Product Development Specialist

4 days ago

StokeonTrent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom THG Full time
About THG

We're a dynamic, global technology group that specializes in taking brands directly to consumers. Our portfolio includes leading brands and sites such as Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity.

We handle everything in-house, from technology and content creation to e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach enables us to fully realize our vision and maintain our leadership in the rapidly evolving global industry.

About Claremont Ingredients

Claremont is an independent UK flavor company based in the West Midlands. We create and manufacture a complete range of liquid and powder flavorings for various products, including beverages, baked goods, ice cream, dairy products, sugar and chocolate confectionery, and sports nutrition products. Our goal is to ensure that our flavors help create finished food and drinks that consumers will want to return to time and time again.

Our heritage in flavors spans over 30 years, drawing on experience from various aspects of the food and flavor industries in multiple countries. Through our long-term approach to working with customers and years of constant, careful work, Claremont has grown to become one of the leading independent flavor manufacturers in the UK.

Role: NPD Technologist

Reports to: NPD Manager

Location: Claremont Ingredients

Overall Purpose: Create and develop new and existing products for customers in support of the company's sales strategy, ensuring only quality, safe, and legal products are created and supplied. The NPD Technologist is responsible for driving innovation for new and existing products and supporting the company's growth.

Key Accountabilities and Tasks:
  1. Develop new products, create formulations for customers and potential customers
  2. Analyze and consolidate market research and consumer insights
  3. Improve existing products, working to raw materials cost guidelines
  4. Build knowledge of relevant technologies and new ingredients to offer customers new solutions
  5. Product matching for existing market products
  6. Quality checks on flavors and colors – sensory testing, triangle tests, aroma tests, and creating and recording sensory sheets
  7. Customer liaison as appropriate, including customer visits and occasional attendance at exhibitions
  8. Create and dispatch sample requests to customers
  9. Order samples and specifications from suppliers
  10. Preference testing
  11. Cleaning and maintaining standards of the equipment and the laboratory
  12. Any other duties commensurate with the role and within the role capability
Key Skills & Experience
  1. Science/Nutrition/Food Technology degree or equivalent
  2. Numerate and literate with excellent communication skills
  3. Able to deliver clear and concise ideas to both colleagues and customers
  4. Effective project management and planning skills
  5. Proactive and organized with strong time management, meticulous attention to details, and a proven ability to multitask
  6. Able to work well under pressure and deliver to strict deadlines
  7. Able to carry out responsibilities with minimal supervision and thrive both on own initiative and as part of a team

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to an interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG, please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.

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