Product Coordinator

Confidential; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Product Coordinator to provide administrative and operational support across the team. The role is suited to a graduate with a food science or nutritional background, passionate about food, and able to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.

The role involves panel administration, coordinating diaries, distributing product information, and supporting sampling and product submissions for awards. Strong Excel/PowerPoint skills and effective communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Recent graduates with a food science or nutrition degree.
• Strong administrative and coordination skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage administration and scheduling of panels.
• Distribute product information to Product Managers.
• Maintain diaries and schedules for onsite reviews.
• Track product panel outcomes and sampling schedules.
• Coordinate product deliveries and sampling sessions.
• Support submission of products into industry awards.
• Collaborate with PR and Events teams.
• Provide general administrative support.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Communication

Organization

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Food science degree

Nutrition degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

We are working with a leading manufacturing and retailer who are looking for an engaging and highly organised Product Coordinator to join their team to support with all administrative and operational support to the wider team. This varied role, is an ideal opportunity for a graduate who has recently completed their studies within a food science or nutritional based degree. The successful candidate will be passionate about food, highly detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously; key duties will include;

• Manage the administration and scheduling of panels.
• Distribute product information to Product Managers
• Maintain schedules and coordinate diaries for those attending onsite reviews
• Track product panel outcomes
• Prepare rooms, ensuring all materials and products are ready for evaluation
• Coordinate and maintain product sampling schedules
• Arrange product deliveries
• Support and participate in sampling sessions
• Ensure products are prepared and presented
• Support the submission of products into relevant industry awards
• Work closely with PR and Events teams
• Provide general administrative support
• Assist with all project administration and coordination activities
• Support trend research and market insight gathering

This is a challenging opportunity and ideal for a candidate who has an interest in both business administration and food science. This hybrid role, would be a great first step within a Product Development opportunity. The successful candidate will be;

• Experience within food manufacturing, retail, product development or FMCG
• Knowledge of market trends and competitor analysis
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
• Strong administrative and coordination skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience maintaining trackers, schedules and reporting documents
• Comfortable working in a product development environment
• Strong problem-solving skills