Our client:
* A global leader in ingredient solutions, supporting innovation across food, beverage, and nutrition markets.
* Driving growth through strategic partnerships with retailers, manufacturers, and health-focused brands.
* Renowned for high-quality, functional ingredients that help brands meet evolving consumer needs.
The role:
* The Junior NPD Manager will deliver customer NPD projects and internal innovation briefs, ensuring solutions meet technical, commercial, sensory, regulatory and quality requirements.
* As the Junior NPD Manager you will build and maintain deep expertise in functional ingredients and nutritional components, staying current with market trends.
* The Junior NPD Manager will engage professionally with customers to scope projects accurately, align on approval criteria and provide clear indicative costings.
* As the Junior NPD Manager it will be your responsibility to design formulations across premixes, nutritional products (human or pet) and dairy alternatives, and support implementation at internal or external manufacturing sites.
* You will conduct sensory assessments and provide guidance on stability, shelf-life and packaging considerations.
* The Junior NPD Manager will offer formulation, nutrition and technical support across the business, including sales, procurement, quality and customer-facing teams.
* In addition the Junior NPD manager will contribute to supplier approval processes and onboarding of new raw materials to meet project requirements and deliver training to internal teams and support technical preparation for customer engagements.
Ideal candidate:
* Degree-qualified: BSc/MSc in Food Science or a related scientific field, or equivalent industry experience.
* Experience in food manufacturing or product development, ideally within premixes, nutritional products, food supplements, or sports nutrition. Experience managing the NPD process end-to-end is advantageous.
* Strong understanding of ingredient functionality, including vitamins, minerals, flavours, colours, additives and sweeteners, and how these interact within premix or nutritional formulations.
* Knowledge of formulation and manufacturing processes for premixes, supplements or functional food products.
* Demonstrated passion for sustainability and food innovation, with a mindset focused on continuous improvement and advancing best practice.
* Strong problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach when working with cross-functional teams
Benefits & details:
* £Competitive Salary
* Pension
* Hybrid Working 3 days on site in Kent, 2 days’ work from home
* Subsidised Gym membership
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