pstrongWe have an exciting opportunity to join the Pilgrims Europe Product & Innovation team with a vacancy for a NPI Manager at our Craigavon site./strong/ppstronguLocation/u/strongstrong: Craigavon/strong/ppstronguContract/u/strongstrong: Permanent, Full-time/strong/ppThis role will work closely with the Product Development Team and NPI Technologists in nurturing a food culture in the business, in line with our journey to become a world class food company./ppThe successful candidate will be accountable for the execution of customer and category development, from factory trials through pre-launch and launch phases, ensuring delivery of technical, operational, and commercial objectives, through cross functional collaboration with category, customer, and site stakeholders./ppstronguKey areas of responsibility include (but not limited to):/u/strong/pul liAccountable for delivery of approved product development projects from customer briefs, and category initiatives through to launch in sites/li liDeliver against agreed product development and innovation KPIs./li liResponsible for ensuring key milestones are met within the Recipe Professor stage-gate system./li liTo manage agreed cost of launching a product i.e. micro, nutritional, sampling & trials, including ingredients./li liIn conjunction with all stakeholders, prepare diligently for and lead site visits, to ensure customer expectations are met and exceeded./li liWorking effectively with other key functions: operations, technical, process development, packaging development, OPEX to ensure all aspects of product delivery./li liAllocate projects to the site team members commensurate to skill and active workload/li liProduct Development input to site team on CI process for relevant customers/li/ulp style=”margin-left:36.0pt” /ppstrongu Skills and Knowledge:/u/strong/pul liFood related degree and/or a minimum of 2 years Product Development experience in the food industry is essential/li liProduct Costing Experience/li liExperience running factory trials/li liExperience working within a structured development environment using a stage gate process./li liAbility to lead and manage a team, in addition to manage their own portfolio of development projects./li liProject management skills/li liIT Proficiency – Excel/Word/PowerPoint/li liIngredient Knowledge/Food Passion/li liPrevious experience in the Food Industry/li liRelevant Food Industry Qualifications and/or Experience/li liMust have a full clean UK driving license/li/ulpstronguWhat We Offer:/u/strong/pul liCompetitive salary /li liCareer development opportunities within a growing, forward thinking business/li liCompetitive annual leave and enhanced Sick Pay/li li24/7 Employee Assistance Programme/li liEnd of Year Thank you Gift and Lunch, Refer a Friend Scheme, Stars Awards, Wellbeing Initiatives, Long Service Awards /li liFree site Car Parking, Life Assurance and many more/li/ulpstrongThis role would be suitable for someone who is passionate with relevant restaurant/hospitality industry experience and exceptional culinary and creative food skills. As well as excellent Communication Skills and multi-tasking experience./strong/p