Project Manager - FMCG

Lord Search & Selection; Frome; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company based in Frome is seeking a Project Manager to oversee development, optimisation, and improvement projects. This permanent role requires experience in FMCG and strong project management skills. With a focus on compliance and customer satisfaction, the successful candidate will lead multiple initiatives in a dynamic environment and enjoy competitive benefits including a good salary and pension contributions.

Benefits

Company pension with 6% employer contribution

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company sick pay

Death in Service benefit

Wellbeing initiatives including free eye tests

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG, Food manufacturing or Food transformation.
• Confident in leading customer meetings.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Primary contact for customers on development and improvement projects.
• Coordinate departments for product launch.
• Manage end-to-end packaging development.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Flexibility

Self-motivation

Education

Degree in food technology or food science

Job description

Thrive Group is pleased to be working with a market-leading company based in Frome, actively seeking to hire a Project Manager on a permanent basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the main point of contact for customers regarding development, optimisation, and improvement projects from brief to launch.
• Coordinate between all departments to ensure smooth launch of new products or changes in the factory.
• Manage end-to-end packaging development, including process and legal checks, from development and design to sign-off for projects and legal updates.
• Organise industrial trials, communicate results, and follow up on actions and improvements.
• Ensure compliance with production, quality, legal, and customer requirements.

Requirements:

• Experience in FMCG, Food manufacturing, Food transformation, or NPD.
• Confident communicator capable of leading customer meetings.
• Flexible working hours and willingness to travel to client sites.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Self-motivated with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Educational background in food technology or food science (ideally a degree).

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:30 (site-based role).
• Market leader in their sector.
• Company pension with 6% employer contribution (subject to contract).
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company sick pay.
• 4x Death in Service benefit.
• Wellbeing initiatives, including free eye tests and contributions to prescription lenses.

Next Steps:

If interested, please email sarah. removed). Thrive Group acts as an employment agency for this vacancy.

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