Senior Nutritional Development Manager

Nutrition Talent; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nutrition firm in the UK is seeking a skilled professional to design and develop nutritional formulations while ensuring compliance with regulations. You will collaborate with various teams and engage with customers on innovations. The ideal candidate has a degree in Nutrition or Food Science with over 3 years of experience in product development, particularly within health and beauty or supplements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in product development.
• Experience with health and beauty or supplements preferred.
• Good communication skills and ability to present concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop nutritional formulations meeting project briefs.
• Work cross-functionally with marketing and operations.
• Liaise with customers on formulation matters and innovation.

Skills

Product development

Knowledge of UK food legislation

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

BSc. in Nutrition and/or Food Science

Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr)

Registered Nutritionist (RNutr)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

NB: You must have the right to work in the UK for this role.

Overview

This role is with a large manufacturing business who develop and produce Cosmetic, Nutritional, Pharma and Medical Device products for a variety of retailers and brands. The successful candidate will design, develop and prepare nutritional formulations meeting project briefs, ensuring compliance with regulatory and customer requirements. You will need experience of developing products from ideation right through to full scale production. You will have in-depth knowledge of raw material availability & functionality, stability and testing programmes, and keep up to date with nutrition and health trends.

Why It’s Great

In this role, you will develop nutritional formulations from first principles through to scale-up and subsequent full-scale manufacture. You will work cross-functionally with marketing, operations, quality and other colleagues, as well as working with ingredient suppliers and external contract laboratories. You will liaise with new and existing customers on formulation matters, including innovation and new business opportunities.

Must Have Skills and Experience

• BSc. in the field of Nutrition and/or Food Science
• Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) or Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) is desirable
• 3+ years professional experience
• Experience of developing products within the manufacturing sector
• Experience within health and beauty and/or supplements desirable
• Knowledge of UK food legislation and awareness of European and global regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of Health and Safety at Work (HASAW) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
• Ability to work cross-functionally for example internally with sales colleagues and externally with customers e.g. presenting concepts
• Proven project and people management experience
• Planning and time management skills, ability to prioritise workload
• Good communication skills
• Accurate with good attention to detail
• Strong IT skills, e.g. advanced understanding of using Microsoft Excel