Abby Ban Email & Phone Number

Bournemouth, England, GB

Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

• Identify and share expectations of price, availability, and supply base developments for spend in scope with market intelligence
• Manage sourcing projects along strategic sourcing process
• Propose sourcing strategy for material groups in scope to optimize cost vs. value vs. risks. Recommend negotiations scenarios and tactics.
• Execute sourcing (RFx, benchmarking, negotiation, contract)
• Manage supplier relation,,monitor supplier business performance and settle dispute… Show more
• Manage supplier relation,,monitor supplier business performance and settle dispute

• Reporting to Head of NPD and work closely with marketing department in identifying and researching new food opportunities in baby & children food market. Build great shopper and consumer understanding.
• Work on 3-5 years NPD plan through defining and leading exploratory blue sky projects, keeping updated with food trend and new food technologies.
• Manage and lead multiple innovation projects and critical time plan. Work as a team to deliver projects to an agreed targets and timescale.… Show more
• Manage and lead multiple innovation projects and critical time plan. Work as a team to deliver projects to an agreed targets and timescale. Present facts and ideas clearly and persuasively to achieve management and.
• Create and launch new existing foods specifically to baby and toddler nutrition needs, legislation and budgeted margin. New product development includes savoury meal, infant cereals, bakery goods, fruit purees, dried.

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

• Reporting to NPD manager and work closely with marketing department in identifying and researching new food opportunities in baby & children food market. Build great shopper and consumer understanding.
• Create and launch new existing foods specifically to baby and toddler nutrition needs, legislation and budgeted margin. New product development includes savoury meal, infant cereals, bakery goods, fruit purees, dried.
• Manage and lead multiple projects… Show more
• Manage and lead multiple projects and critical time plan. Work as a team to deliver projects to an agreed targets and timescale. Present facts and ideas clearly and persuasively to achieve management and project team.
• Work with commercial team in sourcing new supplier partners and develop good relationship and long term product development strategy with supplier partners.
• Work on 3-5 years NPD plan through defining and leading exploratory blue sky projects, keeping updated with food trend and new food technologies.

Bourne, Spalding & Kent

• Manage projects from innovation development stage to launch
• Develop new products to deliver the required margin for customers and the business.Work on various product development for Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and M&S; inclusing fresh bag, ready to eat/dress salads, prepared.
• Review and grow a creative catalogue for customers, planning the next phase product range specifically for delegated customers
• Blue Sky… Show more
• Blue Sky concepts and to wow customers with new innovation
• Monitor product quality of new and existing products and propose improvement to customers

Erith, Kent

• Work with development Chefs in developing fresh & frozen ready meals for Asda and Waitrose.
• Transfer kitchen recipes to factory scale including processing methods.
• Evaluate product cooking instruction, nutrition and shelf life
• Calculate product cost.
• Organise & run factory trials for new products and pre-production launch.
• Present new products to customer in a supporting role

Tenbury Wells

• Developed blue sky concept and new product ranges & fruit preparation recipes for dairy production e.g. yoghurt, ice-cream, milk drink, etc.
• Assist development manager to present new ideas and products to customers, e.g. Mexican chocolate and chilli ice cream.
• Modify trial recipes and problem solving for product improvement

Bsc Food Product Development With Nutrition, Food Science And Technology, 2:1

College, Food Science

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