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Head of Innovation & NPD

Employer
b3 jobs
Location
Home Counties / East Anglia
Salary
£60,000
Closing date
3 Jul 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Head of Innovation & NPD

Job ref: 62083 | £60,000 | Home Counties / East Anglia

The company

We are seeking a talented individual to join an innovative, high-quality manufacturer which supplies to various retailers throughout the UK. You will join a friendly and supportive team with a fantastic, fun working atmosphere.

The job

As Head of Innovation & NPD, you will oversee the delivery of all development projects from concept to launch by the development team to agreed timelines and commercial target, maximise the impact of food credentials with the manufacturing units and external customers plus identify and evaluate food trends that support the business vision and customer strategy with a 2 year rolling innovation plan.

You will define and lead the product development strategy, manage and optimise the development process whilst coaching and developing the team to maximise their creative potential whilst delivering projects to agreed timelines and commercial aspirations.

Your experience

We are looking for an efficient and organised individual who can demonstrate a strong product development and innovation track record within food manufacturing together with management experience. You will have an excellent understanding of formal product development processes, be highly analytical and have good communication, project management & presentation skills. You will also possess a natural love of food and great culinary knowledge together with a good understanding of nutrition, flavours, and ingredients.

More details

The Head of Innovation & NPD job is based in the Home Counties / East Anglia region and is paying £60,000.

How to apply

If this really sounds like you and you want to be considered for the Head of Innovation & NPD job, please click the Apply button.

Or, alternatively you can apply directly for this job, by emailing me, Becky Gander, becky@b3jobs.co.uk quoting job reference 62083.

What happens next?

On applying for this job, you consent to b3 jobs ltd holding your details on file to be able to contact you about your job search, for full details of our GDPR policy, please refer to the b3 jobs website. We aim to contact you within 24 hours on the assumption that your credentials fit the requirements for the role.

b3 jobs is a professional, friendly and progressive food recruitment consultancy established in 2000 dedicated to the food manufacturing industry. We are a market leader for permanent jobs within food and drink manufacturing throughout the UK. All of our consultants have considerable experience in recruitment so you can be confident that they will have your best interests at heart when finding the perfect job for you.

We deal with food jobs covering product development / NPD, quality assurance / QA, technical, process, production, operations, planning, supply, sales, account management, engineering, microbiology, food technology, specifications, marketing, logistics, purchasing, hygiene and auditing. We cover all job levels including Assistants, Technologists, Technicians, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Managers and Directors.

Alternative job titles

New Product Development Manager | NPD Manager | Senior NPD Food Jobs | NPD Controller | Innovation Manager | Food Development Jobs | Essex

Company

Since 2000, b3 jobs has been helping to further 1000s of people’s careers within the food manufacturing industry, throughout the whole of the UK. As one of the leading specialist food manufacturing recruitment agencies, b3 jobs cover all disciplines both permanent and interim and from graduates to MD’s,

Our core values are always:

  • to find the very best job for you - not us!
  • to give you friendly, ethical, honest and expert recruitment services
  • to advise and not pressurise, so that you can make the right decisions for you

We genuinely strive to provide you with what you want – a job that not only offers the salary you’re after, but also the career progression and job satisfaction that makes going to work all the more worthwhile. Enough trumpet blowing though – visit our website to read just some of our happy previous candidate testimonials - we are more than happy to let our reputation precede us!

For a full up to date list of our jobs, visit www.b3jobs.co.uk

Food Industry Graduates

If you are graduating soon and looking for your first job in food manufacturing, have a look at our Graduate Resource Hub on the b3 jobs website.

https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/graduates

Here you will find everything you need to get started on searching for a new position, from CV and cover letter writing tips, sample food industry job descriptions, informative and entertaining blog posts, useful links and even live graduate vacancies you can apply for.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01435 866000
Location
Heffle Buildings
33a High Street
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 8HU
GB

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