Senior Development Technologist, Food

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Looking for your next interim or FTC contract as a Senior Development Technologist then look no further my client is looking to start the right candidate immediately.

My client has an urgent need for an experienced Senior Development Technologist to join the business to cover maternity leave.

This will be a 7-12-month contract to start ASAP.

You will support the site NPD Manager, technical, commercial, and central teams to deliver the strategy for your categories / customers.

Your role will involve managing costings, the critical path, ensuring product submissions are delivered to a high standard and products are technically compliant.

You will be responsible for and required to undertake the following duties :

• Detailed and clear understanding of the NPD Process, concept to launch
• Generate and Manage costings continually throughout the NPD process against targets set out in the briefs
• Manage EPD projects
• Work closely with the Group Development Chef, Group Packaging Manager and Procurement team
• Project and Critical Path Management
• To produce concept samples on time for presentation to customers, along with Submission forms
• Ensure the accurate recording of information regarding final product sign off, processes, new ingredients, and packaging. Handover folders to be transferred in a timely manner to finance, technical, operations, planning, and procurement

To apply you will ideally have a degree in Food and at least four years’ experience in project management, critical path, and NPD Stage Gate management. Customer facing experience essential.

P74 / Recipe Professor knowledge desirable.

So, if you are looking for your next interim or FTC contract or are out of work and live in the Lincolnshire area please get in touch.

Please do not apply if you have a three month notice period as my client needs someone to start ideally in February .

Apply now or contact Nicole for more details.

REF. NCM