{"id":17695,"date":"2019-03-05T16:14:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/?page_id=17695"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:29:06","slug":"npd-assistant-placement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/jobs\/npd-assistant-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"NPD Assistant Placement"},"content":{"rendered":"
[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ice-1786311_1280.jpg” bg_position=”left center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” video_mask=”true” video_color_mask=”#e00000″ video_opacity=”0.4″ min_height=”283″ full_width=”true” bottom_shape_size=”small” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#ffffff” size=”39″ font_weight=”bold” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_top=”145″ font_family=”none” align=”center” el_class=”ipham_header”]New Product Development (NPD) Assistant[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”28″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”7\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1485958573130{border-right-width: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1752143809197{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Join a leading European frozen desserts & bakery brand! 🍰 <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

This is a great opportunity for a student or recent graduate who is looking to gain valuable experience in working in a fast paced business environment and has a keen interest in New Product Development.<\/p>\n

Key areas of involvement<\/b>
\nThe applicant may be involved with some or all of the areas below, flexibility and a \u2018can do\u2019 attitude required:
\n– Regular contact and communications with our German head office
\n– Using internal systems to oversee the NPD admin process
\n– Working closely with customers to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to prior to launch
\n– Requesting and ensuring customer samples are ordered and delivered on time
\n– Preparing customer presentations and attending meetings
\n– Using market research data to monitor market developments
\nPlus any other business activities as required.<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/span><\/strong>
\n* A wide-ranging and challenging placement in a successful business operating in a tough market environment
\n* The possibility to gain overall knowledge of our NPD process and Commercial Management as well as the business as a whole
\n* Responsibility and the opportunity to make a positive impact on our NPD Department
\n* Above all, the chance to work in a team of motivated, creative and tenacious colleagues who are managing all aspects of a fast growing international business[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750258040398{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Person Requirements<\/span><\/strong>
\n* Open to students looking for a placement year & recent graduates
\n* Studying \/ studied Food Science, Food Technology, or a related degree
\n* An interest in New Product Development and Commercial Management
\n* To be solution driven with the ability to make recommendations for improvement
\n* Excellent computer skills (Excel essential)
\n* Interpersonal and team working skills
\n* Self-motivation and good organisational skills
\n* Confident and can work on their own initiative
\n* A good sense of humour, a flexible and international approach and the desire to work in a fun but extremely challenging environment
\n* German speaking (preferable but not essential)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_custom_list margin_bottom=”2″]Quick Info<\/span><\/strong>
\nDuration:<\/b> 12 months
\nNo. Of Vacancies:<\/b> 1
\nSalary:<\/b> \u00a313,200 (+ shared accommodation & utilities costs covered)
\nLocation: <\/b>Castleford, West Yorkshire
\nStart Date: <\/b>Summer 2025
\nHours:<\/b> 39 per week (8.30am – 5pm (4pm on Fridays))[\/mk_custom_list][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750151375135{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Company<\/span><\/strong>
\nCoppenrath & Wiese – leading manufacturer of frozen confectionery products in Europe. Their products consist of Cream Desserts, Cakes and Tarts, National Specialities, Pastry Desserts and Baileys\u00ae Desserts, which are all uniquely enjoyable and outstandingly tasty. Their product quality has earned them a whole string of awards and certifications, which are a testimony to their success.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”15″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1643202103348{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Application Process
\n<\/span><\/strong>Apply by sending in your up-to-date CV and a cover letter highlighting your interest in the role, company and why they should pick you for the placement year.<\/p>\n

** We advise you to apply early[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”15″][mk_button dimension=”flat” size=”large” icon_anim=”side” url=”https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/jobs-2\/apply\/17701\/” fullwidth=”true” margin_top=”14″ bg_color=”#00aeef” btn_hover_bg=”#5e5e5e” btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”]APPLY [\/mk_button][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750151491356{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

* Student Employment Services are acting as an agent on behalf of their client Coppenrath & Wiese to source candidates for this role.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ice-1786311_1280.jpg” bg_position=”left center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” video_mask=”true” video_color_mask=”#e00000″ video_opacity=”0.4″ min_height=”283″ full_width=”true” bottom_shape_size=”small” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#ffffff” size=”39″ font_weight=”bold” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_top=”145″ font_family=”none” align=”center” el_class=”ipham_header”]New Product Development (NPD) Assistant[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”28″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”7\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1485958573130{border-right-width: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1752143809197{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Join a leading European frozen desserts & bakery brand! 🍰 This is a great opportunity for a student or recent graduate who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6189,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17695","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17695"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51511,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17695\/revisions\/51511"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}