Product Innovation Lead
17 hours ago
Competitive Salary: £70,000 + Benefits and Incentives
Location: Warrington
About Our ClientOur client is a leading supplier of chilled and frozen own-label and branded food products to the UK retail and foodservice sectors.
Job Description:This role requires a creative and innovative individual with a passion for researching and developing products that significantly enhance the existing range. You will analyse current industry trends, create new products tailored to UK consumers and retailers, and manage these innovations through all stages of the development process.
Key Responsibilities:- Product Development: Develop high-quality concepts from initial idea to launch, proactively identifying new market opportunities to drive core business growth.
- Innovation and Creativity: Bring fresh ideas and inspire others by leveraging food industry trends and consumer insights, championing product quality, competitiveness, and innovation.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to gather data for product costing in line with NPD briefs provided by retail buyers.
- Customer Engagement: Lead commercial presentations of product proposals and development points, engaging with customers to drive sales.
- Quality Standards: Establish and uphold quality standards, ensuring factory teams prioritise product excellence in appearance, taste, and overall quality.
- Continuous Improvement: Conduct regular taste panels to assess internal quality and benchmark against competitors, driving improvements and setting new standards of excellence.
- Proven experience in food retail, particularly in a customer-facing capacity.
- Strong creative instincts, with a track record of building new products and solving challenges innovatively.
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