At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We’re reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go – we’ve got you covered. Our teams make a difference. Whether that’s working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success. We may be a global brand, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. That’s where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities and help your local community too. We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day. And as a R&D Manager Food – Savoury there’s never been a better time to join. So, why Costa? We didn’t become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal: Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP) A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10% The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme And that’s not all. Explore even more of our perkshere: https://costaperks We’re passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players. What you’ll do Being a R&D Manager Food – Savoury is about so much more than bringing our coffee to the world. It’s your chance to stir up real success – which means you’ll: Translate consumer insights and concepts into defined product briefs and lead technical development and commercialization of consumer inspired Food innovations focussed in served platforms Lead cross-functional teams, including internal and external partners, technical, nutritional, operational, legal and supply chain to collaborate and deliver high impact product executions including delivery of all product-related inputs through global Gating process Identify & evaluate globally relevant new ingredients and technologies to co-create the 3 year plan. Proactively influence & input into LRP (long range planning) thinking & pipeline development Participate and drive reformulation initiatives to deliver productivity savings in support of OI/Margin Identify and build effective working relationships with the broader KO (Coca Cola) business in R&D, SRA (Regs) and category innovation at BU (Business unit) level to ensure Costa effectively access and utilise the expertise available, as well as building within the wider eco-system Support the Senior R&D Manager in building the product development function at the heart of the R&D Product Development Who you are It’s your unique ingredients we’re interested in: Extensive knowledge of the industry across multiple categories including emerging technologies Thorough understanding of the process of product development from brief to launch Excellent leadership skills with experience of both functional and people leadership Excellent analytical and numerical skills, great attention to detail Excellent communicator able to take stakeholders on the journey with strong verbal and written skillset. A good palate and ability to discern minor nuances in product sensory attributes (aroma, flavour, taste texture) Location – Loudwater– High Wycombe – Hybrid