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SalaryAn exciting new vacancy has arisen for an NPD Technologist for a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract. Reporting into the NPD Manager you will support the progression of customer and strategic concepts through the NPD process in order to launch high quality, best in class innovative products for LUUK and our customers and in turn facilitate both sales and bottom-line profit growth.
You will be great at:
- Assisting the NPD Manager in the daily project management of strategic and customer led projects
- Continuously improving existing products to meet the needs of our customers, whilst ensuring products are safe, legal, meet quality standards, the LUUK Brand standards and are developed to budget
- Assisting the NPD Manager in the completion of product costing information for LUUK products
- Responsible for the coordination and completion of post launch review paperwork to assess the performance of new products
You are:
- A self-starter, with the drive and tenacity to keep pushing numerous projects through the business at all times
- A good listener who shares the ideas of others and builds upon these
- Able to travel regularly between our sites in Bedford, Milton Keynes and Bagshot
- Customer-focussed with the ability to inspire key stake holders to develop products we are proud of
You have:
- Education to degree level in Food Science or related Technology
- Good cross-functional working skills and ability to manage multiple projects to given timescales
- Understanding of project management skills and how to launch a project from concept through to launch, factoring in demanding profitability KPIs
- Keen Foodie, with good culinary knowledge
About the company
Lantmännen Unibake is a leading global bakery company within the Lantmännen Group. With expertise in bakery products for food service and retail, we serve consumers around the clock and across the world every day. The aim is to make bread and pastry a profitable business for our customers through tasty, high-quality products and innovative solutions and based on a sustainable mind-set and excellent food safety standards. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Lantmännen Unibake operates modern bakeries around the world and has sales in more than 60 countries. The brand portfolio comprises a range of well-established B2B and BtC brands e.g. Schulstad Bakery Solutions, Schulstad, Bonjour, Vaasan, Pastridor and Hatting. Lantmännen Unibake has a turnover of EUR 1.1 billion and employs more than 6,000 people in 20+ countries. Appetite for more? Visit us at www.lantmannen-unibake.com
