NPD Project Manager This is a very well-established company with a strong reputation for quality and reliability. They operate to recognised food safety standards, including BRCGS, and maintain a firm focus on responsible practices, long-term relationships, and continuous improvement all within an industrial scale manufacturing operation. About the NPD Project Manager job This is a brand new role reporting into the Head of Development and working with the major retailers in the UK. You will play a pivotal role across customer management, product development, and factory support. Main responsibilities include: Coordinate development from concept through to final launch. Develop recipes and products, conducts hands-on development work from initial kitchen trials to industrial trials. Be your customers main point of contact for development, optimisation and improvement projects from brief to launch and other queries about products, process and packaging. Face to face presentation to customer either at their head office, or on site to explain the company s business model, development capabilities and technical advantages. Manage end to end artwork development, internally and externally. About you The successful candidate will have at least 5 years experience of working in a similar NPD role within food manufacturing. In addition: Degree (or equivalent experience) in Food Science or Food Technology. Ideally an understanding of dairy science. Excellent communication skills both