https://jobs.co.uk/job/npd-manager-zest--69ea478f-3aec-40b1-9dd0-92fe43ac3cdc RSS feed for NPD Manager at Zest. en-gb Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:15:12 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/npd-manager-zest--69ea478f-3aec-40b1-9dd0-92fe43ac3cdc https://jobs.co.uk/job/npd-manager-zest--69ea478f-3aec-40b1-9dd0-92fe43ac3cdc Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: London | Salary: £60000 - £70000/annum | Type: Permanent | NPD Manager premium food producer | -60,000+ Depending on experience The opportunity We''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 doing You''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 suc... Permanent