NPD Manager

We look at what is wrong with food to figure out how to make it the best it can be, without being bound by the way it has always been done. This kind of innovative thinking has led Finnebrogue to multiple awards, nationwide acclaim, and has established us as a leading food producer. In 2024, we were recognised as the UK’s Employer of the Year by Grocer Gold and Best Place to Work in Northern Ireland by the Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards.

Our robust People Strategy offers career pathways and development opportunities for all employees, emphasising talent growth and wellbeing with generous benefits for all. We are proud to be the first food producer in the UK and Ireland to achieve the Diversity Mark accreditation and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. With four sites in Downpatrick, County Down, our business continues to grow rapidly, with turnover growing from £50M to £200M in the past 6 years.

Join us at Finnebrogue, where innovation meets excellence, and every team member is valued and empowered to grow.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to lead an innovative and award-winning team. Working with various stakeholders, you will manage and develop relationships at all levels. You will be responsible from concept through to launch with a strategic focus on both long‑term and short‑term objectives and direction for the business.

You will have gained significant experience within a similar role and, ideally, be educated to third level within a relevant discipline. You will have the ability to evidence working with ingredient and packaging suppliers to identify and complete improvements, as well as established relationships with major retailers. You will be commercially focused with a results‑driven approach. Your leadership skills will be developed with a people‑centric approach.

Working within one of our state‑of‑the‑art premises you will enjoy a range of benefits including the ability to relax during your break in a restaurant‑standard canteen with all meals subsidised. We even offer free breakfast and lunch options. You will enjoy free onsite car parking and electric charging points. You will be entitled to free products weekly (up to 5 free products per person) through our award‑winning “Shack Initiative.”

We have a packed calendar of wellbeing, social and sport events. After you have settled into the Finnebrogue family, your perks will only increase including a Healthcare plan, cycle‑to‑work scheme, new electric car scheme, and we won’t forget the days that are important to you; you will receive your birthday as a holiday day! Our list of benefits continues to grow, and you don’t have to just take our word for it.

We have been awarded Irish News and Grocer Gold Employer of the Year as testimony to the exciting culture and benefits we offer.