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NPD Manager Location: Watford (2 Days) & London (1 Day) – Hybrid Contract: Full-Time | Permanent Bring your passion for sweet treats and innovation to the brand that’s built on joy. At Krispy Kreme, we’re on a mission to be the most loved sweet treat brand and our iconic, melt in the mouth doughnuts are at the heart of that. We’re looking for a bold, creative, and commercially savvy NPD Manager to lead the future of our food and drink innovation. This is a hands on, high impact role where you’ll shape our product calendar, influence strategy, and bring irresistible new ideas to life from trend to tray. Why this role? This is a rare chance to combine autonomy, creativity, and commercial impact in a business that thrives on doing things differently. At Krispy Kreme you’ll: • Lead innovation without the red tape if it’s a good idea, we’ll back you., • Collaborate with global food manufacturers and suppliers., • Shape a brand new team and development kitchen at the heart of our Watford Manufacturing site., • Work across accelerator brands and big launches, where pace and creativity go hand in hand., • Deliver projects with agility from 6 month concept-to-launch cycles to 2 month accelerators. The Opportunity As NPD Manager, you’ll: • Take ownership of our innovation calendar, leading everything from core range improvements to bold new campaigns and seasonal LTOs., • Lead key projects including sugar reduction / HFSS reformulation and our 2026 innovation workshop with senior leadership., • Balance creativity with commercial rigour, making sure every product excites customers, delivers on brand, and works operationally., • Be hands-on in our development kitchen, recipe testing, experimenting, and presenting gold standard prototypes., • Partner closely with Brand, Ops, Supply Chain, Technical, and Commercial, ensuring every concept is feasible, food safe, and scalable., • Build and develop your own team, mentoring a Product Developer while setting up processes for long term success. What we’re looking for We’re looking for a resilient, influential leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and loves rolling up their sleeves as much as setting strategy. Someone who brings energy, passion, and gravitas to the table, and can influencer internal and external stakeholders while inspiring collaboration. • 7+ years’ NPD / culinary development experience (bakery, sweet treats, QSR, FMCG or similar), • Track record of taking products from concept through to commercial launch, • Culinary/food science background (degree or hands-on expertise), • Strong project management skills, comfortable balancing creativity with commercial and technical detail, • Experience coaching or leading junior talent, • A true foodie, curious about trends, flavours and formats from coffee culture to desserts We’d particularly love to hear from people with backgrounds in Bakery brands, QSR, Coffee Chains or Sweet Treat FMCG innovators. What we offer • Competitive salary + 10% bonus, • 25 days’ holiday + bank hols (option to buy 5 more) + Sabbatical options, • Hybrid working (3 office / 2 home), • Bupa private healthcare + wellbeing support, • Discounts & vouchers for everyday spending, travel, shopping and more, • 5% pension contribution (3% employer match), • 50% off doughnuts & 30% off drinks in-store Ready to create joy? This is your chance to take your NPD expertise into a brand that’s iconic, fast moving and fearless with innovation. You’ll shape the future of our doughnut and beverage experiences and bring moments of joy to millions. Apply now and help us keep our customers wondering what’s next!

Collaborate with global food manufacturers and suppliers. Shape a brand new team and development kitchen at the heart of our Watford Manufacturing site. Be hands-on in our development kitchen, recipe testing, experimenting, and presenting gold standard prototypes.

