614 Product Developer jobs in the United Kingdom

If you want the next step in your career to be developing for famous chain restaurants where you will be taking products from concept all the way to launch, then this is your chance to see your creations hit menus across the UK & EU.

A leading food manufacturer in Glasgow is hiring a creative and driven Product Development Technologist to join their team.

• Product Development Technologist
• 40,000.00
• Monday-Friday (flexible hours)
• Near Glasgow

As the new Product Development Technologist, you will be creating innovative recipes, exploring the latest trends, and collaborating with high-profile clients to create products that stand out.

Apply directly today with an updated CV and I will contact you with more information. Candidiates must have hands on experience in a manufacturing kitchen setting.

This is a rare chance to join a team where you can truly own your categories, make bold decisions, and help shape the future of a performance-led brand making serious waves in the industry. If you're ready to lead with confidence, roll your sleeves up, and take full control of your product - this is your moment.

Here - product is everything - and we're looking for a Senior Product Developer who's ready to treat their categories like a brand within a brand. This is a role for someone who thrives on ownership, runs with responsibility, and takes pride in delivering market-leading product - every season, every drop.

You'll be the key link between design, suppliers, and product leadership. Owning development from first tech pack to final production. This isn't a support role; it's yours to lead. If you love solving problems, making decisions, and taking full accountability for timelines, quality, and margin - we want you on our team.

• Take full accountability for product development across your categories - from concept through to production, with complete visibility across timelines, costs, and quality

• Work directly with directors, designers, and product managers, bringing ideas to life while driving constant improvement across fit, finish, and function

• Own the critical path - ensuring tech packs are issued accurately and on time, with comprehensive construction, fit, and trim comments every step of the way

• Lead fit sessions with design and product, driving timely, commercial decisions and communicating clear, actionable feedback to suppliers

• Own sample management - inspecting and signing off styles from proto to PPS, with full confidence in your decisions

• Guard consistency across the range - ensuring size charts, fit blocks and grading follow this brands standards

• Take full control of lab dips, strike-offs and trim approvals - making swift, informed calls to keep things moving

• Be the go-to contact for your suppliers - maintaining clear, professional communication through weekly check-ins, calls and relationship-building visits

• Engineer for margin - collaborating with sourcing on open-costing and smart fabric usage, without ever compromising quality

• Track product compliance across all relevant testing, care labelling and legislative standards - accuracy is everything

• Be proactive in identifying delays or risks, flagging them early in weekly development meetings and driving solutions

• Drive improvements with confidence - whether you're optimising a block, renegotiating a detail, or finding new efficiencies with the factory

• Mentor and support junior members of the team - you lead by example, and others learn from how you operate

• A natural sense of ownership - you take accountability, seek solutions, and keep things moving

• Exceptional attention to detail - in fit, construction, costing and communication

• Strong technical knowledge of apparel, fabrics, trims, and manufacturing

• Confidence in working autonomously while still collaborating cross-functionally

• A commercial mindset - you understand the impact of every product decision

• A positive, can-do approach and strong organisational skills - nothing gets past you

• Experience working directly with suppliers and factories (UK & offshore)

• A sharp eye for quality and performance - especially within sportswear or technical apparel (bonus!)

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This is a rare chance to join a team where you can truly own your categories, make bold decisions, and help shape the future of a performance-led brand making serious waves in the industry. If you're ready to lead with confidence, roll your sleeves up, and take full control of your product - this is your moment.

Here - product is everything - and we're looking for a Product Developer who's ready to treat their categories like a brand within a brand. This is a role for someone who thrives on ownership, runs with responsibility, and takes pride in delivering market-leading product - every season, every drop.

You'll be the key link between design, suppliers, and product leadership - owning development from first tech pack to final production. This isn't a support role; it's yours to lead. If you love solving problems, making decisions, and taking full accountability for timelines, quality, and margin - we want you on our team.

