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Head of Innovation

Employer
Blue Spark
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£negotiable
Closing date
31 Jul 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

The Company

A unique opportunity to lead the innovation strategy for one of the creative and disruptive food & drink brands entering the UK market.

Well established in other parts of the world, this ambitious and entrepreneurial business are now making a splash in the UK & Europe with their eye on another 2 continents.  So to support their global expansion plans we’re looking for the best Head of Innovation to make this happen.

The Role

You’ll be a leader of an exciting new UK NPD team and work alongside like-minded people with a desire to make an impact with real, clean and healthy food.

You’ll be responsible for translating existing brands to fit with consumer tastes and trends for your markets and find manufacturing partners fit for the brand.  This will encompass everything under the NPD umbrella and cover products across multiple categories.  Whilst collaborating with marketing and insights teams you’ll be identifying the leading food trends to develop the right product strategy for UK & European markets and create the innovation pipeline. 

The Person

You’ll have a real passion for healthy food, the experience of successfully launching new products across a number of categories and the entrepreneurial mind-set to drive the NPD agenda.

You’ll need to excel at collaborating and building relationships across business, with suppliers and customers.  Although very creative you will also need to be detail orientated and organised but not be phased by ambiguity.

We’re looking for a Senior NPD / Innovation Manager or Head of Food who has experience of bringing new food or drink brands to the market from either a manufacturing or retail environment. 

If you think you fit the bill then, we would love to hear from you. Apply now or call on 0345 2600 737 for more information.

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Please note that we are only able to accept and respond to applications from candidates with eligibility to work in the UK and those who hold valid work visas.

Company

Blue Spark is a boutique recruitment consultancy for the Food and Drinks industry, satisfying a growing appetite for intelligent and ethical recruitment.

Working entirely free of commission, we source high calibre candidates for some of the most exciting organisations in the field.

Our friendly and creative consultants seek the perfect match with every appointment – be it graduate or director level, permanent or interim.

Established by Food professionals in 2006, our vast experience and intuitive grasp of market trends has earned us the superb reputation we enjoy today.

With a particular commitment to openness and innovation, Blue Spark offers a truly comprehensive range of recruitment solutions across all sectors of the Food and Drinks industry.

These include:

• Search and Selection

• Advertised Search

• Executive Search

• Database Search

• Proactive Candidate Generation

So whether you're seeking that dream job in Food and Drink, or the perfect people for your growing business, Blue Spark can deliver.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0345 2600 737
Location
34 - 36 The Broadway
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 3AL
United Kingdom

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