We are not supporting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.
We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support.
We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix especially within our Recruitment processes.
We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and personalities ; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply! No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills and/ or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow.
You might not be right for the role, yet but we are always looking for talented people!
Closing date: 13th April 2025
Interview process: Two Stage Interview Process
Working pattern: Hybrid but you will need to flexible depending on team tasks and resources. Weetabix Wednesday is a non-negotiable where we all come into the office for business partnering and meetings.
The recipe!
The purpose of this role is to leverage insights to uncover valuable opportunities, guide strategic decision-making, and formulate effective brand strategies that fuel business growth. Ensuring that Weetabix stays ahead of the curve by consistently introducing product upgrades and innovations that boost profitability and scale.
The role demands determination, resilience, persistence, and a steadfast dedication to overcoming challenges.
Ensuring we remain fit for the future through scanning, appraising, and anticipating evolving consumer trends
Continual monitoring of challenger brands that may hold promise for us in proposition and positioning
Ensuring all innovation is consumer centric, meets the needs of our customers, and delivers for the business.
Collaboration with cross functional teams including finance, brand, operations, procurement, category, commercial and technical to drive innovation projects through the stage gate.
Research project lead and responsibility for innovation development - from idea to implementation
CDP Delivery (Concept Development Paper)
Collate all relevant insights and market data into topline consumer opportunity
Align with category and brand on the triple win opportunity
Ensure concept has been validated and relative learnings and optimisation captured (Kantar)
Liaise with key teams, inc. Tech NPD and collate topline timings, risks & challenges
Stakeholdering and approval at ISG
PIP (Project Initiation Paper)
Collate P&L assumptions (volume (IVY), pricing, promo plan, pcos, launch timings etc) and align with relevant teams (category, rev man, tech NPD and Ops finance)
Develop P&L scenarios with finance
Detailed timeline & resource requirements scoped (IPM to support)
Stakeholdering and approval at ISG
FTR (Factory Trial Request)
Begin commercial meetings and build robust launch plans by account
Support IPM at ISG for approval
BP (Business Plan)
Final launch plan thinking inc. learnings from CLT/HUT
Detailed assumptions by account (ROS/dist/launch date/Promo)
Final P&L
Final launch timeline
Requirements
Non-negotiables:
How to get to great ideas knowledge of different approaches to concept development
Strong influencer ability to form teams cross functionally
Effective communicator who can articulate clearly and succinctly at all levels across the business
Differences between, and when to use, qualitative and quantitative methodologies
Alignment to Weetabix values
Are always curious to finding new ways to do business!
Have the ability to demonstrate how you keep up to date in your field of expertise
Nice to haves:
P&L management
Evidence of making actionable recommendations that have delivered results
Strong commercial awareness & an understanding of levers to drive revenue
P&L acumen, with ability to challenge and appraise all elements
Benefits
Competitive salary & Annual Flexible benefits
Annual bonus
Excellent Double-matched ER contributed pension scheme up to 12% from us
Annual Salary review
Healthcare plan
Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)
To support our employees we also offer:
Maternity Pay / Paternity leave
Dependants and Carers Leave
Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment
Neonatal Care Leave
Flexible Working Policies
Working Parents Support Group
Check out our website for more information: https://weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/careers/
Please Note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.
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