Product Developer – NPD & Food Innovation

Kerry Kopp Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Kopp Recruitment is seeking a proactive NPD support professional in South Africa to assist the NPD manager and technologist with coordinating projects and developing recipes tailored to customer requirements.

You will prepare kitchen samples, support factory trials, conduct organoleptic reviews and manage documentation including nutritional analyses and feedback. Strong MS Office and project coordination experience are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in Food Technology, Product Development or Research & Development.
• Experience in an FMCG environment is advantageous.
• Project management experience would be advantageous.
• Strong computer literacy with MS Office tools including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Assist the NPD manager and NPD technologist with coordinating NPD projects.
• Assist in developing recipes for new products per customer requirements.
• Prepare kitchen samples and support factory trials and first productions.
• Conduct organoleptic reviews and analytical analyses on product trials.
• Manage documentation related to product development (tasting sheets, nutritional analysis, feedback, results).
• Coordinate external product testing (nutritional, shelf-life, etc.).
• Assist with product costings and supplier information.

Skills

NPD coordination

Recipe development

Organoleptic reviews

Analytical skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Kerry Kopp Recruitment is seeking a proactive NPD support professional in South Africa to assist the NPD manager and technologist with coordinating projects and developing recipes tailored to customer requirements.

You will prepare kitchen samples, support factory trials, conduct organoleptic reviews and manage documentation including nutritional analyses and feedback. Strong MS Office and project coordination experience are advantageous.