NFD Manager (12 month minimum - maternity cover)


Company:	Hunter Selection Limited
Salary:	£38,000 - £65,000
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Park Royal, NW10 7AW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Jul 2026
Closing date:	3 Aug 2026

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Summary

New Food Development Manager

(12-month minimum - maternity cover)

Park Royal

£60,000 - £65,000

Benefits: Pension, medicash, 3 x life assurance

If you're a true foodie with proven management experience and can hit the ground running, I'd love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business where you'll play a key role in developing innovative food products and driving projects from concept through to launch.

Role & Responsibilities:

Lead the development and launch of innovative food products from concept through to market.

Manage a team of chefs and technologists, ensuring projects stay on track and deadlines are met.

Work closely with Operations, Technical and Supply Chain teams to deliver successful product launches.

Source ingredients, monitor costs and ensure products meet both quality and commercial targets.

Drive continuous improvement through product trials, taste testing and performance reviews.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Proven experience managing others

5 years food / FMCG experience

Strong experience with either NPD or EPD programmes

To apply please email your CV / resume to kateb@hunterselection.co.uk - Kate Brown - 01275371981

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Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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