Head of Culinary Innovation

21 hours ago


Hull, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom Blue Spark Organisation Ltd Full time

About the Company

Blue Spark Organisation Ltd is an international food business that partners with leading retailers, brands, and the food service sector to provide a range of products across multiple categories. We are passionate about quality, sustainability, and great taste.

The Role

This newly created role reports to the NPD & Innovations Director and supports the creation and implementation of the NPD strategy. The responsibility covers 2 manufacturing sites, where you will lead your teams to develop new products and revitalise existing ranges; meeting commercial and technical requirements as well as customer briefs.

You will work in partnership with a number of major retail customers, being the key point of contact at a senior level and developing strong strategic working relationships. Overseeing a number of categories across your customer base, you will need to be able to direct your team to produce complex products to the agreed critical path.

Requirements

  • An accomplished and commercially focussed Senior NPD Manager with experience gained from a fast-paced chilled food manufacturing business.
  • Experience of working in partnership with leading retailers and an understanding of how to deliver innovation to consumers.
  • A confident and dependable leader who has previously driven the NPD agenda for multiple categories.
  • A boundless passion for food with a real drive to succeed.
  • A highly developed team management experience with a history of aligning and motivating NPD teams to perform to the absolute best of their abilities.

Salary Information

The estimated salary for this position is around £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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