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NPD Chef - hybrid

Posted 3 July by b3 jobs ltd
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Salary icon £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Location icon Egham , Surrey

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NPD Chef - hybrid

£40,000 - £45,000
West London
Catering
Job ref: 8704

The company

This premium quality, food-to-go producer operates globally as part of a leading food group. The business partners with world-class manufacturers, customising products and packaging to suit individual customer needs while managing a complex supply chain with the highest level of precision.

About the NPD Chef - hybrid job

The purpose of your role will be to develop new product lines in accordance with customer requirements and briefs issued by the category management team.

Key tasks

  • Oversee all culinary innovation projects from design to delivery and ensure quality throughout the process.
  • Work closely with the culinary development teams on market research and new product lines.
  • Create new and innovative recipes from product sourcing to launching live own brand propositions.
  • Customer and menu presentations.
  • Build strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, internal and external suppliers.
  • Produce cost calculation documentation for P&L review and consideration.

About You

  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in 5* culinary hospitality and or food retail market with 2+ years’ management/supervisory experience.
  • Project management experience.
  • Food brand development experience preferred.
  • An understanding of manufacturing operating systems understanding (BOM’s, ERP, purchasing, supply chain management, development tools, research and analysis tools and programs)
  • Ideally food qualifications but must have strong food knowledge, commercial awareness and time management skills.

More details

The NPD Chef job is based in West London and is paying £40,000 - £45,000 according to your experience. This is a hybrid role - 2 days onsite but you must be flexible to come in when needed. Some travel is required so you must have a full UK driver’s licence.

Alternate job titles

Senior Development Chef | Development Chef | New Product Development Chef | Business Chef | Innovation Chef | Menu Development Chef | Food Manufacturing NPD Jobs | Head Chef | Sous Chef | Chef de Partie

Required skills

  • 1
    Catering
  • 1
    Chef
  • 1
    Development Opportunities
  • 1
    Innovation
  • 1
    Product Development
  • 1
    Project Management
  • 1
    New Product Ideas
  • 1
    Product Innovation
  • 1
    Recipes

Reference: 53019985

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