Innovation Marketing Manager

Intersnack; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading snacks company based in Slough is seeking an Innovation Marketing Manager to join their team. This role involves developing insight-driven products, managing the end-to-end innovation process, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in FMCG innovation or marketing, a proven track record of launching successful products, and strong stakeholder management skills. Offering a competitive salary, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits, this position is perfect for someone ready to make an impact in the food industry.

Benefits

£6,000 car cash allowance

Annual bonus scheme

Comprehensive healthcare support

KP Pension Plan

25 days holiday with option to buy more

KP4ME benefits platform

Qualifications

• Significant experience in FMCG innovation or marketing, ideally within the food industry.
• Proven track record of launching successful, insight-led products that deliver commercial results.
• Strong understanding of consumer research, category dynamics and brand growth strategies.
• Experience managing complex projects through Stage Gate processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to build commercially sound business cases.
• Highly competent in PowerPoint and Excel; experience with Nielsen Answers and Kantar WorldPanel Online is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop consumer-led propositions that deliver category growth and commercial value.
• Lead the end-to-end innovation process, ensuring projects are insight-driven and commercially viable.
• Create compelling concepts for research and consumer testing.
• Build robust business cases for new product development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovation.
• Manage timelines and budgets for innovation projects.
• Influence senior stakeholders and secure buy-in for proposals.
• Monitor market performance of launched products and identify opportunities for optimisation.
• Work closely with Intersnack Group colleagues to align on objectives.

Skills

Experience in FMCG innovation or marketing

Launching successful, insight-led products

Understanding of consumer research

Project management through Stage Gate

Stakeholder management

Strong financial acumen

Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel

Tools

Nielsen Answers

Kantar WorldPanel Online

Job description

Innovation Marketing Manager

Slough (Head Office) with some travel to other sites.

We operate a dynamic working model built on trust, choice and balance. Colleagues typically connect in person 3 days per week, as we know the best ideas and relationships grow when we collaborate side by side.

We also offer Dynamic Friday Hours, giving colleagues the opportunity to flex their time and finish early on a Friday, where the role allows.

Join our snack-loving team

We’re looking for an Innovation Marketing Manager to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role

This is a key role within our Marketing team, reporting to the Head of Innovation. You’ll help grow our business by developing insight-driven, profitable and sustainable new products that excite our customers and lead category growth. You’ll take creative ideas from consumer insights and turn them into reality, working cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders to deliver innovation that makes a difference.

What’s in it for you?

We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer :

• £6,000 car cash allowance.
• Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement
• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care
• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary
• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more
• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Identify and develop consumer-led propositions that deliver category growth and commercial value, using deep knowledge of consumers, brands, and market trends
• Lead the end-to-end innovation process, from idea generation through Stage Gate, ensuring projects are insight-driven and commercially viable
• Create compelling concepts for research and consumer testing, translating insights into actionable product ideas
• Build robust business cases for new product development, including financial modelling and risk assessment
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Brand Marketing, Research & Insights, Product Development, Category Management, Shopper Marketing and Commercial teams
• Manage timelines and budgets for innovation projects, ensuring delivery against agreed milestones
• Influence senior stakeholders and secure buy-in for innovation proposals, presenting clear and persuasive recommendations
• Monitor market performance of launched products and identify opportunities for optimisation and future growth
• Work closely with Intersnack Group colleagues across Europe to share best practice and align on innovation objectives

Who are we?

We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion

We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring :

• Significant experience in FMCG innovation or marketing, ideally within the food industry
• Proven track record of launching successful, insight-led products that deliver commercial results
• Strong understanding of consumer research, category dynamics and brand growth strategies
• Experience managing complex projects through Stage Gate processes
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders
• Strong financial acumen and ability to build commercially sound business cases
• Highly competent in PowerPoint and Excel; experience with Nielsen Answers and Kantar WorldPanel Online is advantageous