Product Development Officer at AACE Foods Processing and Distribution Limited

AACE Foods is into food processing, packaging, marketing and distribution of nutritious and tasty products made from the best of West Africa’s fruits, herbs, vegetables and cereals. The main product lines consist of spices, spreads, sauces and complimentary food that excite and satisfy institutional, commercial and retail customers across Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product Development Officer

Location: Ogun

Primary Purpose

The product development officer of AACE Foods will be expected to innovate, generate and manage new products, processes and product improvement projects that expand customer base and contribute to profitability.

Job Description

Generate ideas for new products and research feasibility in terms of profitability, resource availability and compliance with regulations
Plan, organize and oversee process or production trials, making improvements or modifications to current processes and formulating new production processes or stages within processes
Introduce and market new products by developing time-integrated plans, and preparing return-on-investment analyses with sales, advertising, production and accounts.
Recommend the scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes
Assess market competition by comparing the company’s product to competitors’ products
Maintain knowledge on all regulatory issues as relating to the company’s products and ensures compliance
Manage projects for product life cycle development
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

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