Overview
Senior Product Developer | Up to £45,000 base salary | Annual bonus | Chichester
Are you passionate about turning consumer insights into standout products? Ready to make an impact in a fast-paced, innovation-led environment? Join us at Natures Way Foods and help shape the future of our category-leading portfolio.
As a Senior Product Developer, you'll play a key role in driving growth—across sales, profit, and market share—by leading the development of customer-centric NPD and EPD projects. Using your deep understanding of category trends and consumer behaviour, you’ll bring concepts to life, navigating our gated development process and collaborating across functions from ideation to launch.
What you get from us
1. Base salary of £40,000 - £45,000 dependent on experience
2. Annual bonus
3. Employer matched pension up to 5%
4. Health cash plan
5. Flexible benefits including; Corporate gym discounts, shopping discounts, enhanced maternity & paternity policy and many more
6. Access to online GP & life assurance
Key responsibilities
7. Act as the primary customer contact, ensuring clear communication and swift issue resolution
8. Lead the successful delivery of all development projects within your remit
9. Work with Category and Sales teams to turn insights into commercially viable products
10. Manage stakeholders within the gated development process, ensuring accountability and alignment
11. Support and develop Product Developers and Assistants to build team capability
12. Create products and propositions in line with customer briefs with Product Developers and Chefs, ensuring compliance with technical and sourcing policies
13. Ensure launches meet timelines, cost targets, and margin requirements
14. Own and manage the customer critical path through the NPD/EPD process
15. Contribute to a rolling 3-year customer development plan in partnership with senior Development, Sales, and Category teams
16. Oversee coordination of product samples with internal teams and customers
Requirements
17. Extensive experience in food product development, ideally within a fast-paced, customer-facing environment
18. Strong knowledge of the UK retail landscape, including retailer processes and direct customer interaction
19. Solid understanding of food manufacturing, operations, and end-to-end NPD processes
20. Proven track record of successfully leading New Product Development projects within the food industry
21. Degree or HND in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline (desirable)
22. Proficient in Microsoft Office, with strong organisational and communication skills
23. Experience in chilled food or Food To Go development (desirable)
24. Familiarity with Point 74 Recipe Management System (desirable)
25. Full UK driving licence
26. Full-time role based at NWF, with a minimum expectation of 4 days per week on site
Nature’s Way Foods is the leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and “food-to-go” for supermarkets, and as such we work closely with farmers across Europe. But there’s lots more to us than the products we make.
Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 39 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 400m units per year. It is an exciting time to join Nature’s Way Foods as we are growing rapidly and there are genuine opportunities to progress within the organisation.
Interested?
Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.
At Nature's Way Food, we believe that diversity and inclusion are key to driving innovation and achieving excellence. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. We are dedicated to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve and the world we live in.
Join us in our mission to create a more inclusive and fairer world. Together, we can become best at fresh.