Woolworths is searching for a creative Product Developer in Cape Town to dream up tasty cakes and desserts. The role, open until 19 May 2025, needs someone with a food science or chef background, with 5+ years of kitchen experience. You’ll mix cooking skills with smart trends to wow customers, while teamwork and travel spice things up. Ready to bake your career sweeter? Keep reading for the full Details.
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Product Developer Job Applying Details
- Company- Woolworths
- Position- Product Developer
- Location- Cape Town
- Listing reference- woolw_001183
- Closing Date- 19 May 2025
Introduction
A Creative with high standards of quality, and high attention to detail… does this describe you? This great opportunity could be your next… As a Product Developer in a world-class food retailer, you will execute our customer-centric product strategy. Your key focus will be to develop and deliver innovative commercially viable product solutions that are anchored in quality and sustainability that will influence the way our nation eats. You will guide and motivate teams and key stakeholders, to collaboratively deliver a customer-centric product strategy.
Job description
- Integrate and implement product strategy into development plans for the relevant department(s):
- Understand the retail competitor market & customer need states to meet and exceed expectations.
- Apply customer & trends insights into product development briefs for suppliers.
- Drive and maintain a world-class sustainable product and packaging standard and framework:
- Integrate with Central Quality & Suppliers to conduct and analyse comparative and directional benchmarking and translate outcomes into product plans where applicable.
- Display a clear understanding of the science (cooking, cooking processes, growing programs, aesthetics, sensorial elements, safety aspects) of the relevant category, while keeping abreast and implementing new advancements where relevant.
- Inspire and influence the product teams and key stakeholders to deliver industry leadership positions:
- Collaboratively and inclusively integrate with key stakeholders in achieving key product development milestones, ensuring a commercial and sustainability lens is considered at all times.
- Timeously achieve milestones by consistently encouraging and aligning quality outputs
- Amplify and embody an environment of creativity, growth, knowledge and empowerment:
- Demonstrate a strong work ethic and commitment to quality, setting a high standard for the team to follow.
- Understand and actively share culinary and technical product knowledge with suppliers, matrix, and PD teams.
- Drive, integrate, and own product development processes and supporting systems:
- Ensure alignment and integration with the Packaging Support Specialist to ensure packaging is considered throughout the development process.
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of how delicious products are developed from conceptualisation to post-launch on shelf, including production processes within our supplier base.
Minimum requirements
- Relevant Degree/ Diploma/ Qualification in Food and Consumer Science, Chef, or Food Technology/ Science.
- 5 years’ experience in the food industry or relevant industry experience.
- Minimum 3-years’ experience in Food product development, Retail, FMCG brand management or hospitality essential.
- Experience of working cross functionally or within a matrix organization.
- Courses & experience within the field of brand management, product ranging, and development.
- Demonstrate strategic intent and holistic approach.
- Commercial Acumen.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Customer Centric
- Project Management skills
- Confident and Passionate Ambassador
- Product Expertise in Chilled & Ambient Cakes & Desserts
- Innovation Focused approach and keen awareness of evolving Market Trends
- Retail & Related Industry Knowledge
- Data Intelligence skills
- Willingness to travel locally ​
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