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NPD Manager £50,000 Yolk Recruitment are proud to be supporting a leading food manufacturer in the search for an ambitious New Product Development Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and commercially minded professional to take ownership of developing award-winning products from concept to launch. If you're passionate about food innovation and want to be at the heart of bringing exciting new products to market, this could be the perfect next step in your career. As the NPD Manager, you'll play a key role in driving the innovation pipeline, ensuring products are successfully developed, tested, and delivered to meet both consumer demand and customer expectations. You'll work cross-functionally with commercial, brand, and operations teams to ensure that each product launch aligns with business objectives and maintains the highest standards of quality. Key responsibilities: Lead and manage the end-to-end New Product Development process, from concept generation through to launch. Develop innovative, market-leading food products that meet brand and retailer requirements. Oversee trials, testing, and development in the test kitchen, ensuring feasibility and scalability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Commercial, Brand, and Operations to align NPD with business strategy. Monitor food trends, competitor activity, and market insights to identify new opportunities. Ensure all new products meet required quality, compliance, and commercial standards. Manage project timelines and budgets to deliver products on time and within cost parameters. Build strong relationships with key internal stakeholders and external partners. This is what you'll need: Proven experience in New Product Development within the food or FMCG industry. Strong understanding of food manufacturing processes and product innovation. Excellent project management, organisation, and communication skills. And this is what you'll get: Competitive salary. Chance to join growing secure company. Catering events. Employee rewards. Christmas activities. TPBN1_UKTJ