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Leicester
All Departments
Commercial
Advertising Salary
Competitive + Great Benefits
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Normal Working Days:
Monday to Friday
Normal Start & Finish Time:
08:30 - 17:00

About The Role


Join the Samworth Brothers Team and Take your next step with Samworth Brothers! become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

  • Enhanced pension scheme
  • Private health scheme
  • Employee discount scheme
  • Experience annual pay reviews
  • Profit related pay
  • Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
The Opportunity
 
We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a New Product Development (NPD) Sourcing Specialist! Are you passionate about driving innovation and ensuring the highest standards of quality and efficiency? Look no further!

As our NPD Sourcing Specialist, you'll be at the forefront of all NPD sourcing activities for our business unit. Your primary focus will be on ensuring that materials are meticulously sourced from our preferred supplier list, and that site NPD activities are seamlessly managed from concept to launch.

Key responsibilities include supplying accurate product information to the business unit, meticulously updating our systems, and managing projects and samples with precision. Your role will also involve collaborating closely with our procurement and raw materials teams to drive future innovation while optimizing our product range.

You'll play a pivotal role in raising sample orders, maintaining alignment with group procurement, and ensuring that all raw material specifications meet our rigorous standards before presenting to customers. Additionally, you'll be responsible for ordering all ingredients needed for factory trials, supporting the Process Team's requirements with efficiency and expertise.

If you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, where innovation and excellence are celebrated, then we want to hear from you! Join us on this exciting journey of growth and discovery as we continue to push the boundaries of possibility in the world of product development. 
 
The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

  • Project management
  • Good communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Able to influence stakeholders at all levels
  • Identifies opportunities for improvement and drives them forward
  • Clear rationale to decision making and a reasoned approach in recommending strategic action and when to escalate
  • Confident and collaborative approach in building good working relationships, willing to listen to and involve others
  • Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise effectively between tasks
  • Microsoft Computer literate (either to Internal standard or Advanced level) with specific knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint.
  • Willingness to travel, extensively within the UK, with occasional overseas.
 
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role. 

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.


Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.

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