Product Development Manager – Food Innovation & R&D

Purpose of the Position

Are you passionate about creating innovative food products that consumers love? Join our international R&D team and play a key role in shaping the future of snacking by developing and commercializing exciting new products across our branded portfolio.

As Product Development Manager , you will lead end-to-end product development projects, from consumer-driven concept creation and product prototyping through to factory scale-up and market launch. Working closely with commercial, procurement, manufacturing, quality, and category teams, you will ensure products meet the highest standards of consumer appeal, quality, food safety, sustainability, and commercial performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of innovative snack products from concept through commercialization.
• Create product concepts and build business cases together with marketing and commercial teams.
• Develop formulations, prototypes, and conduct pilot and factory scale-up trials.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and against agreed product performance KPIs.
• Support consumer testing, sensory evaluations, and product validation activities.
• Partner with procurement to approve and optimize raw materials and ingredients.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across products and manufacturing processes.
• Monitor consumer trends, market developments, and competitor activity to identify future innovation opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with stage-gate processes, food safety requirements, and industry standards.
• Contribute to category strategy, portfolio optimization, value engineering, and sustainability objectives.
• Prepare project updates, KPI reporting, and technical documentation for key stakeholders.