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Food Product Development Manager - Dunstable

Food Product Development Manager

Salary: Up to 55,000

Location: Dunstable - You'll need to be in the office at least 2 days per week

Do you love food? Do you get a buzz from exceeding the needs of guests? Do you enjoying developing business strategies and managing these through to delivery? If the answer is yes, then we are looking for you.  We have an exciting new opportunity to join the food and beverage team at Whitbread, working alongside our talented chefs to deliver new menus and brand propositions.

Why you'll love it here:

• Bonus: An annual Whitbread performance incentive worth up to 30% of base salary
• Healthcare: Family BUPA healthcare
• Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and a regular 25% discount in our Restaurant brands

What you'll do:

• Work with stakeholders to develop, short and medium strategic product plans for our restaurant brands based on data from internal commercial reporting, guest insight, market and trend insight.
• Manage the delivery of the menu development in partnership with the project management team and chef team, ensuring alignment and delivery to the Whitbread Restaurant and Premier Inn brand frameworks.
• Work with our insight team to understand our guests, what they want and need from our food and beverage offer across our brands, developing plans which not only meet their expectations, but exceed them.
• Lead, drive, and co-ordinate all projects through the stage and gate process, completing key documentation whilst managing different stakeholders to ensure milestones are met.
• Ensure timely and accurate information is always available through the Whitbread product database.
• Analyse and report on all NPD activity against targets providing recommendations to drive performance.

What you'll need:

• A passion for food, good understanding of what good looks and tastes like
• An up to date view on consumer and market insight trends
• Brilliant communication skills, managing multiple stakeholders within a matrix
• Strong analytical skills, translating data into commercial insight and action
• Excellent IT skills in excel, PowerPoint and word
• Proven track record of managing multiple/complex development projects