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Product Developer

Employer
Bart Ingredients Co Ltd
Location
Severn Beach, Bristol
Salary
£28,000-£45,000 Dependant on Experience
Closing date
8 Dec 2024
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Contract Type
Interim
Function
Development
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

The Bart Ingredients company has been sourcing and selling herbs & spices for over 60 years. In that time the business has grown from being a husband-and-wife team selling spice racks locally, to an organisation with over 200 employees with products distributed across the UK. Today the business remains privately owned and is in its sixth year of being part of the Fuchs Gruppe family - the world’s largest privately owned herbs & spices business.

Our purpose is simple - ‘To bring the joy of food to life’ and to do it in the most sustainable way. The success of the business is routed in its people who make the business what it is with their shared passion for achieving the best and cultivating the family culture we are proud to retain.

The Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Product Developer to work in our facility in Severn Beach. The purpose of this role is to support the NPD Manager to deliver key projects and manage product development for our Bart brands and other customers. You'll be an ambassador for the innovation process within the wider NPD team, support the development of a foodie culture and drive consumer focused development by seeking out insights, trends, new competitor products and promoting product knowledge..

Main responsibilities:

  • Leads product development brainstorms with an ideas led approach, identifying commercial opportunities driven from market, category and consumer insight.
  • To  facilitate projects through the gated NPD process 
  • To maintain and record accurate documentation throughout the NPD process.
  • To develop delicious product recipes that champion flavour, are on trend and meet the capabilities of our factories
  • Ensure all product information required for the launch of the product is completed in the correct format
  • Attend and co-ordinate factory trials and 1st productions 
  • Attend and co-ordinate product submission and customer led development days
  • To formulate, develop and prepare samples in accordance with company and customer capabilities/guidelines. 
  • Co-ordinate and attend cross departmental gate meeting Able to reach objectively good negotiation results, efficiently, maintaining relationships.

Person specification/Qualifications/Capabilities:

  • Desirable – a minimum of two years commercial food development background, preferably in an FMCG environment.
  • Relevant food qualification or degree- Food Science or Food Technology Degree/HND.
  • Passionate about flavour, food and innovation.
  • Excellent listening and facilitation skills.
  • Good commercial awareness and is accurate and methodical in approach.
  • Good communication and presentation skills.

Hours and location of work:

The hours for this role are 37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday with an annual salary of between £28,000 - £45,000 dependant on experience 

Bart Ingredients offers flexible working, the core working hours are between 9.30am-3.30pm with the remainder of working hours being worked between 7am-6pm. The office is located in Severn Beach – BS35 4GH. There is plenty of parking on site with access to free electric car charging points.

This role is applicable for remote working which enables you to work up to 2 days a week from home.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bart Ingredients are committed to promoting equal opportunities and a rich diversity within our workplace. Every job applicant and employee is treated fairly and equally, with dignity and respect.  We understand the needs and benefits of an inclusive workforce and do not tolerate discrimination of any kind towards any of our employees. 

Bart Ingredients are proud to be an equal opportunities employer we recruit on a fair and equal basis.  We welcome applications from candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender or gender reassignment, disability, pregnancy & maternity, sexual orientation, religion or belief or marriage/civil partnership. We will not ask you about any unspent criminal convictions during the recruitment process.

We are a proud disability confident committed employer. If you declare you are a disabled candidate and whose skills match the minimum basic job requirements, we will guarantee you an interview.

We recognise that people are different and can work in different ways.  If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process or for applying in a different format, please let our HR team know and they will be happy to help.  recruitment@bart-ingredients.co.uk  - 0117 9773474

Due to the large number of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to thoroughly review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application within 5 working days, however if you have not heard from us within this timeframe, we are sorry to say your application for the role has not been successful. 

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