NPD Lead

Vickerstock are proud to be recruitment partners with our global Food Manufacturing client based in Portadown in their search for a focused NPD Lead, to join a fast paced, agile, and ambitious business. Working with the R&D and Production Stream functions you will ensure a standardised approach New Product Introduction, Process Improvements and Profit Improvement Projects (PIP). What we have to offer you: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus stats Healthcare Pension contributions Life assurance What your typical day will look like: Carry out factory trials ensuring they are planned, organised, and executed using a standardised approach. Ensuring outcomes are effectively captured and communicated in the necessary format to relevant stakeholders. Own production implementation including systems, paperwork, codes, and recipe set [ (internal and customer). Management of the NPD Process ensuring right first-time product launches. Ensure successful team talent development and cascading of functional communications. Organise & record successful factory upscales, including product testing & evaluation. Validations of process, packaging & ingredients versus spec or standard Successful co-ordination of packaging development both with internal & external colleagues Drive & support continuous process Improvements along with site departments. Your essential ingredients: Product Development Experience Food science degree & process knowledge Numerical ability to record, interpret & analyse key process data Understanding of Food Safety & Quality Management systems What we hope you do next: Sound like the career move you've been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to me, Anna, now on , or send an updated CV - in Word format - via the link on the page. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR A FULL LIST OF OUR CURRENT VACANCIES. Skills: fmcg food manufacturing npd innovation process