Senior Grocery Product Development Lead

Dunnes Stores; Ireland; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Career progression

Professional development

Job summary

Dunnes Stores, Ireland's leading retailer, seeks a Senior Product Development Manager - Grocery (Food & Non-Food) to lead development across the Dunnes Stores and Simply Better ranges. The role, based at the Head Office in Dublin, focuses on delivering innovative products with strong margins and competitive edge across value, core, and premium tiers.

The candidate will monitor markets in Ireland and the UK, build a 2-3 year roadmap, and work with Marketing and Packaging to ensure compliant,

Qualifications

• Essential: 5+ years' experience in Grocery Food or Non-Food product development.
• Strong commercial awareness with proven category development experience.
• Experience managing supplier negotiations and development processes.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience using brand compliance systems (e.g., Ziflow or equivalent).
• Data-led approach to decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, optimisation and innovation of the grocery portfolio.
• Identify gaps and build a 2-3 year product roadmap.
• Ensure margin targets and price architecture are met.
• Align attributes to customer expectations and competitive positioning.
• Translate shopper insight into viable product launches.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Packaging to ensure on-pack messaging.

Skills

Market reviews

Commercial awareness

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder influence

Brand compliance systems

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Dunnes Stores, Ireland's leading retailer, seeks a Senior Product Development Manager - Grocery (Food & Non-Food) to lead development across the Dunnes Stores and Simply Better ranges. The role, based at the Head Office in Dublin, focuses on delivering innovative products with strong margins and competitive edge across value, core, and premium tiers.

The candidate will monitor markets in Ireland and the UK, build a 2-3 year roadmap, and work with Marketing and Packaging to ensure compliant,