Our ideal candidate will have:
- A genuine passion for food innovation
- Customer facing & relationship management experience
- Knowledge of and insight to the food industry
- Inquisitive and creative interest in all thing’s food related
- An understanding of food trends, and information sources
- Energetic work ethic
- Problem solving mindset
- Outstanding organisational, communication and presentation skills
- Experience in a relatable industry
- Highly detail orientated
- A keen eye for what looks good
What does the job involve?
No week is the same in this role, so this is a very broad overview of some of the key elements:
- Representing Kettle NPD to our customers face to face – due to this we are looking for proven customer facing experience in a previous role (NPD related or not)
- Leading projects, collaborating with various in-house teams from Kitchen to Production
- Attending meetings and project update sessions internally and externally
- Maintain records of work undertaken to comply with BRC & Customer Codes of Practice
- Overseeing artwork for new products, and supporting amendments of existing artwork
- Keeping up to date with current and pending product and packaging legislation
- Representing NPD on the HACCP Team
- Contribute to benchmarking and market knowledge
- Nurture productive and influential working relationships with both internally and externally
- Travel to customer sites when required
Balmalcolm
Salary - £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience
To apply for this position please email your CV and a brief cover letter to recruitment@kettle.co.uk