New Product Development Manager - Better-For-You & Beyond

Build the products everyone's talking about.

Protein donuts? Functional snacks? Licensed brands? Something Australia's never seen before?

If creating exciting food products gets you fired up, this could be your dream role.

At Daniel's, we're famous for making people smile with incredible donuts. But we're not stopping there. We're building the next generation of better-for-you products, licensed brands and innovative food ranges that will be sold across supermarkets, convenience stores, airlines, foodservice and retailers throughout Australia.

We're looking for an experienced New Product Development Manager to help bring those ideas to life.

This is a brand-new role working directly with our COO, taking products from the first sketch on a whiteboard all the way to supermarket shelves.

If you love creating products, solving problems and making things happen, keep reading.

🍩 About Daniel's

Daniel's Donuts has grown from one small store into one of Australia's fastest-growing bakery manufacturers.

Today we supply our own stores, major retailers, supermarkets, convenience chains, foodservice customers and airlines across the country—and we're only just getting started.

Innovation is a huge part of what we do, and we're investing heavily in new categories including:

· High-protein and better-for-you products

· Licensed brands

· Contract manufacturing

· Exciting new food categories beyond donuts

That's where you come in.

🚀 What you'll be doing

You'll own the journey from "What if we made..." to "It's on the shelf."

That means you'll:

· Develop exciting new better-for-you and non-core food products

· Turn concepts into commercially viable products customers love

· Source and qualify contract manufacturers in Australia and overseas

· Manage factory trials, product testing and first production runs

· Own specifications, nutritional panels, allergens, shelf-life and regulatory compliance

· Work closely with Procurement, Operations, Sales and Marketing to deliver successful launches

· Keep projects moving quickly while balancing quality, cost and timelines

· Help shape the future product roadmap for Daniel's

🎯 What we're looking for

· A degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related field (you know your way around the science of great food!)

· Around 3–5 years of experience bringing delicious food products to life

· A proven track record of turning great ideas into successful products on the shelf

· Experience working with contract manufacturers and building strong production partnerships

· Solid knowledge of FSANZ standards, food labelling, and regulatory requirements—you keep us compliant while keeping things tasty

· Experience with high-protein, functional, or better-for-you products? That's a big bonus!

· Strong project management skills—you can keep multiple product launches moving without breaking a sweat

· A hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude. You're happiest testing, tasting, tweaking, and making things happen, not just talking about them.

❤️ Why you'll love working here

Because you'll actually get to build things.

Not spend two years in committee meetings.

You'll have genuine ownership, direct access to senior leadership and the opportunity to see your ideas become products that thousands of Australians buy every day.

You'll also enjoy:

· Working directly with our COO on strategic innovation

· A business that moves fast and backs good ideas

· The opportunity to build entirely new product categories

· A growing Australian success story with ambitious expansion plans

🍩 Ready to create what's next?

If you're passionate about food innovation, love taking products from concept to commercial reality and want to help shape the future of one of Australia's fastest-growing food businesses—we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and a short cover letter telling us about a product you're proud to have launched.