Product Portfolio and Master Data Manager

The Magnum Ice Cream Company; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive pay

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing support

Time off and recharge

Learning and development

Location-based benefits

Job summary

The Magnum Ice Cream Company seeks a Product Portfolio and Master Data Manager to own UKI product data accuracy, including nutrition, packaging, pricing and regulatory data. You will coordinate data changes with Commercial, Technical, Supply Chain, Marketing and Finance teams and manage investor board processes for launches.

Working across Brand Managers and EU Marketing Ops, you’ll monitor stage gates, highlight risks, and ensure timely communication and documentation to support decisions and

Qualifications

• Experience managing product data in a high-innovation FMCG environment.
• Proactive with data governance and issue resolution.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent Excel skills; comfortable using AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Product Master Data accuracy for UKI business across data domains.
• Coordinate data changes and ensure alignment across teams.
• Own end-to-end coordination of customer New Line Forms (NLFs).
• Communicate product changes to stakeholders and track delivery timelines.
• Maintain pricing hierarchies and MOP structures with finance and marketing.
• Coordinate Investor Board processes for innovation projects.
• Track stage gates, risks, and launch readiness.
• Improve data processes and governance to increase efficiency.

Skills

Data governance

Product data

Stakeholder management

Excel

AI tools

Tools

Excel

Data governance systems

Job description

Life tastes better with ice cream With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.

Life tastes better with ice cream With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.

What Truly Sets Us Apart Is How We Work.

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done. We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

Job Title : Product Portfolio and Master Data Manager

Work Level : 2A

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly a division of Unilever) is now a standalone, independent, EUR 7.9 billion publicly listed company. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream. We dream big but keep things simple to act fast. If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!

The role

This role owns Product Master Data accuracy for the UKI Ice Cream business, ensuring information is complete, accurate and available for both internal teams and external customers. You'll oversee a broad range of product data, including nutritional information, packaging specifications, pricing, artwork and regulatory requirements, proactively identifying and resolving issues to maintain data integrity and support effective business decision-making. Working across Commercial, Technical, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance and EU Marketing Ops teams, you'll coordinate product and data changes, ensuring stakeholders remain aligned and key information is communicated accurately and on time. You'll also coordinate the Investor Board process for new product launches, maintaining visibility of the UK innovation calendar and providing an up-to-date view of the launch pipeline. Working closely with Brand Managers, you'll monitor progress against agreed stage gates, track decisions and actions, and highlight risks or delays that could impact in-market timings.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Maintaining Product Master Data accuracy for the UKI Ice Cream business, ensuring critical product information including commodity codes, GTINs, dimensions, weights, shelf-life, nutritional, regulatory and sustainability-related data remains complete, accurate and compliant with internal and external requirements.
• Managing data quality issues and workflow exceptions, coordinating corrective actions with stakeholders and proactively identifying risks that could impact product launches, customer requirements or business operations.
• Owning end-to-end coordination of customer New Line Forms (NLFs), including the management of supporting information and product samples where required.
• Acting as the central point for product change communications, ensuring stakeholders across Commercial, Technical, Supply Chain, Finance, CSP and Marketing teams are aligned on upcoming changes, key dependencies and delivery timelines.
• Partnering with Marketing, CSP and Finance teams to maintain MOP structures and pricing hierarchies, ensuring accurate product setup, reporting and downstream execution.
• Coordinating the Investor Board process for innovation projects, including scheduling meetings, maintaining records of decisions and actions, and providing visibility of the UK innovation pipeline and launch calendar.
• Monitoring progress against agreed stage gates and maintaining the project risk register, highlighting risks, delays and dependencies that could impact launch readiness, in-market timings or first-order availability.
• Driving continuous improvement of product data processes and governance, identifying opportunities to simplify ways of working, improve data quality and increase operational efficiency.

We're Looking For Someone Who

Has experience managing product data within a high-innovation FMCG environment and is confident coordinating multiple stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely outcomes. Understands product lifecycle management, data governance and the role high-quality product data plays in supporting successful business operations.

Brings a proactive and solutions-focused mindset, with the ability to identify risks, resolve issues and build strong working relationships across teams. Communicates clearly and effectively, ensuring stakeholders have the information they need to make decisions and keep initiatives moving forward.

• Strong data management skills, including advanced Excel and confident use of AI tools
• Skilled at stakeholder engagement, with close attention to detail and experience managing data quality and resolving issues across multiple systems
• Thinks end-to-end and takes ownership of results.
• Is comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving organisation.
• Values collaboration, clarity and low-ego ways of working.

What You'll Get

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes

• Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards
• Flexible ways of working
• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
• Time off to rest and recharge
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Specific benefits vary by location

About The Magnum Ice Cream Company

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

About

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly part of Unilever) is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it. Here’s what defines success in our organization :

• We are all about growth
• We operate with speed and simplicity
• We win together with fun
• We boldly innovate to disrupt our industry
• We care and challenge
• We are experts in the Ice Cream Category

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could!

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact
• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done
• Continuous learning and development as the business grows
• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Additional Information

If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know. The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.