Senior Food Developer

Job Description

Job title: Senior Food Developer

Company: Focus Management Consultants

Job description: Developing delicious nutritious food concepts for major retail customers.

As Senior Food Developer, you’ll be leading NPD and EPD projects from concept to launch.

You’ll be part of a talented and supportive NPD team working closely with colleagues across Technical, Process, Commercial and Operations.

You’ll be joining a well-established food manufacturing business with a successful product range and customer base. There’s a real focus on innovation, further developing the product portfolio with both new and existing customers. It’s a well-invested food business with fantastic facilities.

Using consumer and category insight you’ll improve current products and develop innovative new concepts across different categories. There’s a good variety of products to get your teeth into, using your knowledge of different cuisines and the latest food trends.

You’ll have full ownership of your projects, leading the relationship with your customers and managing the critical path. This will include hands on recipe development, nutritional data and ingredients claims, plus packaging and artwork. You’ll form strong relationships with suppliers, leveraging their expertise to support on projects.

The role requires concept to launch NPD experience as a supplier into the major retailers. You’ll need experience in a customer-facing role and to have strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
If you are keen to take a step up into a senior role, this is a good opportunity. You’ll have the chance to develop your leadership skills, providing support and guidance to more junior team members. The company has a great track record for people development and progression through the business.

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REF. RLP47534

Expected salary: £35000 – 42000 per year

Location: West Sussex

Job date: Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:31:11 GMT

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