Higgidy Shoreham-By-Sea, England, United Kingdom
Product Development Manager
This role is a 12 month Fixed Term contract to cover maternity leave.
What will you be DOING?
* Responsible for the delivery of all EPD and NPD projects including packaging.
* Accountability for feasibility meetings highlighting issues through appropriate channels.
* Fully abreast of current food trends, ingredients, and packaging to inspire ideas and feed into regular brainstorm sessions.
* Write new product briefs and input into packaging briefs where necessary.
* Sign off products in gate process against approved product alongside the rest of the food team.
* Work with procurement to enable us to be first to market in our category with new ingredients, drive innovation with a focus on new ingredients and where/how they are sourced.
* Responsible for the EPD plan. Maintain product quality through cost-saving ideas including ingredients.
* Feed into quarterly reports from news headlines, blogs, cookbooks, apps, food magazines, and new restaurants.
* Provide strong leadership to the product development team, building a commercially focused team which has the capability to play a key role in delivering our growth plans.
What SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE do you need to have?
* A passion for food, a real “foodie” and have a constant desire to try new things.
* Work to tight deadlines and able to perform under pressure, embracing flexibility and adaptability.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Excellent numeracy skills and written English.
* Development experience within a food manufacturing environment for a minimum of 4 years.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Desired).
* Educated to HND or Degree level in Food Science or similar discipline (Desired).
* Level 3 in Food Safety & Hygiene (Desired).
* Experience in managing teams.
What will HIGGIDY do for you?
* Delicious complementary Higgidy food.
* Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy/sell extra holiday days.
* Private Medical Insurance.
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave.
* A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
* An array of discounts and benefits through the Perkbox platform.
* A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.
* Access to exciting company events, including our annual Higgidy Picnic!
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Product Management
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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