Status: Closed. Another successful assignment for Oakleigh Resourcing.
Job Title: NPD Manager
Client: St Pierre Groupe Ltd
Location: Didsbury, South Manchester
Remuneration: Excellent salary and benefits package - Bonus (based on 60% company & 40% individual), private health insurance and Medicash (after 6 months service), Defined contribution pension scheme (8% employer contribution, International travel insurance, Annual leave of 25 days + borthday (after 12 months service) + bank holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, Flexible working (start time between 8 am - 10 am), Hybrid working based on 3 days office, 2 days remote
St Pierre Groupe Ltd has recently become part of the global Mexican-based Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bakery business operating 200+ bakeries across 33 countries. It claims a 4% share of the global bakery market. St Pierre Groupe will continue to operate independently and themselves reported a £110m+ turnover in 2021. Employing 95+ people across our UK & US offices, our unique business model has allowed us to create three thriving brands - St Pierre, Baker Street and Paul Hollywood. St Pierre have an international supplier and customer base. Our successful business model has all manufacturing outsourced to our bakery partners.
The Role - Overall Purpose & Key Responsibilities
- Lead NPD / EPD through the St Pierre launch process
- Create and manage the critical path
- Organise project meetings, ensuring outcomes are communicated to the team
- Validate shelf life and report micro / organoleptic findings
- Write detailed Quality Attribute Specs for new products
- Attend / approve first production
- Successfully handover launched products to Q&C team
- Guide our bakery partners in developing market leading products
- Evaluate and critique new product concepts
- Review / panel competitor launches
- Build strong working relationships with all internal departments and bakeries
- Create new recipes ideas for brand managers / social team
The Candidate - Essential Skills & Experience
You'll most likely be a real 'foodie'; degree qualified and / or with equivalent experience, now looking for a fresh challenge. Your background might be from a manufacturer, or perhaps from a retailer where you will bring customer insight, or you might be big on brand. Our manufacturing is outsourced and so stakeholder management will be key.
- Food sector experience in NPD / project management is essential
- Understanding of the bakery sector is an advantage
- Experience in carrying out product evaluation and critique
- Good report writing and presentation skills
- Well organised with good attention to detail
- The ability to work across several projects and meet tight deadlines
- Passion for food
- Flexibility and interest to travel
If you are interested then please either give Elaine Rippon a call on 01477 534491 to discuss the role in more detail, or email your CV and tell us why this role interests you and what you have to offer.