Martin Edge

Technical Innovation Sme @Park Cake Bakeries

Oldham, GB

Reporting to the Technical Director and act as advisory subject matter expert on technical aspects related to the baking and confectionery industry.Work closely with New Product Development [NPD], technical, procurement and operations personnel to assess process capability/performance and make key business recommendations.Chair workshops and meetings to generate ideas and lead projects, including conducting analysis of existing processes etc so as to gather requirements for future ideas and developments.Manage team of process technologists to support cross functional teams in delivering budgets, NPD critical paths, value engineering projects and customer innovation KPIs.Facilitation and support of Concept and Process Development teams to deliver specific project requirements that require scientific analysis and customer solutions.Lead direct interaction with key customers including M&S Food Technologist and Sainsbury’s Product Technical Manager, shared delivery of KPIs and initiatives.Provide project management support to the NPD team to launch challenging new lines to meet critical path and customer launch.Proactively support the Technical Director in adherence to budget allocation.Work closely with key suppliers for support and future development through collaborative partnerships. Organised a funded collaborative R&D partnership to support research through universities, research organisations and ingredient suppliers.Keep updated with new developments by visiting ingredient & trade exhibitions around Europe as well as conducting internet research.Oversee and manage 3 direct reports and support customer (M&S) graduate schemes on specific driven projects.