๐Tazaki Foods is a leading Japanese food business bringing authentic, high-quality Japanese products to B2B and B2C customers across the UK.
๐ฅข The business is also behind the well-established Yutaka brand, helping make Japanese food more accessible to consumers through a broad portfolio of products.
๐ With continued growth across the UK market, Tazaki Foods is looking for a hands-on Project Manager to take ownership of new product development and support wider brand and marketing activity.
The Opportunity
๐ก This is a broad and varied role with a strong focus on end-to-end New Product Development, taking ideas from initial concept through to successful launch.
๐ Youโll work closely with overseas suppliers, packaging teams, technical, purchasing, agencies and wider internal stakeholders to keep projects moving.
๐ค Itโs an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership, coordinating multiple projects and turning ideas into commercially successful products.
What Youโll Be Doing
๐ก Lead the full NPD process from initial concept through to launch.
๐ Coordinate closely with overseas suppliers, packaging design teams, technical and purchasing teams.
๐จ Manage packaging design projects across both new and existing products.
๐ Actively seek market insights and identify emerging consumer and category opportunities.
๐ญ Generate new product ideas and turn them into reality by coordinating activity across different teams.
๐ค Communicate effectively with suppliers, agencies and internal stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered smoothly.
๐ Manage key team administration including product audits, websites, samples, filing and wider organisational tasks.
๐ Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail across projects and product information.
๐ฃ Support wider marketing activities and campaigns when required.
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What Weโre Looking For
๐ฆ Experience within Brand Management, Product Management, Project Management or NPD, ideally within the food sector.
๐ Experience managing projects from beginning to end, including coordinating suppliers and multiple stakeholders.
๐ฃ A genuine passion for Japanese food, cooking, quality and authenticity.
๐ฏ๐ต Comfortable working within a Japanese corporate culture, with a respectful, collaborative and detail-focused approach.
๐ก Independent and proactive, with the confidence to take responsibility and make things happen.
๐ Highly organised and able to manage several projects and priorities at the same time.
๐ท Commercially aware, with the ability to balance creativity with business objectives.
๐ค Comfortable working across teams, including virtual colleagues, international suppliers and external partners.
โก Positive, self-driven, flexible and willing to get involved wherever needed.
๐ฃ๏ธ Japanese language skills would be a strong advantage, although they are not essential.
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How Success Will Be Measured
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NPD projects delivered from concept to launch on time, on budget and to the required quality standards.
๐ Strong product performance, market acceptance and commercial impact.
๐ค Effective collaboration across internal teams, suppliers and external agencies.
๐ High levels of accuracy, organisation and project management throughout the development process.
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Why Join?
๐ Work with an established business at the heart of the growing Japanese food category in the UK.
๐ก Take genuine ownership of NPD projects and see your ideas progress from concept to shelf.
๐ Work closely with international suppliers and a broad range of internal teams.
๐ Join a role where you can combine product development, brand, commercial thinking and a genuine passion for food.
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Interested?
๐ If you have experience across NPD, Brand, Product or Project Management and would love the opportunity to work with authentic Japanese food products, weโd be keen to hear from you. Express your interest by contacting your Foodchain Contact, or emailing: team@foodchainrecruitment.com. If you are new to Foodchain, you can contact us via LinkedIn or via the below link to discuss further.