• Take full accountability for product development across your categories - from concept through to production, with complete visibility across timelines, costs, and quality

• Work directly with directors, designers, and product managers, bringing ideas to life while driving constant improvement across fit, finish, and function

• Own the critical path - ensuring tech packs are issued accurately and on time, with comprehensive construction, fit, and trim comments every step of the way

• Lead fit sessions with design and product, driving timely, commercial decisions and communicating clear, actionable feedback to suppliers

• Own sample management - inspecting and signing off styles from proto to PPS, with full confidence in your decisions

• Guard consistency across the range - ensuring size charts, fit blocks and grading follow this brands standards

• Take full control of lab dips, strike-offs and trim approvals - making swift, informed calls to keep things moving

• Be the go-to contact for your suppliers - maintaining clear, professional communication through weekly check-ins, calls and relationship-building visits

• Engineer for margin - collaborating with sourcing on open-costing and smart fabric usage, without ever compromising quality

• Track product compliance across all relevant testing, care labelling and legislative standards - accuracy is everything

• Be proactive in identifying delays or risks, flagging them early in weekly development meetings and driving solutions

• Drive improvements with confidence - whether you're optimising a block, renegotiating a detail, or finding new efficiencies with the factory

• Mentor and support junior members of the team - you lead by example, and others learn from how you operate

• A natural sense of ownership - you take accountability, seek solutions, and keep things moving

• Exceptional attention to detail - in fit, construction, costing and communication

• Strong technical knowledge of apparel, fabrics, trims, and manufacturing

• Confidence in working autonomously while still collaborating cross-functionally

• A commercial mindset - you understand the impact of every product decision

• A positive, can-do approach and strong organisational skills - nothing gets past you

• Experience working directly with suppliers and factories (UK & offshore)

• A sharp eye for quality and performance - especially within sportswear or technical apparel (bonus!)

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Product Developer – Food

Cheshire/North Wales

£40,000 - £45,000

Site-based

You know when you buy something from a supermarket and it looks great on the box but disappoints on the plate?

Your job here is to stop that from happening.

This role is about taking food ideas from “sketch on a napkin” to “on the shelf and flying into people’s trolleys.” That means working with chefs, suppliers, buyers and technical folk to make sure the products not only taste good – but taste consistently good.

You’ll be part of a busy operation where the pace is quick. Some days you’ll be running benchmarking sessions, pulling apart competitor products and deciding what “good” should look like. Other days you’ll be in the kitchen, tweaking recipes, giving feedback, and making sure suppliers get it right. You’ll also be prepping samples for gate meetings, range reviews and showcases – basically making sure what’s in front of stakeholders is top drawer.

This is not a role for someone who dithers. You’ll need to switch gears quickly, juggle multiple projects at once, and stay calm under pressure. The deadlines aren’t suggestions – they’re real, and the pace can be relentless.

But if you thrive in an environment where new ideas are constantly flying, and you get a kick out of spotting food trends before everyone else, this will suit you.

What you’ll need:

• Food development experience in retail, manufacturing or FMCG
• Culinary or food prep skills – you’ll be hands-on in the kitchen
• The ability to prioritise, pivot and keep up when things change fast
• A sharp eye for detail, and the confidence to give suppliers clear feedback
• Curiosity about food trends and the confidence to share ideas

In return, you’ll get to shape the next wave of products millions of people will eat every week. You’ll work with talented chefs and commercial teams, in an environment that values speed, innovation and collaboration.

Interested? Apply below.

HIRING: Product Developer – Footwear & Handbags

Salford (in-office) | £30–40k DOE | Flexible hours | On Site Gym

︎ Start date: ASAP - we are looking to fill this role by 1 October

No contact from recruiters before 1 September

Responsibilities

• Design and develop commercial product ranges
• Manage sampling and supplier communication
• Own categories from concept to launch and sell through
• Work directly with directors across design, buying, and production
• Deliver trend-aware, customer-ready product fast
• Competitor option, pricing, material and visibility analysis

Requirements

• Highly competitive mindset evidenced by team sport involvement / other activities
• 2–3 years in product development (footwear or accessories ideal)
• Strong knowledge of UK retail and consumer trends
• Comfortable owning multiple product categories
• Ability to work under pressure under competing priorities

Organization

• Where’s That From has experienced triple digit growth every year since inception. 
• This is an opportunity to progress quickly and take on responsibility from day one. 
• We are extremely collaborative and fast moving, this is not a remote / hybrid role.
• Clear KPIs given from the outset, direct reporting to company founder/ownership.

If interested, email your CV and cover letter to

Tag anyone that you think would be suitable below!

This is a rare chance to join a team where you can truly own your categories, make bold decisions, and help shape the future of a performance-led brand making serious waves in the industry. If you're ready to lead with confidence, roll your sleeves up, and take full control of your product - this is your moment.

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Role: Product Developer

Location: Bristol (on-site requirements)

Why Greencore?

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.

We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here at Bristol we are the UK's leading producer of Chilled Sauces & Soups! From our site we supply over 37% of the UKs chilled sauces and 20% of the country's chilled soups to both Sainsburys & Asda.

