NPD Systems Admin Manager - Staffordshire - c£38,000 Do you have a sharp eye for detail and a passion for food innovation? Are you the type of person who thrives at the centre of fast-paced projects, ensuring everything runs smoothly from concept to launch? We’re looking for an NPD Systems Admin Manager to play a pivotal role in a leading food manufacturer’s NPD team. This role is the operational backbone of the NPD process—ensuring all systems, documentation, and costings are spot on from day one. You'll be the go-to person for recipe accuracy, raw material and packaging data, and launch readiness. If you’re passionate about precision and love being the one who keeps all the moving parts connected, this could be the perfect role for you. What’s in it for you? This is a brilliant opportunity for an NPD Systems Admin Manager to get under the skin of the entire product development lifecycle. You’ll be working across culinary, process, technical, and purchasing teams—developing a deep understanding of how great food ideas become commercial successes. There are also strong progression and development opportunities within a growing, forward-thinking NPD team. About you… * As NPD Systems Admin Manager, you’ll ideally have from 2–3 years’ experience in food development or process. * You’re detail-obsessed, highly organised, and confident handling multiple priorities. * A natural communicator, you’ll liaise with chefs, technical teams, planners and procurement—so you’ll need to work well with others and ask the right questions. * A real interest in food manufacturing and a desire to keep improving how things are done. We’d love to hear from NPD Coordinators, NPD Administrators, Systems Managers, Admin Managers, New Product Development Admin Supervisors or Process Assistants in the Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Leicester or Staffordshire areas. True North Talent is recognised as a trusted supplier of permanent, contract and interim recruitment services to the food manufacturing and FMCG industries. Our teams of specialist recruiters operate across food manufacturing Operations Jobs, food manufacturing Engineering jobs, food manufacturing Technical jobs, food manufacturing NPD jobs, food manufacturing Supply Chain jobs and food manufacturing Commercial jobs. We may hold your data, as per our privacy policy detailed on our website. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can only contact successful applicants. For more information on True North Talent or to discuss how we can find talent for your business then please visit our website