New Product Development (NPD) Specialist

Overview

In this role, you lead the full product development cycle for New Product Development (NPD) and Existing Product Development (EPD) at Myton Food Group. You collaborate across functions to translate briefs into market-ready products, manage timelines, and oversee factory trials to ensure quality and consistency. You will drive culinary creativity, regulator-compliant documentation, and post-launch performance reviews. This position offers the chance to shape product portfolios and impact customer experiences at scale with a cross-functional team.

Pay / Benefits

• generous holiday entitlement
• discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores
• career progression and development opportunities
• subsidised staff canteen
• free parking

Responsibilities

• Own the development journey from concept to launch ensuring timely delivery
• Maintain clear, ongoing communication with retail teams, suppliers, and stakeholders
• Manage timelines and tasks like a project manager to stay on schedule
• Ensure precise documentation for regulatory compliance and consistency
• Collaborate with wider teams to translate briefs into reality and exceed customer expectations
• Source new raw materials, coordinate with suppliers, and handle paperwork to keep projects moving
• Formulate recipes and prepare samples to demonstrate concepts
• Coordinate factory trials and supervise first production runs for quality and consistency
• Organize tasting sessions and benchmarking to assess product quality and plan improvements
• Evaluate post-launch performance and implement tweaks to stay competitive

Key requirements

• Exceptional Communication Skills
• Strong Project Management Experience in NPD
• Relationship Building Skills
• Enthusiasm and Drive
• Organisational Skills

• Exceptional Communication Skills
• Relationship Building Skills
• Enthusiasm and Drive
• New Product Development (NPD)
• Recipe development / product formulation
• Factory trials coordination

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