Are you a passionate NPD professional ready for your next opportunity?
We're hiring a Senior NPD Technologist to join our client’s innovative and fast-paced food manufacturing team in Manchester. This is a permanent role with a focus on customer-facing NPD account management, offering the chance to work on exciting innovation projects in collaboration with leading brands.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work across a broad and creative product portfolio, gaining exposure to fast-moving, customer-driven development. If you're experienced in project management and passionate about bringing exceptional new products to market, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

You’ll play a key part in leading projects from concept through to launch, managing timelines, motivating your team, and driving best-in-class food innovation, this is a great opportunity to grow your career while delivering results in a high-impact role.

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You will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Working closely with customers to deliver their food strategy
• First-line management of NPD Technologists within the category
• Managing and motivating the internal team to ensure all projects remain on the critical path
• Leading the food range from concept through to handover to process, ensuring all products meet key stage requirements
• Ensuring best-in-class product developments that meet brand requirements and are submitted professionally
• Benchmarking and maintaining quality standards across the range
• Completing all sample submission forms and internal feasibilities with relevant stakeholders
• Accurately costing projects to ensure they meet commercial briefs set by the buying team or Commercial NPD Manager
• Ensuring timely and accurate completion of all administration, reports and documentation
• Delivering, operating and maintaining activities to ensure food safety, quality, legality, and product integrity across all site operations
• Supporting other reasonable tasks as requested by your line manager

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What’s required?

• Degree educated (or working towards this)
• Demonstrable experience within the food manufacturing industry
• Passion for food, creativity, and a desire to raise the bar for frozen category innovation
• Strong communication skills and ability to liaise with cross-functional teams and external partners
• Highly motivated, accountable self-starter with resilience, tenacity, and a sense of fun
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a collaborative and open approach
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

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What’s in it for you?‍

‍Circa £36,000 – £40,000 per annum

‍Work on high-profile innovation projects with major retail and brand customers, in a role that offers real ownership and opportunity for growth.

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Do you think you fit the criteria?‍

‍Want to find out more about the role?‍

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