Direct message the job poster from Green Gourmet Ltd | Certified B Corp
Marvel FMCG is proud to be partnered with Green Gourmet on their search for a Product Development Manager.
This is a role for a candidate who loves that end-to-end process within food innovation. You will get to do this in an extremely forward-thinking, agile, and purpose-led business.
Why this role?
* An opportunity to work with a B Corp certified business that puts people at the heart of everything they do.
* This is an integral role for the growth of the business.
* You will have significant autonomy to be a creative Product Manager.
Ways of working: 2 days a week in Stroud office.
Who are Green Gourmet?
Green Gourmet is a B Corp food innovation company creating frozen foodservice products for the Education, Travel, and Retail markets. They thrive in solving problems for customers that others cannot and are growing their business significantly year on year. They are looking for talented individuals to join their team and push the business forward.
What you will be doing...
* We are looking for a curious, focused, and dynamic Product Development Manager to manage a portfolio of products from inception to launch, managing projects and integrating with Quality & Compliance, Supply Chain, Sales, and 3rd party manufacturers to bring innovative and right-fit foodservice products to market on time and within budget.
* This is an integral role to the business that is focused on developing new products utilizing the knowledge within the team whilst managing relationships with 3rd party manufacturers to ensure a high-quality end product.
* Regularly conducting factory site visits across the UK and Europe to develop relationships, review production, and identify areas for improvements.
* Run and be part of weekly on-site Green Gourmet tasting panels to assess batch consistency and quality across products.
* Throughout your role, view all aspects of product development through the lens of sustainability, ensuring that Green Gourmet is advocating and implementing sustainable practices internally and with their third-party manufacturers from both an environmental and ethical perspective.
* Ensuring Green Gourmet meets their Planet objectives through regular monitoring and review of their environmental impact reporting and working with supplier partners to reduce their impact wherever possible.
What are we looking for?
A food lover. We would love someone who is operating in the Foodservice arena and has a good understanding of food production. Experience in the factory setting and knowledge of what is involved from idea inception to a final product being launched would be great.
Ideally, you would have an inquisitive nature while focused on achieving the end point on time and within budget. Able to balance multiple projects and work in a dynamic way, collaborating across the team to move initiatives forward.
If you would like to know more, then please get in touch with Rich Howell for an initial conversation at rich@marvelfmcg.co.uk.
Marvel FMCG values a diverse workforce. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Marketing
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Food and Beverage Services
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