New Product Development Manager
Core
Driving new product development for emerging dairy products, specifically specialty milk proteins for clinical nutrition and food ingredient customers.
Role type
New Product Development Manager (Emerging technologies)
Builds
New dairy products and specialty protein formulations
Domain
Dairy industry / Clinical nutrition / Food ingredients
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Dairy processing knowledge, R&D and NPD experience, Pilot and laboratory operations, Project management, Stakeholder and customer relationship building, Technical service provider liaison, Innovation metrics tracking
Preferred skills
Global dairy trends awareness, Commercial opportunity creation, Cross-functional team alignment
Technologies
Pilot facilities, Laboratory environments
Responsibilities
Develop new products across a range of applications, particularly in specialty protein nutrition; Build and utilize R&D capability including pilot facilities; Keep abreast of global dairy trends and competitor activity; Ensure smooth handover of projects to site teams; Develop relationships with key customers; Liaise with technical service providers and suppliers; Deliver R&D activities to agreed specifications; Secure funding for innovation activities; Attend trade events and industry forums; Track and report key innovation metrics.
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC