New Product Development Manager

We are currently recruiting a NPD Manager to be based at our Hull bakery on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a perfect opportunity for a Senior or Lead Technologist who is looking to take the next step in their career.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a motivated individual with a creative flair and passion for NPD and bakery. You will be a team player with superb communication skills, which will enable you to be the first point of contact for our key customer and internal teams. A self-starter, you will show energy and enthusiasm for the products in which you work, and you will thrive under pressure. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience within a food manufacturing business, preferably a bakery or equivalent knowledge/experience. A food science-related qualification is preferred.

The role of a NPD Manager at BBF Limited:

• The role purpose covers concept work in the test bakery through to full scale factory scale up of projects across all of BBF sites, leading to a successful launch instore.
• Responsible for the correctly sourcing new raw materials, creating recipes coordinating factory trials with operations, process, and site technical teams at relevant sites.
• Responsible for the development of commercially viable new products via specific retailer.
• To successfully deliver all projects in-line with the critical path, ensuring full and timely communication and collaboration with all areas of the business and the customer.
• To ensure all projects adhere to the PLM process ensuring any product introduced to the sites are controlled and documented.
• Drawing on their past experience of the NPD process the individual will be able manage a project from start to finish to a gold standard.
• Line management, with a minimum of one direct report.
• First point of contact for our customers, sole responsibility for day-to-day customer communications for a key strategic customer/s.
• As the key contact, travel to BBF sites or our customers head office is essential. You will conduct submissions at customers and host customer visit at site.

Who are BBF Limited?

BBF Limited are one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market. Our team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cake, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more! We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do. With recent investment and acquisitions taking us to nearly 1,400 direct employees, this is an exciting time to join BBF Limited! We are continually looking to grow, but we can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business.

What do you get in return?

• Great salary depending on experience.
• Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit.
• Access to the company Benefits Hub.
• Access to ‘Company Shop’ – a discounted re-distributor of surplus food and household products.
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to meditation and well-being app.

Personal & Professional Development:

• Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team.
• Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses.

A few other bits:

• Free on-site parking.
• Onsite canteen.
• Onsite Cake Shop (majorly discounted).