Concept Technologist

**Overview of role**:
**Location: Bradford**
We are Speedibake, a Proud Yorkshire Bakery. Established in 1984 we are one of the market leaders in the supply of frozen baked goods and are part of Associated British Foods plc, which is a £17.0bn FTSE 100 company.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Concept Technologist to join Speedibake.

**Key Accountabilities**:
Fully conversant with our health and safety operating practices
Responsible for NPD customer account management for given accounts.
Responsible for managing projects with gates 1-3 (concept stages) for given customers
Responsible for critical path generation, concept development within budget - including recipe development, submission forms, making kitchen samples, attending customer submissions
Responsible for costing generation, ensuring projects are delivered in full to the desired cost
Work closely with Senior packaging technologist to ensure packaging strategies are considered in NPD projects and packaging in line with customer requirements are delivered on time
Work cross functionally to ensure the key stakeholders from supply chain, operations, technical, sales and engineering are aware of new concepts and have inputted into the process at each stage.
Support the Concept Manger with customer visits preparation and execution deputing where necessary
Highlight, when necessary, issues with project timelines mean a project is behind or likely to miss critical path both internally and externally
Lead customer meetings and presentations in line with NPD procedures
Generation and supply of all NPD documentation and paperwork as required by customer or internal NPD process
Develop pro-active customer engagement programs for customer accounts consisting of (not exhaustive): Market Safari activity, Seasonal customer presentations, Development of product ranges to market trends rather than individual customer brief, Work flow and launch pattern windows, Market review, competitor and trend insights
Develop a close working relationship with your sales team counterpart for your given accounts, to ensure a joined up approach towards customer strategy, account growth and “Innovation with Purpose”
Work pro-actively with procurement to ensure the introduction of new suppliers and raw materials are managed accordingly to the strategy and adhere to the NPD process
Responsible for working within the test bakery ensuring health & safety and hygiene standards are maintained at all times.
Highlight and areas of continuous improvement of NPD processes and systems to drive efficiency and cost saving initiatives
Be forward thinking and be instrumental in delivering the NPD Strategy

**The Right Person**:
Degree in Food Science / Technology (not a requirement but preferred)
1 or more years experience in the food industry in a similar Concept / NPD role preferred
Bakery background preferred but not essential
Full UK driving license

**We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our customers and stakeholders.**

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you

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