New Product Development Graduate - Preston

We're a family

• owned company and a global leader in the food industry, creating consistent quality meat products from sustainable sources for some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets and food service providers.

Our passion for quality and innovation drives our rapid growth, and we're looking for ambitious graduates like you to join our team.

Responsibilities Joining the company through the Graduate Programme, your role will provide you with an opportunity to understand the business, build strong relationships, participate in continuous improvement projects and set career objectives, all of which are about preparing you for a leadership role, supporting the development of your skills and knowledge and helping you gain the necessary experience to ensure that you have a successful and fulfilling career within the NPD department of Dunbia.

• Supporting and managing the NPD process to ensure new and re-developed products are launched successfully, delivered efficiently, in a timely and cost-effective manner, and in conjunction with all appropriate stakeholders.
• Understanding the necessity to comply with all relevant legislation ensuring we meet the necessary regulatory standards for Food Safety and Codes of Practice for of all our customers.
• Developing a strong understanding of our supply chain, processes, challenges and risks associated from a product development and food safety perspective.
• Working closely with production and quality control to support the strengthening of relationships with all existing and new customers, ensuring you provide the highest level of customer service and support at every opportunity.
• Ensuring you are familiar of all relevant food trends and food innovation by working closely with the culinary team, the commercial insights team and attend as required all appropriate food events, retail visits and inspiration days both with and without the customer.
• Carrying out the necessary practical and administrative duties with respect to departmental BRC and internal audit procedures.
• Working closely with the Account Manager to ensure that all information relevant to specifications, procedures and analysis for products approved for launch is co-owned and co-approved between departments.
• Conducting all NPD activities in accordance with Dunbia’s Policy and Procedures to meet the requirements of namely the customer, the BRC Standard, company objectives and industry best practice.
• Managing and co-ordinating the critical path through from customer brief to launch to ensure new and re-developed products are delivered safely and efficiently in conjunction with the culinary team, production, technical, purchasing and commercial teams.
• Being proactive and innovative in all aspects of product development initiating new processes and product improvements.
• Working with continuous improvement mindset across all tasks.
• Operating in line with our Environmental and Health & Safety standards, processes and policies.Understanding the importance of Animal Welfare within the business.

• 1-to-1 coaching, dedicated mentors, and bespoke management development to help you grow professionally.
• Fast track career progression and the potential to rotate to different areas of the business, broadening your horizons and giving you the chance to explore new challenges.
• The opportunity to learn from passionate and knowledgeable people with invaluable on-the-job training.
• Investment in residential offsite training and team building to further enhance your skills, ensuring you stay ahead of the game.
• A relevant degree;
• Level 2 Health ?
• Level 3 Food Safety;
• Passion for Food;
• Knowledge of current and future food trends;
• Strong financial understanding and business acumen;
• Highly motivated, ambitious and commercially minded;
• Excellent time management;
• Organisational skills to enable the management and development of multiple projects;
• Understanding of, operating integrity, of quality processes and systems and high standards for compliance and quality;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office/Excel;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Some understanding and working knowledge of food science and manufacturing process;
• Understanding of team dynamics, demonstrating the ability to work as an active and constructive member of a team with a professional enthusiastic attitude;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• The ability to store information in a retrievable systematic, orderly and maintained manner;
• Ability to adapt to change in highly competitive fast paced environment;
• The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.