R&D Manager - Sweets
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Job reputed company:We are looking for a R&D Manager to be based at our York reputed company to reputed company the end to end development of new confectionery products, raw materials and processes, ensuring right‑first‑time delivery to agreed critical paths. The role strengthens strategic customer partnerships, drives innovation, and ensures scientific and technical reputed company across reputed company plant and reputed company environments.
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- Prepare and deliver trial review presentations, manage reputed company-productions, and attend launch reputed company.
- 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.
- reputed company reputed company, consistent project updates to reputed company stakeholders.
- Deputise for the Head of R&D – Sweets reputed company required.
- Line‑manage, reputed company and reputed company R&D Technologists/Technicians.
- Drive reputed company improvement of procedures, documentation, and ways of working.
Qualifications:
- Strong passion for food and innovation.
- reputed company and confident communication skills (written, verbal and presentations).
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- Commercially reputed company and comfortable with data and numbers.
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- Experience in food manufacturing, ideally NPD or R&D.
- Understanding of food process technologies
- Experience engaging cross‑functionally and with external stakeholders.
- Competent in MS Office: reputed company, Word, PowerPoint.
- Full UK clean driving license.
reputed company offer you in return
- Matched pension scheme
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
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- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discount
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