Mller UK & Irelandis wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Mller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Mller UK & Ireland includes: Mller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country. Mller Yogurt & Dessertswhich is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Mller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Mller Corner, Mllerlight, Mller Bliss, Mller Rice, FRijj and Mller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility. We're recruiting ... Product Development Technologist Mller has been a loved brand in the UK for over 30 years. It's a household name - and it continues to grow as we invest to make and market an ever-great range of fantastic dairy products. We are currently the 8th most chosen FMCG brand, picked from supermarket shelves over 208 million times each year. We are currently recruiting for a Development Technologist. It's an opportunity to join an exciting UK R&D product Development Team; you will manage product development based projects from concept to launch and be responsible for R&D actions through project stage gate process (PEP). Location: Market Drayton-hybrid working, average of 3 days per week on site Contract: Permanent Your challenges for the Development Technologist role • Develop new or adapts existing recipes, taking into consideration quality and food safety, food law, food science, sensory requirements, nutrition targets, ingredient functionality and current recipes and Production processes. • Prepare and present innovative concept samples to internal and external partners. Put forward ideas for new products. • Regularly work in the kitchen or the pilot plant area. • Calculate the nutrition table for new recipes, review figures against nutritional targets and adapts recipes where appropriate. • Regularly keep up to date with new products and competition in the UK market. Maintain awareness of key food trends. • Understand how this role and role of R&D contributes to business success. Understand business and customer requirements and work to deliver projects to meet these requirements. • Operate pilot plant independently. • Plan, organise and control scale up trials, through effective communication with planning and production personnel. • Organise and carry out appropriate product testing, e.g., shelf-life testing, organoleptic assessment, nutrition; carry out shelf-life studies. • Produce clear and complete trial reports. Complete due diligence documentation. Maintain any NPD documentation / records. • Complete handover of all relevant documentation and formulations to production personnel and assist with first productions. Assist with training of relevant production personnel on any new processes or parameters involved in a new product launch. • Source new ingredients that are fit for purpose; follow the Muller new raw material process to gain approval of ingredients and set up on IT systems. • Build relationships with supply base of product category. • Write a clear and concise brief to suppliers, taking into consideration the cost in use target. • Understands HACCP principles. • Ensure all development work is undertaken safely and considers requirements of all relevant legislation, Muller Codes of Practice, retailer policies (if applicable) and brand guidelines. • Contribute to food safety risk assessments through the NPD process. • Able to put together an ingredient declaration and nutritional table (e.g., composite products/nutritional claims) • Knowledge of the food legislation relevant to their role. Able to check artwork of finished products if required for their role, taking into consideration all the relevant legislation and policies. • Deliver projects on time to plan. Understand all stages of the Muller stage gate process - PEP (Product Evolution Process), R&D's role within it and the timescales associated. • Contribute to project timeline creation. • Complete recipe costings with finance team when required throughout the project. • Attend project meetings. Escalate risks and issues to project manager. Contribute to problem solving activities where issues or risks arise. • Update key stakeholders with progress on key milestones and any deviations. • Contribute to project feasibility studies. • Travel to other Muller manufacturing sites or third-party co-packers across UK, where required. Key skills & experience for the Development Technologist role • BSc / MSc in food Science / Science / Dairy Technology or corresponding degree level • Knowledge of dairy science and processing / basic nutrition knowledge. • Experience in developing dairy products is desirable. • Computer literate, including MS Office associated packages (particularly Excel). • Can demonstrate good problem-solving skills; knowledge of problem-solving techniques or tools is desirable. • Analytical / numerical skills (ability to understand equations / complex mathematical items). • Demonstrates experience in creative product development with a passion for food. • High level of self-motivation, shows initiative, inquisitive and creative. • Assertive / challenging. • Effective team player and Time Management Skills (effective prioritisation and management of multiple projects). • Acts with a sense of urgency and determination, strives for operational excellence. • Operates with discipline and with appropriate attention to detail, is highly reliable. • Communicates effectively at all levels both internally and externally. Mller pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including: • Competitive Salary • Bonus scheme • Health Care Package • Contributory pension plan • Life Assurance • Employee Assistance Programme • Generous annual leave increasing with service. • Flexible benefits programme • In addition, our employees have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme, giving you a range of discounts across 800 retailers online and in store. The Process If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at #pinksquid Contact Details: F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Mller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ TPBN1_UKTJ

The Pastry Sous Chef is responsible for successfully managing the pastry department, ensuring high food quality, training and developing the team, and supporting recipe testing and menu development in collaboration with the Head Pastry Chef. The NoMad London hospitality team is looking for a Pastry