Senior NPD Technologist

Inspired Global Cuisine; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in frozen ready meals is seeking a Senior NPD Technologist to manage product development from concept to market launch. This role involves leading a team, working cross-functionally, and ensuring high-quality product benchmarks in a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Restaurant and retailer discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Employee assistance programme

Long service awards

Reward & recognition

Free parking onsite

Rewards discount/cashback scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience within the food industry required.
• Good communicator, numerate, and literate.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPD category team to deliver market meal solutions.
• Manage product development journey from concept to launch.
• First line management of NPD technologists within category.

Skills

Communication

Numeracy

Job description

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Human Resources Advisor @ Inspired Global Cuisine

Role: Senior NPD Technologist

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Inspired Global Cuisine (IGC)

Inspired Global Cuisine are a frozen ready meal manufacturer based in Gorton, East Manchester.

We are an ambitious company who have grown significantly over the last 2 years, now producing over 1million meals a week and have plans to continue that growth.

We believe in manufacturing excellence - delivered by our brilliant people, innovative products and continuous improvement. We achieve this by working within our core values of being accountable, creative, open and as a team.

We have high standards and encourage our colleagues to be autonomous and authentic to drive our business forward. With a supportive environment we encourage personal and professional development too.

You’ll work cross functionally and collaboratively, always strive to be the best and even have some fun along the way.

About the role

In this role, you will support and lead the NPD category team to deliver first-to-market, inspirational meal solutions with best-in-class quality. You'll help manage the complete product development journey from concept through launch, while building strong relationships with customers and site teams to ensure alignment and successful product launches.

Key responsibilities:

• Work alongside our customers to deliver their food strategy
• First line management of NPD technologists within category
• Manage and motivate internal team to ensure all projects remain on critical path timings
• Manage our food range from concept stage through to handover to process ensuring all products adhere to the critical path stages and stakeholders are held accountable about each stage
• Ensure we are delivering best-in-class product developments that hit the brand requirements and submit these in a professional manner
• Responsible for benchmarking and quality of our range
• Responsible for completing all sample submission forms and internal feasibilities with internal stakeholders

Qualifications and Experience:

• Required – Proven experience within the food industry
• Required - Numerate, literate and a good communicator, as this role will liaise with many different functions and businesses

Our benefits package includes:

• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday and opportunity to purchase an additional week
• Restaurant and retailer discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Employee assistance programme – GroceryAid
• Long service awards
• Reward & recognition
• Free parking onsite
• Rewards discount / cashback scheme at over 150 retailers. Categories including shopping, electricals, holidays, restaurants, insurance, and more!

So, if you feel like this is the role for you, and have the experience required, please get in touch by applying now and sending over your CV.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management and Marketing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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