Product Developer

Found in: Talent ZA C2 - 2 weeks ago


Cape Winelands District Municipality, South Africa Babylonstoren Full time

This position offers an excellent opportunity to join the dynamic Babylonstoren team to assist in expanding our food product offering. You must be solution oriented with experience in fresh food, product development and supplier management. The successful candidate must possess leadership qualities to be able to work in a cross-functional team and take ownership of their tasks and responsibilities. The role suits a highly motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and who can easily adapt to changing market and organisational requirements. You must be passionate about your work to the point where it inspires others. An innovative mindset and an ability to adjust to change will deliver successful job outputs and resulting job satisfaction.

Key competencies

BSc Consumer Science, BCom and/or a culinary qualification is mandatoryAt least 5 - 8 years’ food products development or related foods experienceStrong culinary and food preparation skills as well as experience with food sourcing, preparation and handlingA team player and results-driven individualUnderstanding of retail, food and lifestyle trends, as well as target market and range segmentationUnderstanding of food safety requirements and factory operations and ability to incorporate a product plan into supplier base; work closely as a team player with commercial and technical teamsUnderstanding factory and food safety capabilities, opportunities and constraintsCustomer knowledge and understanding – ability to select, tier, cost engineer and cost manage product rangesProven commercial aptitude – ability to understand and use financial indicators and price engineer products in line with commercial objectivesEntrepreneurial ability to initiate and co-ordinate innovative and viable product ranges for our customer targetSound business acumen and emotional resilienceStrong planning and project management skillsInnovative, continuous improvement mindsetComputer literate (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Fluent in Afrikaans and English, with excellent verbal and written communication skillsStrong presentation, communication and negotiation skillsUnderstanding of packaging development and design processesSustainability mindsetExceptional problem-solving and analytical skillsMust be able to work under pressureFlexible with ability and willingness to travel

Responsibilities

Identify, analyse and interpret lifestyle, industry, retail and food trends to establish a product plan and category strategyIdentify latest retail and food trends delivering strategic innovation and profitable sales growthUnderstand customer product needs, product inspiration and product satisfactionExecute and manage the product development process to ensure that product ranges are delivered according to Babylonstoren’s brand values of quality, freshness, innovation, inspiration, food safety and valueDevelop thriving supplier relationships to deliver mutual beneficial strategiesContinually identify potential product upgrades, whilst setting and continuously improving the quality standards and customer satisfaction of the product ranges in collaboration with the technical teamInitiate and manage the packaging development and design processes with customer facing messages, effective brand identity and range clarityEffective interpretation and understanding of customer research and customer focus group outcomesAbility to interpret and drive innovation strategy into a commercially viable product planSupplier and farm supply product development, integration, coordination and evaluation

Please send CV and salary expectation to [email protected].



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