Product Developer (FOOD)

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An ambitious and entrepreneurial company is seeking a talented Product Developer to join their innovative team. This role involves the end-to-end development of exciting food products, ensuring they align with market insights and customer expectations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and work hands-on in the innovation kitchen, bringing your creativity and food knowledge to life. If you have a passion for food and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity to make an impact in a growing business.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing for brand or retail own-brand products.
• Strong understanding of ingredients and seasonality.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end development of new and exciting food products.
• Liaising with customers and internal teams to enhance products.

Skills

Food Trends Knowledge

Recipe Development

Communication Skills

Organization Skills

Critical Path Management

Education

Food-Related Degree

Job description

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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 innovative and commercially aligned 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, ensuring all new products meet customer expectations and production capabilities.

This broad role involves hands-on work in the innovation kitchen and collaboration with factory teams to scale and launch products, taking ownership of all stages in the product lifecycle. You will also work with cross-functional teams across operations, procurement, technical, and commercial departments to ensure product success.

The candidate

We seek an ambitious, creative, and hands-on Product Developer / NPD Technologist who can thrive in this fast-paced, customer-focused environment and bring a foodie spark to the team. You should enjoy every facet of NPD and EPD. Ideally, you will have a food-related degree and experience in food manufacturing for brand or retail own-brand products.

You should have a strong understanding of food trends, ingredients, and seasonality, using this knowledge to innovate and develop recipes. Experience in the chilled food sector is preferred, along with good knowledge of the NPD process, recipe development, critical path management, presentations, and creating commercially viable products.

Excellent communication and organization skills are essential, along with enthusiasm and the ability to learn quickly and start new projects confidently.

If you have a passion for food and enjoy a busy, customer-contact environment, this could be the perfect role for you! Apply now or call 0345 2600 737 / 07700 137 110 for a confidential chat.

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