NPD Manager

NPD Managerpremium food producer 60,000+ Depending on experienceThe opportunityWe''re partnering with a much-loved food brand to find a passionate and driven NPD Manager. This is a pivotal role at the heart of a talented food team owning the full lifecycle of new product development from initial brief through to launch and post-launch review.If you live and breathe great food, thrive on cross-functional collaboration, and know how to get the best out of a team in a fast-paced production environment, this could be the role for you.What you''ll be doingYou''ll take the lead on new food development end-to-end briefing chefs, owning critical paths and driving delivery against tight timelines while keeping quality front and centre. That means running shelf-life tastings, managing raw material sourcing, costing every brief against margin targets, and producing polished food presentations for internal gatekeeping and customer sell-ins.You''ll also play a key role in building and maintaining a quality-first culture across production, technical and supply chain teams ensuring trials are run effectively, reports are thorough and site handovers set the team up for post-launch success.Leading a team and creating an environment where great food and great people can thrive.You will be a good fit Minimum 5 years'' process management experience Strong NPD or EPD programme background Experience managing others Chilled experience desirable Commercially astute with solid analytical skills ..... full job details .....