Overview
Senior Product Development Manager FTC – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract. High Growth SME Food Brand.
Biotiful Gut Health is the category leading Kefir producer, and we have big ambitions. We are a fast growing, pioneering and ethical business who take pride in sharing our delicious and super healthy range of gut-friendly products with the increasingly health-conscious UK consumer.
To help us on this journey, we are looking for a first-class Senior Product Development Manager who is passionate and ambitious, a self-starter with a love of all thing’s food and health. Ideal candidate will have a brilliant understanding of New Product Development and optimization of existing product portfolio, concept to launch Stage Gate process, trends, and innovation. A confident structured communicator with best-in-class stakeholder engagement and cross-functional working.
This is not for the faint hearted – the pace is fast; the standards are high, and no day is the same. But if you are up for the challenge this could be the role that step changes your career.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the commercial development of prototypes and products in support of our Innovation Pipeline.
- Contribute to the development of the Innovation Strategy which is led by Brand Marketing.
- Represent the Biotiful Product Team at external customer meetings and trade events.
- Build and maintain close relationships with all stakeholders, including co-packing partners and key external customers.
- Provide support across the Product Team in dealing with information requests, complaints, and data compliance management.
- Work closely supporting the Head of Product, Senior Technical and Senior Project planner to drive strategic growth pillars.
The Ideal Candidate Has
- Strong experience (minimum 10+ years) leading concept to launch New Product Development.
- A successful track record of chilled dairy product development delivery in drinks, yogurts, cheese, snack/protein bars, and/or complete meals.
- Is fully conversant with dairy ingredient and processing technology.
- Is fully conversant with packaging substrates, formats, and methods of manufacture.
- Is fully conversant with Project Management tools such as Stage & Gate.
- Has a basic awareness of fermentation and starter culture design.
- Self-starter and autonomous with excellent prioritization, and organisational skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication and engagement skills.
- Confident leading meetings with senior management, manufacturers, and external customers.
Biotiful Values – What you will need to succeed
- Thrives under pressure in fast paced environments.
- Self-starter, high energy, gutsy.
- Delivers results: Can translate vision and strategy into viable, and instigates, action that achieves results.
- Displays drive and purpose: Demonstrates focus, energy, and persistence to achieve objectives despite obstacles.
- Sets the pace: Senses and exploits growth and improvement opportunities and exhibits a sense of urgency and personal ownership.
- Makes smart decisions: Uses intuition, rational thinking, and sound judgement in analyzing and resolving issues.
- Create team synergy: Works collaboratively across boundaries to achieve common goals.
- Winning relationships: Strengthens networks and partnerships and translates insight into business success.
Team Structure and Location
- Fixed Term Contract: Initially 12 months (with possibility to extend to 18 months).
- Reports to: Head of Product
- Office Days: the Product team is in the Hammersmith office 3 days per week.
- Travel: regular travel to copackers/customers in the UK/EU
We can offer a hybrid working model, competitive package and great working environment so if you’re interested, please apply via the link.
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