MCS Group is proud to be working exclusively with our award-winning food manufacturing client based in County Armagh for an NPD Lead to join their team. As the NPD lead you will: Interpret development briefs in line with customer expectations and company business plans Demonstrate culinary knowledge and skills to create new recipes to satisfy customer briefs Prepare/ cook new products for customers to sample including hospitality for visits Assist and present in customer presentations and product submissions demonstrating interpersonal skills Up to date knowledge of food styles, restaurant & food industry market trends and competitor activity, translating food trends into relevant and commercially viable product development Communicate new ideas to wider NPD team where relevant Take responsibility for short term & long-term projects where required You will have: Relevant third level qualification with evidence of recipe creation Experience as a development chef or NPD role previously (ideally within industry) Full details of role will be disclosed upon application. To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Ben Picking, Specialist Consultant at MCS Group Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Not all agencies are the same MCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google. Skills: food NPD product development manufacturing