We have two new positions for NPD technologists. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly successful food manufacturing company.
Working with large, well-established retailers, the role will manage customer accounts and expectations by leading communication with customers and delivering new products that are innovative, high quality, and market-leading.
You will be responsible for driving consumer-led product development projects to meet the customer expectations and managing the development projects, working with products from concept through to launch. Previous experience working within NPD is essential for this role, preferably in the food industry.
You will support the NPD controllers in striving to continuously improve the service provided by Panesar Foods and help ensure projects are delivered to the highest standards within agreed critical path timelines and commercial parameters set by both internal departments and external customers.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

Industry-recognised food technical qualification—HND/degree or equivalent.
Some project management experience
Aware of new market trends
Experience of working within or with NPD
Working within a food manufacturing environment would be desirable

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

Influencing
Undertakes routine formal and informal interviews within an established framework, involving others as required.
Applies appropriate techniques to seek consensus through internal/external consultation to establish a ‘win-win’ scenario when feasible has an awareness of implications of concessions in dealing with mainly senior levels of business relationships
Develops a wide range of well established relationships both internal and external (including specialist contact), utilising these relationships to achieve positive business outcomes
Problem solving
Demonstrates a sensitive awareness of potential problems, especially the likely strategic impact and understands the implications for business performance and direction
Challenges the status quo and applies a variety of creative techniques to generate and build on a range of possible options using internal and external sources to resolve problems
Demonstrates enthusiasm for inviting others views from all areas of the business and a preparedness to contribute and modify opinions for the optimum business solution
Obtain relevant information to undertake a thorough review to establish a balanced view of the impact of options on departmental performance areas for business change
Use modern techniques to identify a range of options and most favourable approach to problem resolution, consider contingencies and plan ways to avoid negative business impact
Ensures completion of the project/task within the specified targets, evaluating successes against functional strategy/plans and recommending change People
Establishes clear and demanding objectives focusing on the achievement of departmental goals measured by the improvement of department and individual performance
Promotes cooperation and the opportunity for teams to assume increased responsibility and authority. establishes an innovative and responsive culture to create team contribution to business improvement
Promotes effective business relationships using a limited range of influence styles, diplomacy, and reasoned argument to establish a network of internal contacts to senior management level and customers.
Encourages co-operation and openness amongst staff, ensuring feedback and recognition for team and individual contributions
Ensures the business/functional financial plans have been met, evaluating overall performance to establish improved task management processes change
Working with the commercial team ensure timely results are presented and delivered professionally
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In perso

Driving forward factory and technical standards.
Maintaining company quality standards and ensuring compliance with standards as well as local standards, policies, safety requirements, and applicable country laws.
Be able to project lead and communicate clearly and effectively across cross-functional teams.
Participating in customer-related groups, e.g., product teams, factory meetings, sales, marketing, and application-related group meetings.
Manage critical paths efficiently to successfully launch the product.
Gain knowledge of opportunities for NPD and EPD by keeping up to date with new ingredients and packaging formats.
Monitor new ingredients and materials requested to ensure NPD and technical procedures are followed correctly.
Experience in a kitchen development environment and knowledge of ingredient functions and compounds.
Product benchmarking and sensory analysis.
Be able to research and brainstorm new product concepts and ideas professionally to customers.
Awareness of product costings to develop and launch successful products.