A bit about us.

Grind is a coffee company that lives in London. Since opening Shoreditch Grind in 2011, we've expanded across London with cafés, coffee trucks and a state-of-the-art coffee roastery. Today, we serve millions of cups of coffee across London and the UK each year, and we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of people make better, more sustainable coffee at home.

You’ll find our coffee beans, compostable coffee pods and ready-to-drink coffee cans - in supermarkets across the UK and in hotels around the world.

Based in Shoreditch, we have a team of talented people working on everything from product development to finance, to customer experience. We’re looking for someone to join our growing team and help us in building the future of Grind.

We think coffee can be a force for good. Whether it's through creating the UK's first compostable coffee pods, our plastic-free packaging or carbon-free shipping - we're on a mission to be the world's most sustainable coffee company. In 2023, we created our charity, the Better Coffee Foundation, to undo the damage done by the global coffee industry - in our first year, we recovered 43 million pods' worth of ocean-bound plastic.

A bit about the role.

As NPD Project Manager, you'll be working with us to bring to life the next generation of Grind products. This role will manage product development end-to-end for non-consumable items - bringing their experience in sourcing or buying to deliver incredible new products to Grind customers.

This role will own our product development pipeline from ideation to final delivery - working and collaborating with people from across Grind. We’re a fast-moving business, and we’re looking for someone to seek out new trends and ideas, bring them to the table and then make them a reality.

There will be hands-on development work, as well as taking responsibility for the end-to-end management of the product development lifecycle; ensuring the successful delivery of the innovation pipeline from concept to launch. This will mean building and owning critical paths for product development with manufacturing partners in the UK and overseas before working with our operations teams to handover to internal teams.

Role responsibilities;

• Managing the product development process from the concept, brief writing & approval.
• Working cross functionally with several departments to develop new product concepts and packaging.
• Researching and keeping up to date with competitor and innovation trends and exploring new ways to develop products.
• Negotiating with suppliers in order to optimise costs while maintaining product quality and performance.
• Assisting with sourcing and developing supplier base.
• Ensuring that products adhere to relevant industry regulations and standards.
• Managing the necessary documentation and certifications for product compliance of new products if needed.
• Working on packaging design and concept development and reviewing all artworks pre-production.
• Creating and maintaining detailed project documentation, including project plans, reports, status updates and sample tracking.

• A very high standard or written communication.
• Experience sourcing or buying new products for a retailer or relevant brand.
• A proven track record of delivering projects from idea to reality.
• A reasonable understanding quality assessment and compliance. 
• Commercial awareness, a savvy understanding of trends.

Diversity and Inclusion. 

Grind is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or disability status.

If there are any adjustments you need to help you bring your best self to an interview with us please let us know.

Benefits and perks

• 25 days of holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
• Access to our company wellness scheme
• Full access to our Mental Health Service - at all times of the year
• Great company staff discounts for friends and family
• Career development opportunities in a wide range of training programmes