Senior Product Development Manager

Senior Product Development Manager

Location: South London

Reporting into: Business Development Director

Salary: £60-65k

Are you obsessed with creating game-changing food products? Love the buzz of innovation and the pace of the food-to-go world? This is your chance to lead NPD for a fast-growing, family-led manufacturer that prides itself on hand-crafted, high-quality products and a people-first culture.

The Role

As Senior Product Development Manager, you'll be at the centre of bringing exciting new products to life - from bold ideas to successful launches.

You'll own the NPD strategy, inspire a talented team, and collaborate with chefs, customers, and cross‑functional teams to deliver products that stand out in a competitive market.

If you thrive in a hands-on, agile environment where creativity meets commercial thinking, you'll feel right at home.

What You'll Be Doing

• Driving and refining the full NPD critical path
• Leading projects from concept to launch with excellence at every stage (including Process and Factory Scale Up!)
• Acting as the go-to contact for internal teams and customers
• Preparing key documentation and presenting with confidence
• Managing, mentoring, and motivating an ambitious NPD team
• Working closely with chefs to turn briefs into winning products
• Tracking trends, benchmarking competitors, and spotting new opportunities
• Building strong customer relationships based on trust and expertise
• Embedding a high-performing, collaborative team culture

What You Bring

Experience:

• Proven NPD experience in food manufacturing (ideally food-to-go)
• Strong understanding of factory processes and cross-functional collaboration
• Leadership experience - managing teams or departments
• Confident in customer-facing roles (retail or foodservice)

Skills:

• Excellent communication & stakeholder management
• A natural project leader with strong organisation skills
• Commercially aware, process-driven, and solutions-focused
• Great problem solver, adaptable, and keen to drive positive change
• Above all - a passion for food and innovation

What's In It for You

• Free lunch & drinks daily
• Regular socials: summer & Christmas parties, BBQs, pizza days, ice cream vans & more
• Ongoing training and career progression
• Sponsored professional development
• Pension scheme
• Cash plan & wellbeing support
• Discounts on car repairs & MOTs
• Gym scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Mental health champions
• Access to wellbeing services
• 33 days annual leave
• 1 paid charity day each year
• Long service awards

If this looks of interest, please click apply and I will be in contact with more details!