Development and Technical Baker Field based This long running company with propelled success in the baking sector, consistently provide customers with high end quality ingredients. Their innovative influences are not to go unnoticed in the ever-changing food manufacturing industry. About the Development and Technical Baker job The purpose of your role will be to work closely with the Account Management team, where you will identify new opportunities for a range of bread and cake confectionery products across industrial plant and large craft bakery accounts. You ll take ownership of product demonstrations, creation of briefs for customised products and subsequent trials with customers, to progress NPD samples to full sign off. Bakery NPD Manager - Key tasks Support new ideas and recipe development as well as factory trials and first production runs, and prepare redevelopment briefs to address process, cost, or functionality challenges. Identify profitable NPD opportunities with current and potential customers, develop product briefs with them for RandD, and track market trends to support insight presentations with product samples. Work closely with the RandD teams at the manufacturing source for bread and cake confectionery lines, to ensure ingredients and functionality meet the requirements for the UK market. Manage assigned customer relationships, maintain regular communication with senior and sales teams, and produce timely visit reports, weekly planners, and project brief