NPD Chef

NPD Chef - hybrid
Up to £45,000
West London
Catering
Job ref: 8704
The company
This premium quality, food-to-go producer operates globally as part of a leading food group. The business partners with world-class manufacturers, customising products and packaging to suit individual customer needs while managing a complex supply chain with the highest level of precision.
About the NPD Chef - hybrid job
The purpose of your role will be to develop new product lines in accordance with customer requirements and briefs issued by the category management team.
Key tasks
* Oversee all culinary innovation projects from design to delivery and ensure quality throughout the process.
* Work closely with the culinary development teams on market research and new product lines.
* Create new and innovative recipes from product sourcing to launching live own brand propositions.
* Customer and menu presentations.
* Build strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, internal and external suppliers.
* Produce cost calculation documentation for P&L review and consideration.
About You
* A minimum of 5 years’ experience in 5* culinary hospitality and or food retail market with 2+ years’ management/supervisory experience.
* Project management experience.
* Food brand development experience preferred.
* An understanding of manufacturing operating systems understanding (BOM’s, ERP, purchasing, supply chain management, development tools, research and analysis tools and programs)
* Ideally food qualifications but must have strong food knowledge, commercial awareness and time management skills.
More details
The NPD Chef job is (ref:8704) based in West London and is paying up to £45,000 according to your experience. This is a hybrid role - 2 days onsite but you must be flexible to come in when needed. Some travel is required so you must have a full UK driver’s license.
Alternate job titles
Senior Development Chef | Development Chef | New Product Development Chef | Business Chef | Innovation Chef | Menu Development Chef | Food Manufacturing NPD Jobs | Head Chef | Sous Chef | Chef de Partie | Remote Jobs | Hybrid Jobs
The site is in Ashford, Kent and is commutable from West London, Reading, Basingstoke, Leatherhead, Slough, and Woking