Raw Materials Coordinator Location: North Somerset Job Type: Full-time Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 08:45 to 16:45, Friday 08:45 to 16:00) Reed Food & FMCG are representing a vibrant company in the food industry as they look to recruit a Raw Material Coordinator to work alongside their NPD team. This role is ideal for a highly motivated, energetic individual with a positive outlook, who is task-focused with great attention to detail and excellent communication skills. You will be an integral part of the NPD team, developing great tasting, commercially viable seasonings and flavours for a wide range of food products. Day-to-day of the role: Proactively source new and provenance ingredients. Represent NPD in raw material meetings. Monitor the status of existing raw materials on the system, working with the supply chain. Solve problems with Technical & Supply Chain on existing raw materials. Keep the rest of the NPD team informed of changes in raw material status. Evaluate and approve replacement raw materials in seasoning applications. Work with Technical to streamline and manage the approval process for new raw materials. Check the status of raw materials in recipes to be scaled up. Interpret customer briefs, communicating with the account manager to develop appropriate products within specified timelines. Develop innovative products, working with marketing to create presentations that showcase these. Produce samples and relevant paperwork for submission to customers. Manage NPD raw materials library, ensuring all materials are within shelf life and representative of production stock. Support supply chain and technical in the resolution of raw material issues. Participate in taste panels for QC of production batches. Maintain a clean, tidy, and organised NPD lab. Required Skills & Qualifications: Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to think outside the box. Proactive initiative and a self-starter attitude. Strong technical acumen ensuring all products and ingredients comply with safety and legal standards. Experience in dealing with ingredient suppliers. Passion for the food industry and staying updated on trends and innovations. Commercial awareness of the supply chain, including cost management and production feasibility. Solution-oriented mindset with tenacity and resilience. Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Competence in Microsoft Office and Outlook, including Word and Excel. Excellent time management skills with a flexible approach to work. Full Right to Work in the UK. Full Clean Driving Licence. If you are interested in this opportunity, please do apply with your up-to-date CV to find out more information.