NPD Project Manager

Lily's Kitchen makes some of the best organic and natural pet foods in the world. We are one of the fastest growing brands in the pet food category are stocked by Waitrose, Ocado, Tesco and over 500 vets, pet shops and organic food shops. Based in North London, the company produces a range of organic and natural pet foods for cats and dogs across a number of trade sectors. We have been named the UK's most ethical company for the past five years and are very proud of producing innovative, nutritious and healthy foods for pets.

We have also recently been named Number 28 in the Sunday Times UK's Fastest Growing Companies. We love being a challenger brand, producing outstanding, innovative products in a category dominated by massive FMCGs and love punching above our weight!

We have a wonderful team who are passionate about what they do and we now need more brilliant people to join us. We are looking for someone who will thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and is prepared to work hard to help us achieve our strategic objective - to change the lives of dogs & cats forever!

To be successful in your application for NPD Project Manager, you will have a proven track record of NPD Project Management and be highly motivated to achieve outstanding results. You will be able to work effectively and collaboratively in a busy, fast paced environment.

As an NPD Project Manager you will be responsible for:

• Delivering new concepts/projects in line with the brief
• Critical path management ensuring products are delivered and launched to the correct specification and satisfying commercial requirements
• Packaging development and design management
• Ensuring that launch packs are updated as required
• Artwork approval
• Ensuring effective communication between NPD, production and technical for faultless product launches
• Often working with our Technical Director to source raw material

Here is what you need to be a successful NPD Project Manager:

• Have a good sense of fun and enjoy working in a very innovative and creative department
• Have a real passion for food!
• Be an excellent team-player - the ability to work across levels within a fast-paced environment is an absolute must
• A fantastic and confident communicator
• A great ability to influence internal stakeholders
• A proven track record of NPD Project Management
• Highly self-motivated to achieve ambitious results

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly exciting and innovative challenger brand which has been making big waves in a huge category. We offer a friendly, fun, creative and driven culture in which excellent people will thrive. If this sounds like an opportunity for you, please apply today.

All direct and third party applications will be forwarded to our retained recruitment partners Lime Talent Ltd.

Lime Talent is a recruitment agency specialising in the consumer goods industry. To view a broader selection of our current vacancies go to www.limetalentgroup.com or call us on 0207 042 3800.

The Lime Talent team always review and process job applications swiftly. However due to the high volume of CVs that we receive online, we regrettably are not always able to respond to every applicant individually. If you’ve not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Lime Talent Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.