Overview
ROLE PURPOSE:
Provides critical product development support to the delivery of the NPD / EPD program.
Conducts practical & administrative tasks eg product prototyping, benchmarking, factory trials, specifications, etc involving cross functional interaction, with RDQ colleagues (product & pack) & on-site supply chain and quality teams.
BUSINESS IMPACT:
Accountable for safe, hygienic, efficient & high quality execution & documentation of a variety of essential product development tasks, including recipe development, product prototyping, factory trials & sensory evaluation, in line with Nomad procedures & defined ways of working.
Quality & speed of delivery is critical to key decisions impacting design & time to market.
Responsibilities
Technical Project Delivery
High quality product prototypes in line with brief
Professionally planned & executed product trials
Proactive product development – NPD, renovation & savings
Technical project management of straightforward NPD & EPD projects (e.g. a new variant) in accordance with the agreed procedures to ensure successful and timely delivery of the projects
Product Benchmarking
Constant awareness of competitor activity
Regular review of competitor products
Routes proposed for maintaining competitive advantage
Data analysis & reporting
Accurate reporting of experimental & trial data
Accurate documentation of competitor data
Specifications correct & approved first time
Ability to summarise & draw conclusions from technical data
Safe & Hygienic Working
Well maintained team development infrastructure (fabric, equipment, ingredient stocks, reference samples etc.)
A professional and hygienic food handling environment, including any role in H&S or GMP/GHP as requested
Development of self & others
Curious mindset
Cross-fertilization of knowledge with colleagues in R&D
Embraced company values
Proactive self-development
Cross-functional collaboration
Strong relationships with colleagues in R&D & other functions (MU's, SU's, FSQR, Procurement & Marketing)
Qualifications
Relevant Food Science / Technical / Culinary / Engineering qualification or proven experience of food development
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