NPD Manager

Accrington Permanent £50,000 - £60,000 per year View Job Description
This is a well-established, large organisation within the FMCG and manufacturing sector
  • Location: Accrington
  • Salary: Up to £60,000

About Our Client

This is a well-established, large organisation within the FMCG and manufacturing sector

Job Description

  • Manage the full NPD gate process ensuring all stakeholders are kept up to date and all customer dates are achieved including Chair the Weekly NPD meeting.
  • Understand Factory Process and Recipe management in order to scope out potential savings
  • Support Engineering on capex with process support for product development as required
  • Benchmarking of competitor products and internal tasting sessions and Buy Back sessions
  • Manage costings for all NPD & EPD
  • Present at customer NPD sessions
  • Work cross departmentally to deliver briefs in a timely manner, i.e supporting Technical with relevant paperwork, HACCP etc.
  • New packaging sign off / approval to include inner and outer packaging requirements
  • Documentation of all relevant information in an organised manner

The Successful Applicant

  • 3-5 years NPD/Process experience within a food manufacturing environment
  • Proactive, self-motivated and achievement orientated
  • Value driven
  • Consumer, customer and industry awareness
  • Excellent organisational, project management and time management skills
  • Excellent communication and presentational skills with the ability to influence across a number of levels
  • A sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Excellent attention to detail

What's on Offer

Great company benefits

Contact
Rebecca Rhodes
Quote job ref
JN-052025-6735142
Phone number
+44 113 243 7761

Job summary

Job function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Subsector
Quality, Technical
Sector
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Accrington
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Rebecca Rhodes
Consultant phone
+44 113 243 7761
Job reference
JN-052025-6735142