Interim Development Manager

1 month ago


Edinburgh Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom Bakkavor Full time

Proud to deliver high quality products and develop a high-quality career


Interim Development Manager

Inside IR35





Why join us?


We’re constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more.




About the role.


As a Development Manager you will work as an integral part of the development team at pace in a fast moving environment, by producing innovative food products - that can be mass produced without any loss of quality or taste, which reflect our customer's trends and requirements.


You will provide support at all key stages from concept / ideation to handover to the Process Team ensuring a smooth transition.


Role Accountabilities


  • Business Communication: Has effective internal working relationships across key functions to ensure the delivery of the Development process activity.
  • Leadership: Manages and supports the team to effectively deliver the development activity to the highest standard, ensuring delivery of projects through critical path management
  • Customer: Has good overall awareness of retailer development requirements and their relevant brand standards. Has effective customer relationships.
  • Culinary: Has the ability to present product to internal and external customers. Demonstrates culinary knowledge and expertise
  • Category Management: Has an understanding of category management principles and the ability to apply them.
  • Product Innovation: Has a good awareness of relevant food trends, uses all mediums to generate ideas and has the ability to funnel and prioritise.
  • Business Knowledge: Fully understands relevant site capabilities and has an understanding of broader Group capabilities.
  • Product Development Cycle: Manages the internal business development process ensuring product development delivers in line with customer and business expectations.
  • Market Awareness: Has an overall awareness of relevant product ranges in the market. Monitors and benchmarks product quality and escalates issues.
  • Pipeline Management: Responsible for ensuring all product development is clear and accurate on sector pipeline document.
  • Behaviours: Attention to detail, fast paced, positive, dynamic, creative, tenacious, resilient, alignment to BV values.



About you.


  • 1-2 years experience from a similar FMCG role with the food industry
  • Excellent organisational, investigative problem solving and communication skills
  • Drive, energy and enthusiasm
  • Previous experience of working within a results orientated team
  • Good standard of IT skills to include power point, word and excel
  • Customer experience
  • People management skills
  • Innovative
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Critical path management
  • Full UK Driving licence {Location dependent}



Proud to be Bakkavor


We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team


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