Product Development Manager ( job share )

Greencore Group plc; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK seeks a Product Development Manager to oversee the delivery of new food concepts and projects. This is a job-share role requiring strong project management and creative thinking. You'll work with internal and customer teams, ensuring timely delivery from concept to launch. The ideal candidate has proven experience in food manufacturing, excellent communication skills, and a passion for food. Benefits include competitive salary, holiday allowance, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

25 days Holidays plus bank holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Enhanced Parental Leave

Company share save scheme

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product development within food manufacturing.
• Confident communicator who can influence at all levels.
• Creative thinker with genuine passion for food.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development briefs from concept to launch.
• Manage multiple workstreams and drive progress.
• Build strong relationships with customers and buyers.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Creativity

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Job description

We have an excellent opportunity for a Product Development Manager to join our team at our team in Manton Wood. This is a job-share position, working three days per week to cover a 12-month maternity leave., As Product Development Manager, you'll lead the delivery of new and exciting food concepts, ensuring projects move seamlessly from idea to launch. You'll work closely with the customer and internal teams to manage multiple briefs, bringing creativity and strategic thinking to every stage of development.,

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of development briefs from concept through to launch, ensuring each project is delivered on time and in full.
• Managing the critical path and driving progress across multiple workstreams.
• Building and maintaining a strong, collaborative relationship with our customers technologists and buyers.
• Bringing strategic insight and forward-thinking to future development plans, helping the team stay ahead of trends and customer expectations.
• Encouraging innovation, creativity, and excellence in every product we deliver.
• Leading with influence and confidence, ensuring clarity and momentum across the team.
• Supporting and mentoring technologists and developers, helping them to grow and succeed.

This role will require some travel to our Atherstone site and therefore the successful applicant will need a valid UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product development within food manufacturing.
• Strong project management skills with a proven ability to manage the critical path and multiple briefs.
• A confident, collaborative communicator with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Creative thinker with a strong commercial awareness and genuine passion for food.
• A natural leader who can inspire, challenge, and drive progress.

Why Greencore

We're one of the UK's leading producer of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY24, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.8bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• 25 days Holidays plus bank holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform