Graduate NPD Techologist

3 weeks ago

Leicestershire, United Kingdom Alexander Steele Recruitment Full time €33,000

Our client is an exciting, innovative, and continuously growing within the chilled goods industry, committed to creating high-quality, unique products that stand out in the market.

They are looking for a NPD Technologist that is eager to be a part of a great business where innovation is key.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Have direct input into all aspects of product development process from ideation, recipe, format development, customer presentation and approval through to launch.
  • Developing new and innovative recipes and formats, producing samples in the development kitchen, organising taste panels, redeveloping where required and submitting to the customer
  • Cross-collaborate with all areas of the business to ensure innovative concepts are ready for launch technically, commercially and operationally.
  • Maintain regular communication with retail customers and ingredient suppliers.
  • Analysing customer briefs, identifying development opportunities and SKU gaps.
  • Liaising with new and existing ingredient suppliers, ordering samples and gathering the required commercial and technical information for example: quotes, MOQ’s and specifications. As well as keeping up to date with new ingredient offerings
  • Work with the Purchasing Manager during ingredient tenders, creating comparative samples using new vs existing ingredients and organising blind taste panels to review with the wider team

Key Skills:

  • A highly motivated and creative individual with a strong interest in food trends.
  • Good understanding of product development processes within the food manufacturing industry.
  • Excellent organisational and communication skills, manage development projects and be able to work in cross functional teams.
  • Good presentation skills for new products to customers.
  • Food Degree or STEM Degree.
  • Driving License and UK right to work required.

Package:

Up to £33k + Company pension scheme, Healthcare, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, employer pension contribution up to 6%, 8% personal bonus.

If this role is of interest please contact Marianna or email mariann.vanorden@alexandersteele.com.

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