Npd Account Manager

Based in beautiful County Cork in Southern Ireland our family-owned client has become a leading supplier of fresh fish to major retailers across ROI and the UK. Our client understands the brand values their customers aspire to and continually deliver a wide range of outstanding fresh sea fish.

Due to recent significant success, a career-defining opportunity has emerged to work as NPD ACCOUNT MANAGER for this leading supplier. This is a vital role which will require a significant contribution to help successfully deliver the business objectives. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team that develops branded and private label seafood products for the Irish & European retail market. The role involves working closely with the Technical, Production and Market & Sales departments to launch high quality added value seafood products. Working with a team of technical & commercial professionals, you will get involved in the latest innovation projects, ensuring new products are technically safe and legal with the correct specifications. To succeed in this role you will need a culinary arts/food technology/science background and be able to apply your knowledge in a commercial setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring all new products are consistently delivering for the consumer while meeting the agreed standards for the products.
• To take lead and assist on NPD & EPD projects through the NPD process for concept to Launch, working cross functionally to deliver innovation and renovation projects.
• Ensuring 100% compliance with all policies and legislation & the agreed standards of the product, customer and business are met.
• Understanding , Set up and monitoring compliance with stage gate product development process and implementing Lean NPD techniques to ensure all requirements are implemented at each stage of project development
• Under the project plan (critical path) ensure all deadlines are followed as set out by the Customer Development Plans
• Coordinate the day to day NPD process of line extension and brand pack -resizing projects from project brief, right through to launch
• Drive and deliver continuous improvements within the Innovation Department
• Continually researching markets and technologies to develop new product concepts

You Will Have

A degree in Food Technology, Food Science
5 years hands on experience in a Food Development Role in the FMCG sector.
Excellent Project management and planning
Excellent communication and influencing skills
Excellent Time Management skills
The ability to work individually, as well as part of a large, cross functional team
Outstanding attention to detail

There is a superb €package with relocation support for the right candidate.

Location : Bantry or Cork, Republic of Ireland

If this sounds like the role you’ve been looking for, don’t delay, get your application via this website ASAP!

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