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Head of Development & Process

Employer
Hutchinson Jonas
Location
Midlands
Salary
£70-80k + Car/Allowance + bonus + excellent benefits package
Closing date
15 Nov 2018

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Would you like to work for a highly reputable, leading Chilled food manufacturer in the Midlands?

Are you looking for a Strategic role, driving and co-ordinating a team and projects?

Key responsibilities

  • Management of 3 direct and 7 indirect reports that make up the Development Department
  • Ensuring that the Development Department has a good rapport with our Client, that NPD remains innovative and pro-active - generating new business in existing and emerging categories through development of new and existing ranges achieving business sales and profit targets
  • Create a development pipeline across all categories taking into account consumer desires and food trends
  • Support a positive food culture – working closely with the operations and process functions to improve product quality and enhance the business reputation as development agents
  • Prepare, justify and control development budget spend.

Are you an experienced NPD Manager with a sound understanding of the NPD cycle gained from within the chilled food to go industry, desirably with a degree in a food related subject?

Do you have experience of developing own label products for Major retailers?

Are you a Successful manager, with the ability to lead and coach a team. Do you have a  proactive and professional management style dedicated to achieving results and continuous improvement?

If this sounds like the ideal career move for you and you met the above requirements, then please don’t hesitate to apply…

Company

Hutchinson Jonas, specialises in the recruitment of FMCG industry professionals.  We cover both the Retail and Manufacturing market areas providing a comprehensive recruitment service to both job seekers and companies alike.

Experience

From inception, Hutchinson Jonas has focused upon the food & drink manufacturing sector and is now one of the leading recruiters in this area. We have successfully completed hundreds of assignments and placements and can draw upon over 15 years of recruitment experience at a senior level. Whatever recruitment problem your organisation has faced, we have almost certainly faced them before.

Clients
Our testimonials come from some of the leading, most influential people within food manufacturing. They speak volumes about our service and can be seen on our website: http://www.hutchinsonjonas.co.uk/ 

Any number of things set us apart from the rest, most notably ‘investment’. We invest heavily in staff development to ensure our people remain leaders in their fields. We also invest in database technology to ensure that we are aware of the availability of key people at any given time. And we invest in the community around us – our graduate food science award at Reading University, our charitable work with PROPS and the National Autistic Society, and our sponsorship of local sports teams are all examples of our commitment to social responsibility.

The Hutchinson Jonas Group is split into two distinct brands, offering two distinct services:

Interim Management
Hutchinson Consultancy Ltd specialises in providing the food & drink industry with interim managers for a variety of different assignments and projects. Our hand-picked professionals are experts in their field and provide support for a variety of different scenarios including gap management, sudden departures, specialist projects and managing change.

Permanent Recruitment
Since our inception in 1999, Jonas has built up a reputation for delivering quality, permanent recruitment solutions in a timely, efficient and ethical manner. We have developed partnerships with many key FMCG Manufacturers, Retailers and Food Service companies both large and small. Our Key Accounts team works together with our customers to offer them a truly service orientated recruitment approach, adding value at every stage of the process.
 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0208 650 7998
Location
Business Services Bromley Ltd
Provident House
Burrell Row
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 1AT
GB

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