The Company

With an impressive presence in the chilled food manufacturing space, this business provide exciting and innovative products to their trusted retail customers. Passionate about quality, sustainability and great taste, they are now seeking an experienced Head of NPD to help them reach new heights and delight customers and consumers alike.

The Role

This is an influential role, reporting to the NPD & Innovation Director, and managing a large NPD team. You will implement the NPD strategy and work in partnership with retail customers to help shape multiple categories and deliver amazing new products to the market. Building strong relationships with your customers, being the key point of contact and understanding their needs is a huge part of the role.

The other key aspect is the development and nurturing of the NPD team who you will be able to motivate and inspire to deliver culinary innovation with passion, pride and teamwork.

The Person

We are looking for an accomplished and commercially focussed Senior NPD Manager / NPD Controller with experience gained from a fast-paced chilled food manufacturing business. Experience of working in partnership with leading retailers and an understanding of how to deliver innovation to consumers is something you excel at.

As a confident and dependable leader, you will have previously driven the NPD agenda for multiple categories and have a boundless passion for food with a real drive to succeed. A people-person through and through, your highly developed team management experience will be a major strength of yours. Furthermore, you will have a history of aligning and motivating NPD teams to perform to the absolute best of their abilities.

You may be working in a similar role already or be a highly ambitious Senior NPD Manager aspiring to join a company that can fully recognise your potential.

If you are ready to make your mark with this leading food business then apply today or get in touch with Dhrutee for a confidential chat - 0345 2600 737 / dhrutee@blue-spark.org.uk

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