Product Development Dietitian
- Post Date:29th August 2024
- Apply Before: 29th September 2024
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Job Description
| Job Title: | Product Development Dietitian |
Department |
Commercial |
| Reporting To: | Ruth Smith, Head of Nutrition & Marketing | Band: | C (equivalent to Band 5 NHS) |
| Job Purpose:
To be the main dietetic support to the product development and procurement teams. To be responsible for the management of product nutrition and ingredient data. To support the Company Dietitian and Head of Nutrition & Marketing in supporting customer and business requirements. |
| Must Haves: |
| Must be a registered dietitian on HCPC register and full BDA member |
| Must have right to work in UK |
| Great attention to detail |
| Drive and enthusiasm |
| Must be a ‘foodie’ |
| Must enjoy working with systems |
| Able to work effectively within a team environment and on own initiative. |
| Effective communicator (written & oral) with both internal and external customers (customer facing) |
| Good problem-solving skills with a logical approach |
| Computer literate in Word, Excel and PowerPoint packages and be able to generate procedures, graphs, reports and presentations. |
| 1-2 years clinical experience would be helpful |
| Role Accountabilities:
The detail in the job description is by no means restrictive and its purpose is to define individuals core responsibilities. These responsibilities will develop and grow as the company / Business changes to meet our customer demands. |
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| 1 | Product Development
To work closely with the product development team to influence product development (includes setting dietetic product briefs, reviewing the nutrition and diet coding of products against the briefs, attending regular taste panels, preparing customer nutritional reports, carrying out easy chew testing, registering vegan products with the Vegan Society). |
| 2 | Procurement
To work closely with the ingredient approval team to ensure any new ingredients meet the company sustainable sourcing policy (including nutrition and food standards). |
| 3 | Systems
Using and optimising existing recipe software system to manage Back of Pack (BOP) product data. May require input into the development of new systems with other key stakeholders. |
| 4 | Compliance
Supporting the Company Dietitian to ensure the business complies with relevant industry guidance and legislation and monitoring KPI data. Writing relevant departmental policies and procedures. |
| 5 | Sustainability
Supporting the business to meet its net zero objectives, including managing carbon labelling product data and environmental food standards data. |
| 6 | Customer Support
Interacting with customers to contribute to discussions around new products, menus and tastings. Ad hoc support with customer queries and menu planning. |
Location: Colchester, office based with occasional travel
Salary: Equivalent to Band 5 NHS pay scales, spine point depending on experience
| Written By: Ruth Smith | Date: 21/6/2024 | |
Agreed By: Louise Hunt Date: 05/07/24