Development Controller
Proud to deliver high quality products and develop a high-quality career
Competitive Salary
Private medical insurance (employee & family cover)
Car allowance
Annual Bonus Scheme
Hybrid working
8.30 – 5pm
Permanent
Please note that the location for this position is flexible
Why join us?
We’re constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more.
About the role.
As a Development Controller you will lead the Development team, driving and managing a pipeline to deliver innovation and business growth, supported by effective customer relationships.
This role will involve working with one of our strategic customers. You will be responsible for Product Development across a number of key product category areas, interfacing with multiple site Development and Operational teams to deliver product plans.
Key Role Accountabilities
- Build and maintain effective relationships across key functions, working collaboratively to align development activities with customer and business strategies.
- Motivate, manage and support the team to deliver the development activity to the highest standard, while mentoring team members to deliver personal development.
- Drive continuous improvement in product quality, margin enhancement, operational efficiency and ways of working.
- Leverage strong and effective customer relationships to deliver growth opportunities, ensuring alignment to business strategy.
- Define, develop and deliver Development plans for product categories, working with Commercial and Marketing and applying category management principles.
- Present products demonstrating product and process knowledge, using knowledge to influence effectively and deliver solutions
- Demonstrate an inherent passion and enthusiasm for food and an ability to present innovation effectively and creatively to excite and inspire
- Build a good understanding of Bakkavor site capabilities and utilise to leverage opportunity.
About you.
To excel as a Development Controller, you’ll need:
- A proven track record in chilled food manufacturing product development
- Strong food values
- The ability to build strong and effective relationships
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- A well-developed understanding of category management principles with the ability to think broadly and creatively
You are:
- A highly motivated and confident leader with good interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to influence, manage and motivate effectively
- Adept at creating, driving and delivering category development plans, with a drive for excellence and innovation
- A driven, passionate and focused self starter
- Adept at driving continuous improvement and change
- A dynamic, agile and creative self-starter able to solve problems and deliver solutions
What you’ll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You’ll enjoy:
- Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
- Private medical insurance (employee & family cover)
- Car allowance
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
- Staff Shop
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme
- Discount & cashback platform
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Free health check
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
- Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Free independent mortgage advice
- Discounted tutoring for children
- Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
- Free car parking – Site dependant
Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.
Proud to be Bakkavor
We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
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