Product Developer

• Opportunity to work for a well-known food business and supplier.
• Great opportunity to work in both a development focused and client facing role.

About Our Client

• Based in the UK, the client is primarily recognized as a wholesaler and distributor of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and speciality foods. The company aims to honor its family-run heritage while innovating in Mediterranean food production and distribution, maintaining strong relationships with specialist producers across the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Job Description

• Collaborate with the Development team to deliver new concepts and projects aligned with customer briefs.
• Manage development projects from initial brief (provided by site NPD controllers) through to successful product launch.
• Establish critical timelines and ensure all project milestones are met, fulfilling customer, business, commercial, nutritional, and process development requirements.
• Adhere to the product development process, ensuring each stage is completed, accurately documented, and effectively communicated to key stakeholders.
• Take a leading role in packaging development activities.
• Prepare concept samples in collaboration with the NPD team for internal and external presentations, ensuring recipe costs align with target budgets.
• Accurately input all necessary product information into written customer presentations with precision and attention to detail.
• Participate in customer presentations as required.

The Successful Applicant

• Food Technology degree (or similar).
• Ability to work with key stake holders and customers.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Computer literacy.

What\’s on Offer

• Competetive salary!
• Family-feel business, while having the stability of a well-established National company.
• Progression opportunities.

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