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Company Summary:

Nourished is the world’s first truly customized daily chewable supplement. Using a 3-tiered stack of patented technology, a revolutionary new hyper-suspension hydrocolloid technique and a next-gen recommendation algorithm matrix we are able to create a unique product, made up of 7 active ingredients for each person suited specifically for their unique lifestyle and goals in a matter of minutes. What’s more, Nourished is made in the UK from 100% natural, plant-based, sugar-free ingredients and comes to your door conveniently every month in their innovative home compostable, plastic free packaging solution.

After surpassing its seed round and series A funding goals and a successful launch into the UK market in 2019, our ambitious team at Nourished are now looking to expand their core commercial team to help support and accelerate their growth. With new product lines for Protein and plans to launch into Pets later this year, Nourished is positioned to disrupt the Health and Wellness Sectors as we expand across the globe.

Our team at Nourished believe that everyone is unique and that if anything on earth should be personalised, it should be our health and wellness. We are on a mission to change the way the world thinks, buys and experiences vitamins and supplements going forward; one Nourished stack at a time.

Company Culture:

· We are a young, versatile tech start-up, passionate about making a high impact change in the world of health & wellness

· We are an innovate or die business and work hard to achieve extremely big dreams in a short time as a team.

· We are disruptive and resourceful; we challenge the norm and seek to develop new solutions for our customers life’s challenges

· We are truly fully stack as a business and make everything we sell and activate internally.

· We live for continually creating new and dynamic products which delight and make a meaningful positive difference in our customers lives!

The Person:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about product development and has prior experience of working in NPD team ideally in a food manufacturing environment. Whilst there will be very much a 'hands on' element to the role, we also need somebody who is highly organised, can plan and prioritise a busy workload, and has experience of delivering NPD projects.

You will also need strong interpersonal skills, so that you can work collaboratively with and influence colleagues at all levels across the business.

The Role:

We are recruiting for a New Product Development Assistant. The successful candidate will help in the development of new product ranges that Nourished has in the pipeline and work on other additional collaborative projects with third parties.

They will work directly for the Head New Product Development, and in conjunction with our Technology and Production Teams to initially assist with the research and development before being part of the support and advice for successful implementation and launch of new products ranges.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop new and unique products in a very quick moving and fast-growing business.

This will include tasks such as:

· End to end development with a variety of projects, ranging from a few months to 1 year in length.

· Formulation development to ensure the production of new products meets the company’s internal standards.

· Troubleshooting any issues which arise within the development process and testing alternate avenues and solutions.

· Recipe development and flavour profiling to maintain the high level of customer satisfaction and to meet their changing needs.

· Market research into comparable products to guarantee a compelling offering.

· Working closely and collaborating with the other team members to development new methods and products.

· Research into new ingredients within the health and wellbeing sector.

· Sourcing of new ingredients, equipment and materials required by the department head.

· Working within the budget set out be the department head.

· Support of our Production Team to improve their performance and find solutions to aid them in day-to-day product production.

· Training of staff members and overseeing the launch of new products within our production facility.

What’s required:

· Previous experience in New Product Development is a must.

· Either a passion for cooking or previous professional cooking experience is required.

· Determined, energetic, with a can-do attitude.

· Excellent organisational skills.

· Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

· Forward thinking and willing to explore multiple avenues to obtain the desired result.

· Good working knowledge of Excel.

Package:

This role will allow the successful candidate to be part of a flourishing and growing business, to work in a small team to support all areas of the business as well as potential career progression advancement and benefits in line with the company’s overall performance.

The company’s other benefits include:

· Full Comp Health & Dental Cover after 6-month probationary period

· 5% salary company pension

· Potential to earn Share options on our coveted EMI scheme

· Free Snacks on site, latest tech, and lots of social events.

· 28 days Annual leave allowance per annum

· A collaborative, creative, and inspiring working environment

· 75% employee discount for Nourished Products

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £22,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

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