Field Bakery NPD Specialist Manager
£40,000 - £45,000 plus car allowance (£5k)
Remote with UK & European travel
Food Manufacturing
Job ref: 8779
The company
You will be working for a high-quality food manufacturer at their BRC Grade A production facility, supplying products to their customer base all over the UK.
About the Field Bakery NPD Specialist Manager job
The purpose of your role will be to drive new opportunities for our bakery products with industrial and wholesale clients. You'll take the lead on product demos, develop briefs for custom products, and oversee trials, guiding NPD samples from concept to final approval.
Key tasks
Demonstrate the companies products to strategic and key accounts (industrial bakers, large bakery chains, wholesalers) while providing technical advice, troubleshooting, and resolving customer issues.
Lead and support customers in developing new products using the companies range, attending factory trials and first productions, and preparing detailed briefs for NPD projects with a focus on profitable, volume-driven opportunities.
Prepare new products to gain customer buy-in, manage relationships with key accounts, and collaborate with sales, marketing, and product teams to ensure excellent technical service.
Manage visit reports, project briefs, and planners while supporting customer and industry events as required, ensuring clear communication with the Heads of Product, Sales Director, and MRD Director.
About You
BSC (Hons) in Bakery, Bakery Technology or Food Science is preferred or bakery experience in a similar role in food manufacturing.
Baking experience; working with various channels of customers including craft, industrial manufacturers or food service.
Strong understanding of baking processes and functional ingredients i.e enzymes, improvers etc.
An NPD background would be highly beneficial.
More details
The Field Bakery NPD Specialist Manager job (ref:8779) is a home-based role with expected travel for 2-3 days per week, across the UK. Some European travel will be expected upon occasion. The role is paying £40,000 - 45,000 plus car allowance (£5k) according to your experience.
The package includes Investment in training, Employees Assistance Programme, Wellbeing and engagement events, Onsite mental health first aiders, Seasonal flu vouchers, VDU and glasses vouchers, Referral programme.
Alternate job titles
Bakery Specialist, Bakery Development, Bakery Technical, Bakery Consultant, Artisan Baker, Bakery Quality Specialist, Bakery Product Developer