Job Summary: 

• Brief subcontractors to develop the best formula in terms of quality, performance, innovation and price in the timing, in respect of R&I, strategy guidelines
• Ensure successful follow-up of projects
• Ensure the flow of information and samples are done on time from/to vendors and with in-house departments
• Anticipate fails and include plan B in retro-planning when relevant.
• Ensure all the test results are available on time (formulation, stability, challenge test, safety test) to commit to the agreed timing with subcontractors and brand team
• Create, send, and compile all official documents through development phases (FA, Bridge requests, OFF)
• Alert line manager and propose an action plan and evaluation impact on timing/cost, for any formula-related issue.
• Inform all key internal partners on the progress of the project (Brand team, Dev team)
• Assist the 1rst industrial batch to support the industrial scale-up when requested
• Propose innovative technologies that offer results the consumer can perceive
• Ensure the R&I-related quality of subcontracting and maintain the accuracy of documentation and procedures content
• Promote knowledge sharing by acting as an enabler and sounding board in the field of expertise

Skills on Resume: 

• Project Management (Hard Skills)
• Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
• Problem-Solving (Soft Skills)
• Documentation Management (Hard Skills)
• Innovation and Technology Integration (Hard Skills)
• Collaboration and Teamwork (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Work on customer briefs and specifications, for new or value-engineered products, highlight any potential compliance or other risks, at all stages of development
• Responsibility for the full NPD process, from concept to launch, within budgets and timescales
• Generating recipes for new or value-engineered products
• Creating samples of all recipes, using appropriate raw materials in line with customer specifications
• Experiment with flavors, ingredients, and quantities to achieve the best results
• Document any recipe variations, to enable accurate duplication
• Responsibility for the nutritional analysis of all new or value-engineered products, utilizing Nutricalc
• Work closely with the Technical team regarding new material specifications and associated risk assessments
• Work alongside the RDI Director to plan and co-ordinate trial schedules
• Work closely with the Head of Operations and Head of Technical, and take responsibility for all trials and product launches

Skills on Resume: 

• Product Development (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Recipe Generation (Hard Skills)
• Flavor and Ingredient Experimentation (Hard Skills)
• Documentation and Record-Keeping (Hard Skills)
• Nutritional Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Project Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Report to the NPD Manager plays a key role in delivering product development and innovation projects, from sample creation through to factory trials and launch.
• Develop and produce samples, improve recipes & formulas, work with suppliers and proactively look for new, improved ways of working
• Be responsible for the process stage, coordinating trials and working with production teams, providing coaching and training to operators and other key staff.
• Ensure effective communication with customers, working to ensure all products are delivered on time, within budget, and to the correct specifications.
• Work closely with ingredient suppliers to find the best solutions to enhance quality and cost whilst working to strict remits set by the Technical team.
• Be responsible for recipe adherence and control from concept to creation and continuous improvement of existing recipes.
• Consistently look to improve yield, and ingredient performance and ensure consistency of quality whilst being conscious of cost implications.
• Develop new innovative ideas and improvements to ensure cost savings on existing site processes.
• Support the site with technical knowledge of ingredient functionality and problem-solve issues as they arise.
• Support trails, liaising with technical & operational team members across the process and reporting such to key persons on-site and at the second site.
• Build and maintain customer focus at all times
• Coordinate product requests and samples as well as handle ad hoc requests from customers, samples for magazines, Brandbank, packaging samples for merchandising, etc.

Skills on Resume: 

• Product Development (Hard Skills)
• Recipe Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Trial Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Quality Control (Hard Skills)
• Cost Management (Hard Skills)
• Customer Focus (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Plan, prepare, and execute successful process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvements.
• Ensure all line trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality and customer requirements.
• Ensure communication of trial progress and adherence to the critical path in weekly NPD meetings.
• Responsible for creating finished product QAS and ensuring raw material QAS are in place before product launches.
• Responsible for creating factory work instructions with product builds, weights, allergens, quality standards and labor maps.
• Provide information and liaise with the technical team to support the building of customer specifications, enabling accurate product labeling information.
• Manage the artwork process from design through to launch, liaising with artwork house, technical and development teams.
• Organize and attend pre-production trials and pre-launch meetings with support from the Product Developer.
• Attend product launches and customer visits where required.
• Support Operations team with production line training and roll out of new processes, equipment and materials.
• Build relationships with Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement teams, working alongside them to investigate continuous improvement and new processes for increased efficiencies.
• Support Product Developer with product tastings, kitchen vs. factory panels, cooking, and preparation of product samples for the client.

Skills on Resume: 

• Process Development (Hard Skills)
• Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
• Instruction Creation (Hard Skills)
• Artwork Management (Hard Skills)
• Training and Support (Soft Skills)
• Relationship Building (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Assist the NPD Manager in the daily project management of strategic and customer-led projects.
• Ensure deadlines are met in line with the launch process and critical paths, supporting the company objectives on cost.
• Improve by EPD to meet the needs of customers, whilst ensuring products are safe and legal, meet the quality standards and require gross margin.
• Support the process development team to ensure an ability to match the concept-developed product and achieve the Kitchen vs Factory sign-off Gate in the Critical Path.
• Support Benchmarking panels with the category team to ensure all market competitors are evaluated and detail is recorded.
• Liaise with Ingredient Sourcing Specialist and Packaging Executive to ensure all raw materials and packaging are available for product development and submissions
• Working cross-functionally with Technical, Process and operations to ensure alignment through the stage and gate process
• Create, modify and prepare stock or related product samples for customer briefs, application needs, technology performance assessment, QC standards, physical testing, etc.
• Participate in the evaluation of stock materials developed internally or from external sources and assess the potential for product development
• Execute daily brief-related tasks and fully manage assigned projects, providing products that meet all defined customer needs,
• Develop products that meet good manufacturing practices, sample scale-up, production requirements, regulatory compliance, etc.

Skills on Resume: 

• Project Management (Hard Skills)
• Deadline Management (Hard Skills)
• Product Development (Hard Skills)
• Benchmarking (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Sample Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Evaluation and Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Ensuring all NPD-related work meets in-house and customer standards for quality and safety
• Ensuring procedures required for all recipes are developed to meet current manufacturing quality standards
• Understanding of customer codes of practice relating to food safety
• Developing practical schedules for work relating to product launches
• Liaise with Packaging, Technical, Production, Planning, and Procurement on arranging for the availability of all components for the industrialization of factory trials
• Planning and implementing production trials with new packaging or raw material
• Organoleptic shelf-life assessment for raw material and quality assessment of all products including the use of new packaging
• Generating Micro validation reports for new products sending reports directly to customer
• Liaise with Finance, Production & Sales team to ensure all new ingredients and processes products are costed thoroughly after production trials and before full production
• Making sure all relevant documents are in place before factory trials (HACCP form, work instruction relating to new fruit processes, etc)

Skills on Resume: 

• Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
• Recipe Development (Hard Skills)
• Food Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Project Scheduling (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Production Planning (Hard Skills)
• Sensory Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Documentation Management (Hard Skills)