At Valeo Foods UK, we're looking for a R&D Manager to lead the end-to-end development of new confectionery products, raw materials, and processes, ensuring right-first-time delivery to agreed critical paths.
Requirements
- Lead product development projects from concept through post-launch, ensuring on-time, in-full delivery.
- Act as primary technical contact for customer developers, nurturing, collaborative and dynamic relationships.
- Build subject-matter expertise in sweets technology and trends.
- Engage suppliers to identify product, ingredient, and technology opportunities.
- Maintain accurate, auditable project documentation and trackers.
- Provide clear, consistent project updates to all stakeholders.
- Deputise for the Head of R&D – Sweets when required.
- Line-manage, coach and develop R&D Technologists/Technicians.
- Drive continuous improvement of procedures, documentation, and ways of working.
Benefits
- Matched pension scheme
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Canteen
- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discount
