Our story starts in France in the 1980s, when we created the first ever quick-frozen part-baked baguette. Since then, Délifrance has never stopped developing bakery, patisserie and savoury products for foodservice providers, retailers and bakers. Délifrance is an equal-opportunity employer.
We are looking for a dynamic and driven professional to join our NPD team on a permanent basis. This role would suit a professional with a real understanding of, and a passion for bakery.
Main responsibilities:
- Manage factory trials, capturing all relevant information, following the Délifrance NPD procedure guidelines.
- Recipe experimentation and producing concept samples.
- Liaise with Group NPD where required to gain knowledge of products, assisting with launching products.
- Support NPD projects through to launch providing factory operatives with coaching and instruction where necessary.
- Communicate with the site team, Product and Project Managers and TAM's on trials results, project updates with scheduled regular meetings.
- Work with Project and Product Managers, Operations Manager and Head of Innovation & Process Management to support in sourcing, designing and testing packaging types and materials.
- Work with Channel Development Managers, Operations Manager and Head of NPD to source, design and test packaging type and materials.
- Liaise with suppliers to obtain packaging and ingredient samples keeping up to date with the latest innovations.
Required skills and competencies:
- At least 3 years bakery industry experience
- Experience of working in a bakery manufacturing environment
- Technical understanding of the functionality of bakery ingredients
- Commercial awareness of the bakery market
- Operational and factory process experience
- Excellent organistaional skills
- IT literate – ability to use and present from Powerpoint and Excel
- Team player
- Good interpersonal skills, dealing professionally with internal and external contacts
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £31,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Wigston Magna: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Bakery Industry: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person