Product Development Manager

at  Greencore Group

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking an experienced NPD Manager who can hit the ground running and has a proven track record in team management. A solid understanding of Product Development within food manufacturing is critical to this role along with:

• Experience of delivering high quality, sustainable food products
• Demonstrable ability to lead multiple projects and prioritise own and others focus accordingly
• Good understanding and experience of food manufacturing principals demonstrated through feasibility of proposals
• An experienced leader with proficient leadership qualities
• Demonstrable customer service values and is well respected by customers as a food authority
• Full UK Driving Licence

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Your role will be to lead customer/category Product Development activity to achieve Greencore’s great food and commercial targets, deliver right first time launches and act as the customer’s first point of contact.

• Responsible for the project management of all customer /category product development activity to meet the critical path
• Input product knowledge and customer insight within category team to ensure product development is aligned with all key customer requirements and meets financial measurements
• Lead feasibility meetings ensuring that people are kept informed of all activity regularly and ensure actions are completed
• Lead the feasibility meetings ensuring all outputs are deliver to the right standard
• Ensure that technical and quality standards are achieved whilst maximising profitability
• Build and maintain customer relationships acting as the dedicated contact to provide accurate and consistent communication internally and externally whilst identifying and resolving issues promptly
• Develop the team capability through task focused coaching to ensure maximum performance and development to their potential
• Stakeholder management of operational peers to promote collaborative ways of working and delivery of the NPD agenda
• Custodian of product quality, ensuring accurate margin target delivery against the commercial brief

This role will require some travel and therefore a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential.

We are seeking an experienced NPD Manager who can hit the ground running and has a proven track record in team management. A solid understanding of Product Development within food manufacturing is critical to this role along with:

• Experience of delivering high quality, sustainable food products
• Demonstrable ability to lead multiple projects and prioritise own and others focus accordingly
• Good understanding and experience of food manufacturing principals demonstrated through feasibility of proposals
• An experienced leader with proficient leadership qualities
• Demonstrable customer service values and is well respected by customers as a food authority
• Full UK Driving Licenc