GBR Recruitment Ltd are working exclusively in partnership with a highly progressive food manufacturing / import business, recruiting for an experienced NPD Technologist who has worked on NPD / EPD within the food retail space, working with the Big 4 retailers, bringing out new innovative food product lines. In this key new product development and existing product development role, you will closely with the internal teams, as well as suppliers and retail customers, to deliver innovative food products that meet demand / current trends. It would be beneficial if you were experienced within frozen food product lines, but other food lines would suffice such as fresh produce, chilled, ambient, RTC, RTE, value added etc. As the NPD Technologist you must be strong in critical path (CCP''s) and stage gate processes / project management, ensuring all products are developed in line with the current food safety regulations and in line with the food companies internal NPD procedures, delivering product offerings that are commercially viable, on-brand and delivered on time in full, to the quality of standard desired by the end using customer. European travel is involved in this role (on average x1 time per month, approx. 2-5 days at a time), as it works closely with both the UK and European operations / commercial teams analysing the market, managing the product development process (from product concept through to launch), as well as ensuring customer interactions are managed effective