NPD & Supply Chain Manager

Brighton
Supply Chain Planning
Permanent
£65k - 70k per year
Gabi Rackauskaite
gabi@pod-talent.com
JOB-6964
30-Jun-2025

Location: Hybrid (1-2 days a week working from the office in Brighton)

We’re excited to be partnering with a fast-growing premium health and wellness brand - renowned for producing high-quality supplements focused on women's health.

We're looking for a NPD & Supply Chain Manager to lead innovation and operational excellence across the business. This is a key role with real influence, covering everything from new product development to supply chain optimisation, supplier relationships, and quality control.

About the role:

New Product Development (NPD):

  • Build business cases for new products including pricing, costs, and ROI
  • Lead the full launch process from testing and validation to go-live
  • Onboard and manage new manufacturers, ensuring regulatory compliance
  • Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve processes
  • Negotiate contracts and service agreements with suppliers

Supply Chain & Operations:

  • Oversee forecasting, stock levels and production planning
  • Implement quality assurance processes across production
  • Identify opportunities for margin improvement and sustainability in packaging
  • Maintain best-practice documentation and report on performance metrics


About you:

  • 5+ years’ experience in supply chain and NPD focused roles
  • Experience working in health supplement or adjacent consumer goods industries
  • Strong understanding of GMP, ISO 9001, and UK compliance standards
  • Proven track record managing suppliers, SLAs, contracts, and quality
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience handling forecasts
  • Proactive, solutions-focused, and highly organised
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