What you'll be doing

We have an fantastic opportunity for a Product Developer to join our Bristol team.

As a Product Developer, your role will be to develop new, and modify existing products, in line with written briefs, customer expectations and financial targets to create products of sustainable and repeatable quality and sustainable cost.

In this role you will be required to:

• Develop new and existing recipes into commercially viable products, benchmarking regularly to gain awareness of the market for a competitive advantage.
• Create recipes alongside the chefs, input recipes onto the recipe management system and review the accuracy of all recipes inputted by the product technologist and chefs to ensure they meet cost, weight and nutritional requirements.
• Ensure the viability of new raw ingredients from an operational, technical and product development perspective to bring innovation and challenge to existing Greencore policies and practices.
• Complete and/or review and approve all relevant documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure accuracy of information shared internally and externally.
• Put all products through the feasibility process; working with the commercial, operations, technical and purchasing teams to solve any issues to ensure concepts are repeatable, sustainable and scalable.
• Compile product costing information and adapt recipes to balance food quality with achievement of commercial brief targets within customer brand standards.
• Present benchmarking, existing (EPD) and new products (NPD) at internal and customer presentations, passionately demonstrate good market and food trends awareness, to achieve product approval.
• Follow the critical path time lines as directed, escalating incomplete tasks and deficiencies in testing, to ensure that mitigating action can be taken to prevent delays in product acceptance and launch.
• Assist the process team with the scale up production trials, as required, to ensure production quality matches the kitchen quality signed off by the customer.
• Provide leadership and direct to ensure that across the team people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed an delivery to their potential.

There will be occasional travel to our other Food For Now sites and therefore a driving licence is preferred.

• Proven experience in food product development, ideally within the FMCG or food manufacturing sector.
• Analytical; comfortable with producing and reviewing costings
• Proficient in all elements of product development from concept to launch
• Proven track record of successfully validating products and producing high quality documentation
• Confident in presenting to all levels within the business and directly to customers
• Experience in people management
• Full UK Driving Licence

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Product Developer (Food)
38,000 - 43,000 + Training + Autonomy + Company Benefits
Halstead, Essex (Commutable from: Colchester, Braintree, Witham, Haverhill, Chelmsford, Sudbury)

Do you have experience in NPD from a food background, looking for an autonomous and varied role where you will take the lead on multiple projects from concept to launch?

This is an excellent opportunity to join an industry leader offering further training and development opportunities. You will play a key role within the business's growth.

This well established and reputable business are leading suppliers within the food industry. They have seen continuous growth since the 80s and as a result are looking to expand their NPD department.

In this varied role, you will step up into a senior position and take the lead on future-focused projects. You will liaise with other departments, customers and stakeholders to meet client and market demands.

This would suit someone with NPD experience from a food background, looking for a highly autonomous role.

The Role:

• Oversee NPD projects from concept to Launch.
• Become a technical expert within your field.
• Fully site based, with travel to customers.

The Person:

• Background in New Product Development (NPD)
• Experience within the food industry.
• Commutable to Halstead, Essex

Reference: (phone number removed)

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Evie Gent at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Role: New Product Developer
Industry Leader in Sensory Provision | Full-Time | Onsite

We're seeking a creative and motivated New Product Developer to join a fast-paced, collaborative development team within a market-leading company in the sensory products sector.

This is an exciting opportunity for a degree-level graduate with 1+ years of industry experience (or a standout recent graduate) who thrives on designing innovative, market-ready products.

You'll play a key role in the full product lifecycle - from concept and prototyping to production - with a strong focus on both technical execution and market relevance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage new product ideas from concept to completion.
• Research market trends and identify emerging opportunities.
• Create detailed product specs, CAD models (SolidWorks), and production files (DXFs) .
• Collaborate across teams to harness internal creativity and insight.
• Liaise with suppliers to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ensure feasibility of designs, including capital cost calculations.
• Provide product support using tools like Spiceworks.
• Produce graphics and product videos using Adobe Premiere.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Solid understanding of design for manufacturing and various manufacturing techniques.
• Proficient in SolidWorks and CAD software.
• Experience with embedded electronics is a strong plus.
• Strong analytical skills and trend awareness.
• Technically minded, highly creative, and eager to learn.
• Confident troubleshooting and maintaining accurate project documentation.

ACS are recruiting for a New Product Developer. If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a New Product Developer submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a New Product Developer. It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a New Product Developer with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the New Product Developer role you desire.