Senior Development Manager

JR United Kingdom; Spalding; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider in the UK's fresh prepared food industry is seeking a Senior Development Manager in Spalding. The role focuses on managing development activities, leading teams for product innovation, and leveraging strong customer relations. This position promises a dynamic work environment with numerous benefits.

Benefits

Private medical insurance (employee & family cover)

Car allowance

Annual Bonus Scheme

Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and a customer-focused approach to innovation.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of Development activity against the agreed Development plan.
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive product development.
• Build strong customer relationships and create market-leading products.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Product Innovation

Education

Experience in food product development

Experience in chilled food manufacturing

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Senior Development Manager
We drive our own success.
Spalding
Competitive Salary
Private Health Care
Bonus Scheme
25 Days Holiday plus bank holidays
Monday to Friday
8.30 - 5pm
Permanent
Why join us?
We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more.
About the role.
This is a great opportunity for a Senior Development manger to join Bakkavor to work at our Bakkavor site in Spalding to manage the delivery of the Development activity against the agreed Development plan.
Role Accountabilities
Develop & manage the category development plan, ensuring commercial, operational, and technical alignment
Lead cross-functional teams to drive product development, delivering against customer expectations
Build strong customer relationships, managing development for a key retail client
Innovate & create market-leading products using trends, consumer insights, and category knowledge
Manage critical path processes, ensuring timely and effective product launches
Collaborate with stakeholders across Commercial, Marketing, and Operations to define category strategies
Unlock complex development challenges, driving efficiencies and improvements
About you.
Experience in food product development and chilled food manufacturing, ideally with Experience related to the relevant categories the role is responsible for
Strong project management & organisational skills
A creative & customer-focused approach to product innovation
The ability to manage multiple projects & deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Excellent stakeholder management & influencing skills
A strong understanding of category management & market trends
What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you
You'll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
• Private medical insurance (employee & family cover)
• Car allowance
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Free car parking - Site dependant

Proud to be Bakkavor
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
Find out more and apply.
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Bakkavor
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Category: Development
Location:
Spalding, GB, PE11 2BB
Date: 8 Jul 2025
Req ID: 25042

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