insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product success.

Skills

Food Trends Knowledge

Recipe Development

Critical Path Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Food Degree

Tools

Product Lifecycle Management

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Blue Spark Organisation Ltd

Senior Recruitment Consultant at Blue Spark Organisation Ltd

The company

This ambitious and entrepreneurial business takes pride in their delicious range of products across retail, brand, and food service. They are growing fast and are now looking for a talented Product Developer who is a super foodie and enjoys working in an innovative and fast-moving category to join their team.

The role

Reporting to the Senior Innovations Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development of new and exciting food products - ensuring each concept is not only innovative but commercially in line with product briefs and market insights.

You’ll liaise closely with customers, presenting ideas and developing solid working relationships. You’ll be able to assimilate customer feedback and work with internal teams to adapt and enhance products quickly and effectively to ensure all new products meet both customer expectations and production capabilities.

This is a broad role where you will be hands-on in the innovation kitchen as well as working with factory teams to scale and launch your products in the factory, taking ownership of all stages in the product lifecycle. You’ll also collaborate with cross-functional teams across operations, procurement, technical, and commercial to ensure product success.

The candidate

We are seeking an ambitious, creative, and hands-on Product Developer / NPD Technologist who can jump into this fast-paced, customer-focused role and add some foodie sparkle to the team. You’ll relish the chance to be involved in every facet of NPD and EPD. Ideally, you will have a food degree and experience within food manufacturing, for brand or retail own-brand products.

You will have an amazing understanding of food trends, ingredients, and seasonality which you can use to revamp recipes as well as conjure up new delights. Experience within the chilled food sector is preferred and you will need to have good knowledge of the NPD process, recipe development, critical path management, presentations, and creating commercially viable products.

You must have excellent communication and organisational skills coupled with the ability and enthusiasm to learn quickly and get started on new projects.

If you have a real passion for food and thrive on the hustle and bustle of a busy environment with lots of customer contact, then this could be the role for you! Apply now or call 0345 2600 737 / 07700 137 110 for a confidential chat.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Manufacturing and Production

Industries

• Food and Beverage Services
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• Food and Beverage Retail