Nutrition Manager

Asda; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title
Nutrition Manager
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category
Environmental Health (HEA)
Closing Date
24 April 2025

Find your Role

Asda's environmental, social and governance (ESG) programme is a key part of our growth strategy, aiming to offer accessible and affordable solutions for the growing number of customers who want to shop in a healthier and more sustainable way, and developing a more efficient and resilient value chain.

As part of our strategy, Asda is dedicated to improving the diets of our customers through our healthy and sustainable choices programme. To support this mission, we are seeking a passionate nutrition manager to join our team.

This individual will play a crucial role shaping and delivering the healthy choices strategy to drive improvements in health KPIs.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

1. Lead implementation of HFSS regulations in line with legislation, government guidance and industry best-practice.
2. Manage research, strategy development, delivery and evaluation of the Healthy & Sustainable Choices strategy. Define testing approach for health strategy propositions, evaluating and proposing strategic priorities for the business.
3. Lead external partnerships with academia and external experts in nutrition, sustainability, data and behaviour change to take a holistic approach to strategy development and evaluation.
4. Represent Asda on external working groups such as BRC's Nutrition Working Group and the IGD Nutrition Forum. Contribute to discussion and maximise effectiveness of attendance for Asda's strategy.
5. Demonstrate thought leadership and inspire innovation in food, health, sustainability and tech at Asda.

Lets find out about you

1. Bachelors degree in Nutrition, Food & Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health or related field of study.
2. Associate/Registered Nutrition Status and commitment to CPD as per the AfN Code.
3. 3-5 years' experience in the food industry.
4. Strategic thinking, strategy development and execution.
5. Stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills.
6. Strong communication skills and the ability to simplify and communicate complicated scientific principles.
7. Leadership and change management skills.
8. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to draw learnings and define recommendations, with a systematic approach to problem-solving.
9. Provision and acceptance of actionable feedback to colleagues at all levels of the organisation, given with positive intent.
10. Line management experience.
11. Self-starter who works well independently, as well as across stakeholder groups of all levels across the organisation.
12. Research methods, statistical design, analysis and interpretation.
13. Project management skills.
14. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

1. Discretionary company bonus.
2. Company pension up to 7% matched.
3. Company Car allowance of £5,700.
4. 15% colleague discount in store and online.
5. Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
6. Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated.
7. Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.