Product Development & Technical Manager | Sydney

Job Description

The Opportunity

We're looking for a senior, hands-on Product Development & Technical Manager to lead our Flavour Enhancers portfolio (dressings, sauces, mayonnaise and vinegar).

This is an end-to-end ownership role — from bench to factory to market — where you'll translate strategy into technically robust, commercially viable products that perform at scale. You'll play a key role in lifting technical standards, embedding capability, and driving smarter, faster ways of working across R&D.

What You Will Do

• Own the Flavour Enhancers portfolio across innovation, product and process development, and technical improvement.
• Lead bench and factory trials, designing and validating robust formulations and processes that scale and perform in market.
• Set and embed best-practice formulation and process standards, turning learnings into lasting capability.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, improving speed-to-market, product robustness and technical knowledge.
• Partner closely with Quality, Operations, Regulatory, Packaging, Marketing, Sales and suppliers to deliver outcomes.
• Apply structured problem-solving to resolve issues, manage risk and prioritise competing demands effectively.

What You Will Bring

Technical & Commercial

• Deep product development experience in liquid grocery / emulsion-based categories (dressings, sauces, mayonnaise, condiments).
• Strong commercial acumen, balancing customer, operational and financial needs in technical decisions.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Ways of Working & Leadership

• High ownership and resilience — you stay solutions-focused under pressure and manage ambiguity with confidence.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and align expectations.
• Growth mindset with a passion for learning, feedback and lifting team capability.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering or similar.
• 7+ years' experience in FMCG product development or technical roles with category ownership.

Who We Are

At Goodman Fielder, our purpose is making everyday food better for everyone.
We're behind some of Australia's most iconic food brands and are committed to innovation, quality and growth across our end-to-end value chain.

Benefits

• Hybrid working in our Macquarie Park offices.
• High-impact, visible role shaping a key growth platform.
• Hands-on technical leadership with real influence on products and processes.
• Strong exposure to senior leaders and the full FMCG value chain.
• Ongoing development across technical, commercial and leadership capability.