Department Manager – Retail Product Development (Bakery)

Key Responsibility:

• Work with Category Technical Manager, Trading Manager , Product Managers (who own the range and Marketing Insight team to improve quality, through product development, product improvement, specification management and customer communication

• Develop proper manufacturing process to be ready for scale up in factory, including process at store and factory

• Prepare training pack and train coach to implement training in store

• Produce a product concept with accuracy and effectiveness to ensure that products is meet customer and market need by working with vendors, technologists and buyers on the key criteria of products

• Plan product development process and making product prototype /formulation/taste/Claims with customer satisfaction of House brand products

• Select innovative technology and process to suit functionality and customer needs

• Implement product development plan which delivers technical strategy and category plan

• Drive innovation and improvement in quality and execute NPD plan

• Being the guardians of the Tesco Brand integrity and reputation

• Deliver robust plan to provide product that exceed quality benchmark with customer satisfaction

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years in NPD or R&D

• Bachelor Degree (5-7 years in experience) or Master Degree (3 years in experience) in Food Technology, Food Science - Product Development, or related field such as Technology and Innovation Management

• Extensive NPD experience in Bakery and Dessert would be a BIG PLUS.

• Experience in New Product Development, Scale-up process to commercialize, Product Labelling Claim

• Co-ordinate with related parties such as Marketing, Buyer, and Technical team

• Knowledge: GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), HACCP (Hazard Analytical Critical Control Point)

• Have leadership, independent, like to learn about new technology

• Good command of English