Key Duties

• Working within the development team and alongside the buying team and relevant account management teams to develop and deliver new concepts that are relevant to the customer briefs, whilst also being commercially viable. This should be aligned to the strategic customer plan.
• Build a strong understanding of the competitive environment and identify and lever differentiators.
• Understand the key categories within which we operate.
• Understand Cranswick Continental’s production capabilities and work with the NPD controller to drive change where necessary.
• Understand the supplier base and respective capabilities.
• Understand the customer’s technical requirements.
• Maintain regular contact with the relevant point of contact at the customer (developer, buyer), keeping up to date with customer changes and development cycles; attend customer meetings as required.
• Set and adhere to critical timings to ensure all project aspects are delivered as specified, satisfying customer and business, commercial, nutritional, and process development requirements.
• Ensure the product development process (Stage & Gate) is followed and that each stage is completed, documented, and communicated accurately and efficiently to key stakeholders.
• Work closely with the buying team to source new ingredients and packaging, responsible for requesting supplier specifications and QAS, ensuring compliance with Cranswick and customer standards.
• Production of samples for submission.
• Manage product presentations both internally and externally, including all product submission paperwork, collation of feedback, and next steps/actions.
• Attend regular NPD meetings and ensure effective communication of all relevant project information to factory functions.
• Attendance at NPD and Commercial meetings where necessary.
• Attend factory trials/pre-production runs in conjunction with site process development teams where necessary.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer. At Cranswick, we know that diverse teams are more likely to have greater innovation, creativity, and understanding of our customer needs. These are many of the things we are passionate about.

Did you know that some demographics may be less likely to apply to job adverts than others? For example, women are likely to apply only if they fit all of the skills listed. If you’re reading this and perhaps don’t tick every skill, then please still make yourself known to us. We’d love to hear from you so we can assess this.

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