Job Description
EPD Manager\n\nLocation: Leeds, West Yorkshire\nSalary: £50K-£60K\nType: Full-time, Permanent\nReporting to: General Manager\n\nAbout the Opportunity\nAre you a results-driven EPD professional with a flair for creating and enhancing delicious, high-performing products? Do you excel in fast-paced environments where attention to detail and pragmatic decision-making are essential? If so, we’d love to connect with you.\n\nWe’re working with a respected manufacturer in West Yorkshire, seeking an experienced EPD/NPD Manager to lead improvement across their core range of gravy and savoury sauces, with a particular emphasis on Private Label products.\n\nRole Overview\nAs EPD/NPD Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the product portfolio.
You’ll be responsible for driving quality, efficiency, and cost improvements, ensuring all products meet the latest legislative and customer requirements.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\n * Take ownership of the EPD pipeline: respond to customer briefs, lead recipe upgrades, and manage cost-saving initiatives\n\n * Collaborate with top flavour houses to source and trial new ingredients\n\n * Oversee recipe reformulation and updates, ensuring technical compliance and business continuity\n\n * Manage artwork changes, product set-ups, and internal systems\n\n * Conduct kitchen trials and support scale-up in the factory with a hands-on approach\n\n * Serve as the technical point of contact for internal teams and customers\n\n * Work closely with Commercial and Category teams to ensure product development aligns with business strategy\n\nAbout You\n\n * Proven experience in NPD/EPD within sauces, dry mixes, or savoury categories\n\n * Strong background in Private Label product development\n\n * Detail-oriented, with excellent project and change management skills\n\n * Confident in managing technical documentation and working with flavour houses\n\n * Process-driven, pragmatic, and focused on delivering results