Senior Product & Innovations Manager

cameo s.p.a.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in Leeds is seeking a Senior Product & Innovations Manager to cover maternity leave. The role focuses on managing a diverse product portfolio and spearheading innovation. The ideal candidate will leverage consumer insights to create market-leading products and lead a talented team in a hybrid work environment. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including hybrid working, annual leave, and health care.

Benefits

Hybrid working pattern

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private health care

Employee referral scheme

Onsite free car park

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing and managing a portfolio of products.
• Understanding meaningful consumer insights for category-leading innovation.
• Ability to problem solve and influence stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of our cake portfolio by building a pipeline of products.
• Inspire and coach a talented team to influence stakeholders.
• Steer cross-functional projects to drive innovation.

Skills

Portfolio management

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Data-driven insights

Problem-solving

Job description

Senior Product & Innovations Manager

Marketing | Leeds | Full Time | Temporary

We are Dr. Oetker. Since our beginnings, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts at the core of our business, as well as digital platforms and services – we create the "Taste of Home" for millions around the world with you.

Are you ready for a new challenge? Then take your next step.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Great news! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Product & Innovation Manager to join our Cake Marketing Team. This is an interim role to cover maternity leave, we’re ideally looking for someone to join us in March 2026 for 12 months.
We’re looking for a bold, commercially savvy leader who thrives on turning insight into innovation. You’ll shape the future of our cake portfolio by building a pipeline of category-leading products that excite consumers and strengthen our market position. From managing a diverse portfolio and spotting growth opportunities to steering cross-functional projects through our gate process, you’ll be the driving force behind our innovation agenda. Along the way, you’ll inspire and coach a talented team, influence stakeholders across the business, and ensure our brands stay ahead of the curve.

As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time!

A career at Dr. Oetker will provide you with:

• Valuable experience in FMCG building brands that are loved by consumers and can be found in over 50% of households in the UK.
• The opportunity to shape the future of our product portfolio, developing insight led, first to market innovation.
• A great work life balance with the opportunity to work in a creative, supportive and high performing team.
• Plenty of delicious cake and pizza!

WHAT YOU BRING

• Proven experience in developing and managing a portfolio of products, from understanding market performance to managing profitability and life cycle.
• An understanding of how to get to meaningful consumer insights, and how to turn those insights into category leading innovation.
• Able to use both data and research to shape projects, build business cases and create compelling sell in stories for retailers.
• A can do attitude and positive outlook with the ability to problem solve and influence key stakeholders and departments within the business.
• Bring out the best in your team through strong leadership, mentoring, motivation and a passion for innovation.

The role will be based from our Leeds Head Office (Thorpe Park, Leeds) and we are currently working to a hybrid working model where 2/3 days per week are home working. You do need to be able to commute to our Leeds Head Office, Leyland Production site and other external locations for face to face collaboration and to meet business requirements.

WHAT WE OFFER

The Senior Product & Innovation Manager role offers a competitive salary alongside many other benefits including;

• Hybrid working pattern (minimum of 2 days a week office based)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Free life assurance 4x annual salary
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee contributions, 6% employer contributions)
• Private health care provided by Bupa (single cover)
• Health Care Cash Plan Scheme (provided by Bupa)
• Annual healthy heart MOTs
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• State of the art office environment with free wifi, tea, coffee, fruit and snacks
• Onsite free car park
• Employee referral scheme (£350 per referral, you’ll want to tell your friends and family all about us!)
• Incentivised employee suggestion schemes
• Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 years and beyond
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye test vouchers
• A great place to work and access to our cake & pizza products!

We look forward to your online application. Just click the "Apply now" button, and you're good to go. Still have questions? Then please feel free to reach out to us directly.

Dr. Oetker is an equal opportunities employer. We continuously work to shape and live in a corporate culture where everyone feels welcome. At Dr. Oetker, your personality and qualifications are what count. Not gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation, and identity.

Dr. Oetker (UK) Limited