Snack Product Development Lead – Food Innovation & R&D

Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG is seeking an experienced Product Development Manager to lead end-to-end snack product development from concept to commercialization.

You will work with marketing, procurement, manufacturing, quality, and category teams to ensure consumer appeal, quality, and sustainability. You will drive project delivery, build business cases, develop formulations, and run pilot trials while aligning with stage-gate processes and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in New Product Development, Food Innovation, or Product Development within the food industry.
• Proven experience managing products from concept development through production and commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of food science, ingredients, formulation, sensory evaluation, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of innovative snack products from concept through commercialization.
• Create product concepts and build business cases with marketing and commercial teams.
• Develop formulations, prototypes, and conduct pilot and factory scale-up trials.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and against product KPIs.
• Support consumer testing, sensory evaluations, and product validation activities.
• Collaborate with procurement to approve and optimize raw materials and ingredients.
• Drive continuous improvement across products and manufacturing processes.
• Monitor trends and competitor activity to identify future opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with stage-gate processes, food safety requirements, and industry standards.
• Contribute to category strategy, portfolio optimization and sustainability objectives.
• Prepare project updates, KPI reporting, and technical documentation for stakeholders.

Skills

Product development

NPD

Food science

Project management

Cross-functional

English fluency

Education

Food Science degree

Food Technology/Engineering degree

Job description

Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG is seeking an experienced Product Development Manager to lead end-to-end snack product development from concept to commercialization.

You will work with marketing, procurement, manufacturing, quality, and category teams to ensure consumer appeal, quality, and sustainability. You will drive project delivery, build business cases, develop formulations, and run pilot trials while aligning with stage-gate processes and industry standards.