NPD Manager

Location: Kingston Upon Hull

Join a major chilled foods manufacturer and play a crucial role in delivering the NPD agenda and managing a key retail customer account. It's a big site, undergoing significant investment, producing a wide range of products and part of a business offering opportunities for development and career progression.

If you love developing food and want to join a leading business, then this could be for you!

About the Role:

Reporting to the NPD Controller, you'll be driving innovation, managing concept to launch projects, and maintaining strong customer relationships.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

Leading your team to ensure NPD projects are launched on time and in line with customer expectations.
Using your passion and food knowledge to develop exciting concepts, source new ingredients, and improve processes.
Collaborating with colleagues in commercial, technical, and operations to deliver launches into the market on time.
Building strong, mutually beneficial relationships with key customers and stakeholders.

About You:

This is an ideal opportunity a Senior Technologist looking for progression, or an existing NPD Manager after a fresh challenge. If you're creative, passionate about food and have the following, we'd love to hear from you

Proven background in leading NPD projects in chilled foods.

Experience of developing strong relationships with major retailers.
Highly organised, able to manage complex development initiatives from concept to launch.
Able to lead and motivate a team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Next Steps:

We're looking to schedule interview ASAP - apply today to find out more about this NPD opportunity