Marketing Manager Promoting brands including Carraro axels/transmissions, Lukasz electric alternators/starters and Solis Tractors

As Food Technologist I was responsible for managing multiple projects concurrently pertaining to the development of new products for Brady Family Ham, Homebird and Own Label Customers against an agreed brief and to a detailed project plan. The key responsibilities of this role include:*To lead all stages of NPD Product Development including idea generation, customer approval, product creation, execution and post launch quality control*Development of the Critical path/project plans for all projects, liaising with the customer, production, quality, planning, purchasing and sales to align all involved parties*Conduct shelf life and nutrition testing through our partnered lab*Conduct own and competitor product tastings*Product specification and QAS creation for Irish and UK retailers

Food product developments and upscaling to mass productionProcurement of food containers, silicone bakeware and ingredientsNutrition and allergen labelingRegulatory research relating to the online selling of foodReview of HACCP protocols and QC systemsFinding and costing improvements in processing and packaging

Budgeting of financesCollection of student subscriptionsProcessing paymentsLiaising with bank Presenting of financial updates

Planning, carrying out the synthesis of various unstable analoguesDocumenting research in technical reports Maintaining laboratory equipmentAnalysing samples to provide information on their chemistry and quantities present using• Gas Chromatography (GC)• High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR)• Mass Spectrometry (MS)

Preformed monthly bank reconciliationProcessed invoices for outgoing shipmentsReceived, recorded and lodged cheques on a daily basisAssisted with accounts receivable and accounts payableEntered data into company accounting software (Sage)

Pre-opening food preparationServicing of kitchen machineryCooking of appetizers and salad makingPerformed Sanitation inspections