Product Development Coordinator (Food NPD)

A food business in Lancashire has created a new role in their NPD team to help launch more of their popular own-label products across ambient, chilled, and frozen categories. They value transferable skills so if you've always fancied working in food but have never been able to break through, here's your chance!

THE COMPANY

This is a business with a close-knit head office team. The culture sounds genuinely refreshing too. Lots of long serving people who have been with the business years mixed with lots of new people that have recently joined in newly created roles, a supportive leadership team that believes in proper investment in development/training of their employees, plus great perks like food study tours, chefs coming in to demo products, hybrid working, flexibility, free parking, and early finish Fridays.

THE ROLE

They’ve got ambitious plans with new product launches and relaunches across ambient, chilled, and frozen categories. The NPD Manager needs an extra pair of hands to help manage these projects through from concept to launch, making sure timelines are managed, launches stay on track and all teams are aligned throughout the process.

You’ll be involved in:

• Coordinating NPD launches across multiple product categories
• Managing timelines / critical paths
• Working closely with buying and technical teams
• Working with marketing to ensure brand identity, tone of voice, and messaging is consistent
• Supporting packaging, artwork and product approval processes
• Helping maintain product and marketing information across systems
• Supporting supplier communication and coordination
• Assisting with trend analysis, competitor reviews and range opportunities
• Identifying opportunities through competitor analysis and gap analysis
• Supporting marketing and brand activity around launches
• Getting involved in launch events, presentations, photo and video shoots
• Suggesting improvements to internal processes and ways of working

ABOUT YOU

You could come from a few different backgrounds for this one. Maybe you’re currently working in: NPD, Buying, Category Management, Technical / Specification, Packaging, or even Brand/Marketing if you’re involved in new product launches. You don’t have to come from Food either - it would be helpful obviously! - but they have great technical and production teams and what matters most in this role is that you have experience supporting product launches or product lifecycles, are naturally organised and proactive, like variety and spinning multiple plates. The manager really values transferable skills so if you've always fancied working in food but have never been able to break through, here's your chance!

THE REWARD

• £30,000-£35,000
• Hybrid working
• Flexibility
• Early finish Fridays
• Training and development investment
• Food Study Tours and Chef Demos
• Free Parking

£30,000 - £35,000 + Hybrid Working + Early Finish Fridays + Training & Development

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WHY CHOOSE TALO.?

TALO. specialises in commercial and product-focused head office roles: Buying, Merch, Design, Quality, Ecommerce, Marketing, Supply Chain, and everything in between. With over 10 years’ recruitment experience, we know and work with the growing retailers, brands, and suppliers that value great people.

Apply through us and you’ll get proper insight into the business, team, and hiring manager, honest interview feedback (no ghosting - ever), and support every step of the way. We ask the right questions and help you prepare so you walk into an interview with confidence.

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