The Company

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exciting and award-winning wellness brand driven by innovation and ambition. They’re passionate about creating products that make a real impact on consumer lifestyles, showcasing the power of natural ingredients.

They are now looking for a Product Development Manager with passion and aptitude for innovation to join their growing team.

The role is based at their London office four days per week.

The Role

Reporting to the Product Director, you’ll work closely with the wider product, operations and packaging teams to build and deliver the innovation pipeline.

This is a varied role where you’ll support development work, brief suppliers, manage timelines, and scale concepts from the kitchen to factory. A true foodie at heart, you’ll stay close to consumer trends, explore new flavours and formats, benchmark competitors and translate insights into exciting, commercially viable products.

You’ll own your projects with creative flair, leading them seamlessly through the Stage Gate process to ensure products are delivered at pace and with world-class execution.

You’ll also work with the Product Technologist and operations team to ensure scale-up trials, pre-productions and launches. You will build strong collaborative relationships with manufacturers and ingredient & packaging suppliers to drive performance and innovation.

The Person

We are looking for an ambitious, tenacious and highly collaborative Senior Product Developer / NPD Manager with a food science / technology degree who has experience of working for a food/drink brand, manufacturing business or retailer. You will have a passion for healthy foods, with an exceptional palette and understanding of flavour profiles to allow you to push the boundaries for this high-flying brand.

Along with a proven track record of delivering NPD pipelines from concept to launch, you will also have some experience of working with co-manufacturers and understanding the importance of working in partnership. Commercial awareness and project management skills are a must have for this role.

You will need to be confident, engaging and resourceful with a proactive approach, being able to find solutions and opportunities in a pacey environment, with the ability to make things happen. Previous experience within a start-up / challenger / high growth SME brand would enable you to thrive in this role.

If you’ve been keeping an eye out for an amazing brand where you can develop your career and make a real impact, then this could be the one! Apply now or call Dhrutee on 0345 2600 737 for a confidential chat.

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