SENIOR NPD TECHNOLOGIST

Permanent
Bala
Salary: £50,000
Working Hours: Monday – Friday 9am -5pm
Our reputable FMCG client is currently looking for a Senior NPD Technologist to be responsible for ensuring customer critical paths for project briefs are adhered to, launch products on time and support briefs with innovative ideas and trends through market data and research.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Experience working within a Senior Technologist role in the food industry essential, ideally within bakery.
• Accuracy, attention to detail and numerate approach to provide data on time in the right format.
• Confident, articulate and courteous communicator over the phone, face-to-face and in writing.
• Experience within the Innovation and Creativity field.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organisation and Coordinating skills with the ability to perform well under pressure.
• Competent on Microsoft Office.

• Direct contact with Key retailers, face to face and written communication.
• Create and develop innovative designs, capturing new key trends designs for both NPD and EPD projects.
• Work to tight deadlines in a fast pace environment ensuring that all key milestones are met.
• Champion recipe creation and all documentation throughout concept to launch process including recipes, submission forms, QAS/ CQMs, launch folders, factory paperwork.
• Undertake all tasks associated with product launch organoleptic testing, micro review.
• Responsible for sourcing new ingredients, fit for purpose for the design, customer and site requirements and costs.
• Attend all customer submission meetings.
• Work closely with process technologist to organise trials, ensure all trial raw materials are ordered in advance. Support production and the process technologist through out the trial stage.
• Organise preproduction launch meetings & over see first product launches
• Attend any onsite meetings as required
• Attend quality panels when required and or Competitor benchmarking sessions
• Be the link between the customer needs and requirements and the process technologist’s adherences to the factory processes
• Support with projects for the benefit of the business and department as directed by the Head of NPD.