Head of Development (m/f/d)
Shape the future of food service and retail – with strong leadership, organisational skills and a spirit of innovation.
Permanent
100%
Hybrid working time after coordination
01.09.2026
German
What we offer
We offer flexible working hours on a 4.5 day week, more than 30 days off a year and the option of working remotely one day a week.
Catering is very important to us, and the freshly prepared food served in our staff canteen is evidence of this for our employees.
Thanks to our travel allowance, good public transport connections and plenty of parking spaces for cars and bicycles, our employees can travel easily.
We offer professional development opportunities in an international environment. We offer a wide range of further training programmes and regular training courses on our training campus.
All employees have the opportunity to take advantage of sports, leisure and wellness programmes throughout Germany with HANSEFIT.
Our attractive additional financial benefits include a company pension scheme, holiday pay, special annual bonus, employee participation and anniversary payments.
Your tasks
Management & Organisation
- Overall responsibility for the development department at the Radolfzell site
- Ensuring efficient structures, clear processes and smooth workflows
- Planning and prioritising projects in line with company objectives
- Establishing and further developing a high-performing, forward-looking organisation
- Management & Staff Development
- Technical and managerial management of a dedicated development team
- Supporting, coaching and providing targeted development for staff
- Creating a culture of collaboration, personal responsibility and a commitment to excellence
- Exemplifying a cooperative and appreciative leadership style
Project & Process Management
- Responsibility for the planning, management and implementation of development projects
- Ensuring results are delivered on time and to a high standard
- Continuous optimisation of processes and interfaces
- Leading and participating in cross-functional projects
Understanding of the market and trends
- Monitoring and analysing market, consumer and technology trends
- Identifying and implementing relevant innovation strategies
- A keen sense of market needs in the food service or retail sectors
Cooperation and liaison
- Close collaboration with Production, Quality Assurance, Purchasing, Marketing and Sales
- Advising internal stakeholders on development-related issues
- Promoting constructive cross-functional collaboration
What you bring with you
- Several years’ management experience in product development – preferably in the food service or retail sectors
- Proven experience in project management and process control
- A degree in food technology, process engineering, food science or a comparable discipline
- Strong leadership skills, including coaching ability and talent development
- Strong assertiveness and perseverance, combined with a collaborative leadership style
- Strategic, structured and solution-oriented thinking
- Fluency in German and English
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This is what our application process looks like:
Thank you for your application! We have received your documents and will get back to you as soon as possible.
We would like to get to know you and your motivation better in the first introductory meeting – let us have a relaxed chat and find out together whether we are a good match.
In the second interview, we will get to know each other better and talk about your skills and the next steps at our company – we look forward to continuing our dialogue with you. For some positions, an assessment may still be required - if this is the case, you will be informed in good time.
Congratulations, you have won us over and we you! We are now finalising the process and look forward to welcoming you to our team soon.
