The Food Job Market Overview: Onwards and Upwards!
The food job market is definitely picking up. According to recruitment agencies specialising in food and drink, there are more and more food manufacturers starting to recruit again as confidence levels improve. 76% of manufacturers polled in a recent survey felt more positive about the future of their businesses this year than last year, and 65% predicted profit margins would improve.
There was cautious optimism about the recruitment market in food manufacturing despite the gloom surrounding the economy, not least because the sector had proved its resilience throughout the recession. We are also seeing companies promoting people internally and then backfilling the more junior roles.
A year ago many clients were recruiting a large number of cost reduction specialists and although this is still strong, NPD, Sales & Marketing, and Process Management recruitment are a major focus now. Retailers and manufacturers have recognised you can only play the price tune for so long - then you need to innovate and wow the consumer. In a recent survey 57% of food manufacturers were planning to invest more in new product development this year than last year.
There was cautious optimism about the recruitment market in food manufacturing despite the gloom surrounding the economy, not least because the sector had proved its resilience throughout the recession. We are also seeing companies promoting people internally and then backfilling the more junior roles.
A year ago many clients were recruiting a large number of cost reduction specialists and although this is still strong, NPD, Sales & Marketing, and Process Management recruitment are a major focus now. Retailers and manufacturers have recognised you can only play the price tune for so long - then you need to innovate and wow the consumer. In a recent survey 57% of food manufacturers were planning to invest more in new product development this year than last year.
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