Npd Technologist

About The Role We're looking for someone to come and support all product development activity within the various categories of our chilled range. You will ensure the Existing Product Development (EPD) and New Product Development (NPD) end to end processes are completed ontime and in full.

You’ll be part of the full Concept to Launch Process. Analysing category data to define areas of opportunity for Morrisons, keeping abreast of the market to ensure Morrisons products are best in class. Carrying out regular benchmarking sessions to ensuretargets are being adhered to.

The role is mainly based out of Greenside manufacturing site but there will be a need to attend meetings at the Morrisons Head office (also in Bradford) and visit some of the other sites and suppliers. There may also occasionally be a requirement to workthe occasional day over the weekends in peak season.

What are the responsibilities for this role? :

• Support the concept to launch process
• Support the NPD Specialist and Manager to deliver the Site Product Development Plan
• Attend customer research listening groups and debriefs
• Deliver concise category analysis from trusted data sources
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure Chilled products are the best in class
• Work in collaboration with technical experts within the business safeguarding the quality of proposed ranges for all of Morrisons customers
• Ensure products produced are profitably priced and meet margin expectations
• Ensure all pricing and samples presented to customers are correctly priced and prepared in a timely manner

About You First and foremost you will have a passion for food and an eye for detail. You will have knowledge of the chilled market ideally and experience working within the food development process. You will have great relationship building skills being able to connectand work with many stakeholders across the business with the ability to influence. Enthusiasm and drive to deliver results with commercial judgement is also key. In return you'll get competitive pay rates, up to 6 weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and many benefits including a discount card for you and 2 more for friends or family members giving you 10% off your shopping in Morrisons. We also offer a RetirementSaver, Free Life Assurance and much more. About the site At the UK's biggest fresh foods factory, we produce our bacon, quiches, pies, sausages, gammon and cooked meats.

Here at our 400,000 square foot site, our 1,500-strong team produces 277 fresh food products. Operating 24/7, they run 44 production lines and manage six different operations all under one roof in our state-of-the-art building. Every day 72 vehicles leavepacked full of our freshly prepared products. About The Company From a Bradford market stall to the UK’s 4th largest supermarket chain and the UK's 2nd largest fresh food manufacturer. We are proud to be the Yorkshire food retailer serving customers across the UK with up to 500 stores and an online home delivery service. Our 18 manufacturing sites provide our customers with the freshest produce from flowers, fish and veg to burgers and bread,all delivered to our stores via our 6 distribution sites by our 2,000 strong fleet.