Senior Food Development Technologist

Focus Management Consultants; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a food business that reinvests in its Innovation team, working on new culinary-led product categories. As an NPD Manager, you'll lead projects from concept to launch, working directly with retail customers while being supported by technical and culinary teams. This hands-on, site-based role is perfect for someone passionate about food and looking to innovate in product development.

Qualifications

• Experience in an NPD team developing products from concept to launch.
• Knowledge of retailer’s ways of working.
• Passionate about food and current trends.

Responsibilities

• Manage NPD projects from concept to launch for major retail customers.
• Lead customer meetings and presentations.
• Ensure all projects follow the stage-gate process.

Skills

Project Management

Customer Engagement

Product Development

Food Trends Knowledge

Education

Food Science or related degree

Job description

Join a food business that truly invests in its Innovation team – creating delicious new concepts for the supermarket shelves.

Here you’ll be managing NPD projects from concept to launch for major retail customers. You’ll be creating new concepts in culinary-led product categories, working on new premium ranges.

This is a customer-facing NPD role, developing new products to meet customer briefs, leading customer meetings and presentations, and ensuring all projects follow the stage-gate process. You’ll be supported by the site process and technical teams, a central culinary team, and report into the site NPD Manager.

This innovative food business enjoys long-standing, collaborative relationships with their retail customers, for whom they have launched many award-winning products. You’ll be joining a supportive and talented NPD team where you’ll have the opportunity to further develop and progress your career.

It’s a hands-on, site-based NPD role working Monday-Friday during office hours. To succeed, you’ll need experience working in an NPD team, developing products from concept to launch. Ideally, you’ll have a Food Science or related degree with knowledge of retailer’s ways of working. Super-passionate about all things food-related, you’ll keep abreast of the latest trends and love creating in the kitchen.