Food Innovation Lead

6 days ago


Slough, Slough, United Kingdom Reed Full time

Job Title: NPD Manager

Location: West London Area

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 DOE

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Product Development Manager to join our team at Reed Food & FMCG. As an NPD Manager, you will be responsible for leading the development of new food products, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Interpret customer briefs and present to internal and external stakeholder teams on product concepts.
  • Plan factory trials with the factory team and deliver on-time factory samples.
  • Ensure products developed meet quality standards, working collaboratively with site operational, procurement, and commercial teams.
  • Work with site operational, procurement, and commercial teams to determine costings and feasibility of new products.

Person Specification:

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Product Development Manager who has a strong background in product development, process, and commercialization. The ideal candidate will have:

Experience in the scale-up and launch of multi-component products within a manufacturing environment.Knowledge of product development, process, and commercialization.Project management, relationship-building, and communication skills.Ability to work as part of a cross-functional team to deliver projects on time.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will have a passion for food innovation, a creative flair, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. They will also have good food knowledge, numeracy, and analytical skills.



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