
Project Lead - Bakery, Kitchen & Product
Location: London (with time split between Central Production Unit, Bakery, and Head Office)
Reports to: Commercial Director
An exciting opportunity for a driven, hands-on Project Lead to join a fast-growing, design-led hospitality brand known for its considered approach to modern coffee, food, and customer experience.
This role will oversee the end-to-end delivery of product innovation across food and beverage, with a strong focus on the Bakery and Central Production Unit (CPU).
Operating at the intersection of product, operations, and innovation, this is a project-focused role that will help bring thoughtful, brand-aligned ideas to life, turning concepts into commercially viable, operationally ready launches that reflect the brand’s commitment to quality, craft, and innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
1.
Project Management for New Product Launches
- Lead the development, testing, and rollout of new food and beverage products.
- Manage timelines, deliverables, and cross-team coordination to ensure smooth launches.
2.
Innovation Pipeline Coordination
- Maintain a forward-looking product pipeline in collaboration with culinary, coffee, operations, and retail teams.
- Support both strategic launches and seasonal menu innovation.
3.
Oversight of Production Sites
- Work closely with the Bakery and CPU to pilot, refine, and scale new products.
- Ensure operational feasibility and high-quality execution at production level.
4.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Act as the project lead between key teams: Food, Retail Ops, Central Ops, and Marketing.
- Translate product concepts into actionable operational plans.
What You’ll Bring:
- At least 3–5 years of project or programme management experience within food, beverage, or consumer product industries.
- Experience working in hospitality, food retail, QSR, or premium F&B environments.
- Strong understanding of new product development cycles, from ideation to execution.
- Highly organised, proactive, and solutions oriented.
- Able to balance creativity with operational rigour.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across diverse teams.
- Start: ASAP
- Rate: £60k per year + .
- Location: London, Greater London, England
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Other
- Recruiter: COREcruitment
- Tel: 02077902666
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: SD999902027
- Posted: 2025-07-09 14:09:23 -
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