Product Developer

2 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Greggs Full time

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Product Developer to join the Product Development team at Greggs 

We can offer you:

25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary

Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

Defined contribution management pension scheme

Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary

Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits

Career progression and learning and development

Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing

Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers

Cycle to Work scheme

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Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role The base location for this role is Newcastle, Balliol Industrial Park. Ideally, you’ll live within one hour travel of this area

What you'll do

Accountable for the development and delivery of customer focussed great tasting Greggs products to a brief and PLM timescale, defined by the commercial category plan and front page business plan
Responsible for EPD of products / maintaining product quality on CSI and procurement led projects
Accountable for defining and monitoring product quality on all products and to meet the Greggs brand standards
Support the analysis of food trends, competitor insights, and market data to support and inform short- and medium-term commercial category plans and product briefs
Brief and develop great tasting products of consistent quality which meet Greggs PLM process in line with the front-page business plan and to meet costs
Ensure new and redeveloped products are Greggs Brand compliant, meet nutritional requirements and policies and additive policies (including clean label). Support delivery of responsible sourcing policies to deliver our health and sustainable menu and pledge commitments
Define, protect and continuously improve product quality and processes through routine quality monitoring, setting of QAS, sensory panelling and customer contact tracking and review through working with supply chain, retail and suppliers
Ensure operational efficiency is embedded into the PLM product development process, within both internal and external manufacturing and at retail shop level
Work collaboratively across multiple functions, within head office and across the business and with external stakeholders, suppliers and customers and take responsibility for personal development
Support other business projects and working groups to continually grow and improve the Greggs business and ways of working

About you

You will fit right into this role if you:

Have food manufacturing product development and retail product development experience, with an understanding of food science, its application in recipe formulation and the role of ingredients.

Have a food related degree/qualification 

Are results focused with strong planning, prioritising and organisation skills with proven high levels of accuracy and attention to detail

Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales

Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative

Are a strong team player, able to build good working relationships at all levels

A good communicator, able to operate at all levels clearly and concisely 

Have IT skills including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams

Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good

Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.

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