Senior Product Developer

August 21

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Odysea Limited

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Timeless products steeped in Greek & Mediterranean tradition from our table to yours. Feeding conversation since 1991.

Mediterranean food • Greek Food • olive oil • olives • meze

11 - 50

Description

• Identifying NPD and/or EPD product and/or packaging needs where applicable and manage the relevant processes. • Liaising with key customer contacts to understand and define customer needs, product and packaging opportunities, including scoping new NPD and EPD briefs. • Working with clients and suppliers to identify products and packaging solutions that can fill any gaps or create opportunities for product development. • Working with the category and sales teams on customer briefs – converting non-technical requirements into an NPD or EPD brief. • Producing detailed supplier briefs. • Together with the LPD, liaising with the MD regarding decisions about which suppliers to engage with for a particular brief. • Setting the product quality with clients, internally and with suppliers. • New product benchmarking against products on the market. • New packaging or existing packaging improvement management. • Overall NPD and EPD guidance to JPD, particularly with sample management and label approval process. • Ensuring post launch project reviews take place for each project to generate actionable insights. • Liaising with retailers and suppliers on briefs. • Creation of critical paths and deadlines – by liaising with all internal departments, clients and suppliers to build realistic timelines. • Keeping track of submissions and filing information accordingly. • Updating all parties involved regarding changes in critical path. • Guiding and assisting JPD with label approval and artwork sign off process. • Chasing artwork sign off, FTP and arthouses where necessary. • Ensuring JPD submits first print labels for review. • Ensuring JPD submits first production samples for approval. • Liaising with LPD, suppliers and logistics regarding lead times for packaging, labels, product, transport. • Updating clients on progress accordingly. • Internal project updates on active projects – together with LPD, leading weekly internal NPD project catch ups and category project update meetings. • Keeping up to date with retailer and client policies, guidelines, and procedures, as related to Product Development. • Updating suppliers accordingly regarding any changes as related to product development. • Working with category team to identify consumer insights, market trends, areas of innovation, and new business opportunities for both Private Label and the Odysea brands.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role, either development or project management or both • In-depth food knowledge and expertise – a ‘foodie’, someone who knows what good quality looks, tastes, and smells like. • Organoleptic training. • Mediterranean product knowledge – olives, olive oil, feta cheese, yoghurt and honey. • Project management principles – resourceful, problem solver, upfront thinking, and risk management. • Familiarity with UK-Retailer policies and guidelines. • Good to have but not essential: Packaging, Nutrition, Shelf Life, Allergen management, Food Safety, Quality Management, Statistical Sampling, Food Legislation, EU and UK legislation familiarity. Experience with Ethical Trading Principles, Sustainability, Health & Safety at Work, Sedex.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary • Pension • BUPA Healthcare • Employee Discounts on products • Training and development • Cycle to work scheme • Travel card loan