Job Description
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 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, 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?
1. A passion for food, a real “foodie” and have a constant desire to try new things
2. Work...