Senior Dairy Product Innovation Lead

Yeo Valley Organic; Highweek; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive holiday allowance

Non-contributory pension scheme

Life cover

Healthcare cashback plan

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised Yeo Valley products

Job summary

Yeo Valley Organic is seeking a Senior Innovation Technologist to drive the development and evaluation of new and existing Own Label Dairy products. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality concepts and support in market analysis, packaging knowledge, and recipe formulation.

The role involves coordinating development projects from Gate 0 to Gate 2, managing kitchen samples, and engaging customers, with travel between sites as required.

Qualifications

• Project management experience in multiple product development projects.
• Collaborative, cross-functional teamwork across departments.
• Proactive problem solving with hands-on approach.
• Clear verbal and written communication with technical & non-technical stakeholders.
• Full driving license due to multi-site locations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver development projects from Gate 0 to Gate 2.
• Coordinate production and delivery of kitchen samples; liaise with suppliers.
• Demonstrate understanding of recipe formulation and ingredient roles.
• Collaborate with Process Development to identify process improvements.
• Support customer engagement and presentations; arrange lunches and displays.
• Conduct market reviews and product benchmarking to identify trends.
• Drive cross-functional buy-in to deliver first-to-market ideas.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for innovation projects.
• Transfer kitchen recipes into customer packs ensuring scale-up.

Skills

Project management

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Drivers license

Education

Food qualification or related food manufacturing experience in Innovation

Minimum 2 years post-graduate experience in food process NPD

Job description

Yeo Valley Organic is seeking a Senior Innovation Technologist to drive the development and evaluation of new and existing Own Label Dairy products. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality concepts and support in market analysis, packaging knowledge, and recipe formulation.

The role involves coordinating development projects from Gate 0 to Gate 2, managing kitchen samples, and engaging customers, with travel between sites as required.