Assistant Product Development Manager
Lowestoft, Suffolk - Hybrid working Model
Competitive salary, bonus and excellent benefits package
We have an excellent opportunity available for you to join our growing and dynamic Veg and Potatoes team in Lowestoft. This role is essential for the successful delivery of consumer-led innovation (NPD, EPD) and maintenance of the existing product portfolio. The role should ensure we continue to delight consumers & remain relevant & competitive in a changing world.
Responsibilities:
* R&D Programmes are built with the consumer in mind: All product development has a foundation in consumer needs, Shows a curiosity about our consumer habits, practices, usage, needs & preference drivers within the allocated product area. Has a view of the category landscape is curious about our competitors and carries out benchmarking, reporting on the “so what” to help influence product / category direction.
* Product Development: Through having a good understanding of key ingredients is able to manipulate recipes to meet consumer needs. Is able to review and suggest recipe changes as part of a portfolio review (harmonisation / fuel for growth). Has an appreciation for our manufacturing processes and can suggest changes to achieve a superior product whilst ensuring an efficient manufacturing operation.
* Technical Project Management: Understands the innovation process and is able to project manage simple technical workstreams (NPD/EPD) in accordance with the agreed procedures to ensure successful and timely delivery of the project. Uses data to make recommendations and design trials to test hypothesis.
About you…
We need someone who is passionate about product design but also have an appreciation for scale up and implementation in our factories. Someone who is curious about the role our products play in our consumers lives and wants to deliver the product design right first time. You should have a passion for food & a good technical understanding of the raw materials, processes & supply chain within their Segment. You should have an appreciation of the marketing mix, innovation process and product lifecycle. Some of the must have requirements for this position are:
* Relevant Science Degree or experience in an FMCG product development/Technical role
* Proficient in English language
* Eager to understand and anticipate consumer behaviour
* Experience of concept development & rapid prototyping
* Experience of designing and performing simple benchscale / factory trials.
What we can offer you…
We’re on an exceptional adventure and offer a truly purpose led career and we aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.
* An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
* A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference
* The potential to progress your career across different areas of the Nomad Foods Group
Who are we…
Headquartered in the UK, with revenues of €3.2 billion and operations in 22 key markets, Nomad Foods is Europe's leading frozen food company. We are a young company, founded only eight years ago, and built around a number of iconic brands (including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo and more recently Ledo and Frikom) that invented the frozen category 100 years ago and continue to set the bar for great taste, nutrition, convenience and affordability. Across everything we do, we are guided by our Purpose - Serving the World with Better Food - and how we can make a positive impact on our Performance, People and the Planet.
At Nomad Foods we're proud to represent the world we serve by hiring diverse talent. Our inclusive culture is all about what we can achieve together.
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