Product Development Coordinator

Company: Advocate Group
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

The Advocate Group are exclusively supporting an exciting challenger food brand with incredible potential! With a significant amount of its growth coming from NPD, the NPD Coordinator will be in the thick of it and play a key role in its success

The NPD Coordinator will play a key support role in the end-to-end development of new food products coming to market – if you’re up for the challenge this role will offer real ownership and a huge amount of visibility across the business.

The Role

  • Support in managing the full NPD lifecycle from concept to launch
  • Build and manage a commercially focused innovation pipeline
  • Work cross-functionally across technical, supply chain, sales & marketing
  • Manage suppliers and manufacturing partners to deliver against cost and feasibility targets
  • Conduct product benchmarking, testing, and optimisation
  • Own costings, margins, and packaging development
  • Track performance post-launch and drive improvements

About You

  • Degree in Food Science or related field
  • NPD experience within FMCG / food manufacturing
  • Proven track record of delivering retail-ready products
  • Strong commercial awareness and project management skills
  • Confident working cross-functionally and externally with partner

Why Apply?

  • High-impact role with end-to-end ownership
  • Opportunity to shape a growing innovation pipeline
  • Work within a dynamic, brand-led environment

Interested? Apply or get in touch with John for a confidential discussion.

The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors.

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Posted: May 1st, 2026