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NPD Manager

Michael Page Engineering & Manufacturing
Posted 18 hours ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Accrington, Lancashire BB5 4SD, England

Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • This job is for a position within a large, well-established FMCG and manufacturing organization.
  • The role requires 3-5 years of NPD/Process experience in a food manufacturing environment.
  • The successful candidate will manage the full NPD gate process, including stakeholder communication and cost management.
  • A competitive salary is offered along with great company benefits.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential for this role.

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

Client Details

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

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

Profile

  • 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

Job Offer

Great company benefits

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.