Job Description
NPD Manager
Location: Watford (2 Days) & London (1 Day) – Hybrid
Contract: Full-Time | Permanent
Bring your passion for sweet treats and innovation to the brand that’s built on joy. At Krispy Kreme, we’re on a mission to be the most loved sweet treat brand and our iconic, melt in the mouth doughnuts are at the heart of that.
We’re looking for a bold, creative, and commercially savvy NPD Manager to lead the future of our food and drink innovation. This is a hands on, high impact role where you’ll shape our product calendar, influence strategy, and bring irresistible new ideas to life from trend to tray.
Why this role?
This is a rare chance to combine autonomy, creativity, and commercial impact in a business that thrives on doing things differently. At Krispy Kreme you’ll:
* Lead innovation without the red tape if it’s a good idea, we’ll back you.
* Collaborate with global food manufacturers and suppliers.
* Shape a brand new team and development kitchen at the heart of our Watford Manufacturing site.
* Work across accelerator brands and big launches, where pace and creativity go hand in hand.
* Deliver projects with agility from 6 month concept-to-launch cycles to 2 month accelerators.