Product Developer, Worldwide Grocery Store Private Brands

Amazon Jobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online retailer in the UK is seeking an experienced Product Developer to manage the lifecycle of grocery products. The ideal candidate should have strong customer focus and experience in food product development. Responsibilities include leveraging customer data for product decisions, maintaining vendor relationships, and bringing new products to market. If you're passionate about food and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is an excellent opportunity. Join and be part of a dynamic grocery team.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer-facing product development, including defining, launching, and optimizing products.
• Experience in the food industry with relevant product development experience.
• Experience of developing products throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage product lifecycle of grocery products under the brand.
• Use customer data for product decisions.
• Maintain communication and manage relationships with vendors.

Skills

Customer-facing product development

Retail experience

Culinary product development

Using customer insights

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

The Worldwide Grocery Stores Private Brands International team manage and develop our by Amazon grocery consumables brand for both the UK and pan EU, offering a mix of everyday essentials, local favourites and seasonal items we think our customers will want and love, all at great prices. Our goal is to be Earth’s most customer-centric grocery brand and we are just getting started. We are looking for people who want to join an ambitious, innovative and customer obsessed program.

The Worldwide Grocery Stores Private Brands International team is looking for a motivated Product developer with a strong customer focus, passion for great quality food and with the drive and resilience to deliver results. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and food product development skills to be part of our dynamic growing grocery team.

As a Product Developer, you will be responsible for the development of food products through all stages of the product lifecycle from insight through to product planning, development, specifications, artwork and launch. You will use customer data and insight to inform product and ranging decisions.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage the development and product lifecycle of grocery products under the by Amazon brand, including range architecture, adherence to brand values, continuous improvement, and managing the critical path.
• Use customer data and insight to inform product and ranging decisions, ensuring simplification of processes, frugality, and delivery within commercial guardrails while upholding quality.
• Maintain clear, articulate communication, manage stakeholder relationships, and build long-term relationships with vendors.
• Work cross-functionally on projects requiring detailed execution, problem solving, and autonomy.
• Leverage a background in culinary product development, with a palate and understanding of the grocery retail market, food trends, and innovation.
• Bring new food products to market with extensive experience in grocery retail.

About the team

We are a team of Product Developers passionate about food. We have a strong bias for action and are customer obsessed. We bring the customer into the heart of all product decisions. We strive to improve processes and streamline product development to deliver at pace.

Required experience

• Experience in customer-facing product development and product management, including defining, launching, and optimizing product and services
• Experience working directly in customer implementations
• Experience in consumer products and have completed at least two product life cycles
• Experience in a Product Development role, including management of adherence to critical paths and brand standards
• Experience in retail
• Experience using customer insights and data to deeply understand target customers and dive deep
• Experience working cross functionally across several teams
• Experience in food industry with relevant product development experience
• Experience of developing products in a product lifecycle

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