NPD Project Manager

NPD Project Manager

Based: Stevenage

Competitive Basic + Bonus + Benefits

THE COMPANY:

Do you love food? Then you will love working here with this highly capable team.  In the last 10 years this Group has seen 30% year on year growth; so a real modern day success story.  Unlike many other businesses today they are even more versatile, focussed and ambitious than ever before.  Run as an autonomous business unit, they are part of a larger group, so career progression is available.

To work collaboratively with key stakeholders across the business to ensure smooth and timely delivery of all NPD/EPD projects in the UK and international markets

• Responsible for the co-ordination of projects ranging in scale and complexity from new product launches to minor design amends across the UK & International business
• Responsible to ensure that project timelines are met and facilitate prioritisation decisions
• Responsible to ensure that established departmental processes & procedures are utilized & maintained, i.e stage & gate process
• Primary liaison with the Internal stakeholders and their Design & Technical Agencies to ensure all parties are fully briefed and objectives agreed
• Primary liaison with Innovation and Brand in the UK and International to ensure that there is full alignment within the team on key priorities
• Ensure that all staff members are kept suitably briefed with regard to NPD. 
• Ensure that staff training requirements, with regard to new products, are identified and that training is completed before product first production

You:

• Degree level or equivalent in a food related subject
• Previous experience in a brand led project management role is essential
• Full understanding of NPD process in a manufacturing environment
• A real ‘foodie’ at heart
• Ability to project manage to tight deadlines
• Understanding of brand and the importance of NPD in brand growth/ development.
• Be able to work  in fast moving/fast changing environment
• Ability to manage different stakeholders with different seniority levels

If this sounds like your next move please apply quoting reference: 3049/153

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