Business Development & NPD Projects Manager

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an Business Development & NPD Projects Manager to join our NPD Department at our busy Preston site near Hull. The successful candidate will become an integral part of our team, responsible for delivering projects for the customer base from concept to launch ensuring these meet both the customer and company expectation. Main Duties Include (but not limited to):

• Lead and Manage Team: Inspire, motivate, and guide the team to deliver exceptional results
• Drive Innovation: Stay at the forefront of food trends and market insights, developing innovative product concepts. Proactively explore new ingredients, processes incorporating future factory capabilities, and ideas to differentiate Cranswick
• New Business Development: Identify and pursue new opportunities by staying informed of market trends, consumer preferences, and gaps. Develop product concepts to fill these gaps and meet strategic goals
• Project Leadership: Lead strategic projects from concept to execution, ensuring they align with Cranswick's goals and deliver value to both customers and the business
• Customer Engagement: Cultivate and maintain strong customer relationships through effective communication and regular engagement, ensuring their needs, feedback, and expectations are understood and addressed promptly and professionally
• Cross-Functional Cooperation: Partner with various departments, including sales, marketing, operations, and technical, to ensure seamless product launches and successful market penetration
• Commercial Focus: Ensure that new product initiatives are commercially viable and aligned with the current or future capabilities of the site, while also being strategically beneficial
• Project Management: Oversee the end-to-end development process, ensuring all projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards
• Launch process custodian: Ensure meticulous adherence to the product development process, rigorously overseeing each stage's completion, accurate documentation, and effective communication with key stakeholders
  
  Passionate foodie at heart
• A creative and innovative thinker
• Previous experience of FMCG manufacturing (preferably food related)
• Proven track record of managing a team
• Ability to interact with high profile customers
  
  Excellent and competitive rates of pay
• Strong commitment to progression and personal development through department specific training matrix. This will include machine specific training and upskilling
• Profit sharing through discounted share scheme
• Hassle free auto-enrolment into company pension scheme including enhanced contribution options
• Access to the Cranswick Package which includes Cycle to Work Scheme, Free Parking, Discounted products, 'Feed your Wellbeing' platform, 'Hapi' discounts app and buying extra holiday entitlement