Innovation Development Manager in Deppers Bridge

Location: Deeside

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Recruiter: Iceland Foods

Job Hours: Full-time

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Join Iceland Foods, recognized as one of the Sunday Times Best Places To Work!

We are seeking a passionate and experienced professional from the food retail industry with a strong drive for innovation.

Experience in buying, licensing and product development is a plus!

In this role, you’ll network with suppliers in the UK and abroad, discovering new food trends and products.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to manage and develop truly innovative products. Apply now and be a part of our exciting journey!

Manages the development of new and existing Branded Exclusive Product and Supplier opportunities to drive sales and profitability for the business

Support the Head of Licensing + Innovation in delivering:

NEW branded product, new supplier innovation and ‘exclusive’ opportunities

Routes to external (non-Iceland) markets

New brands (e.g. Wheyhey) to sell to the broader market.

Initiate and build new relationships with potential manufacturing partners through to commercial agreement.

Ongoing account management of Brands on Ice, Innovation Services, Rapid Start enterprise customers including:

Annual business plans

Monthly sales and marketing updates

Innovation pipelines and NPD product sign off from the brand

Ad-hoc account management as required.

Deliver strategic category plans through the Iceland Range Review process

Works to deliver lower product costs -(full responsibility end to end)

Utilisation of ‘Plan B’ suppliers to create necessary commercial tension.

Delivery of accurate financial forecast to deadline.

Weekly reporting of accurate sales and profitability information

INNOVATION AND GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS

Work cross functionally with Iceland Development Kitchen to support in creating a pipeline of innovation for growth 12-18 months in advance

Monthly meetings with Category Buying Managers to brief opportunities and manage innovation schedule (all chambers)

Produce and deliver relevant Range Reviews, including strategic category proposals (TD and Head of Development where relevant)

Identification of key points of difference and innovation that enable a market leading product range, complimented with exclusivity agreements surrounding the supply base and/ or concepts.

Full responsibility for transposing range plans and actions into merchandising planograms.

Full accountability for the prevention/ resolution for all supply and availability issues.

Minimum of one competitor shop per fortnight to deliver increased market awareness and operational understanding.

Full knowledge of market pricing and competitivity in line with pricing rulesets.

Specialised Skills & Knowledge

Highly analytical and numerate

Excellent communication skills

Expert negotiation skills (supported by independent training)

Resilience and ability to work at pace

Food knowledge, passion, and expertise

Demonstrate wider capacity and capability to progress to Category Buying Manager

+3 years retail product commercial/ business development experience

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About Iceland Foods

iceland.co.uk

Iceland Manufacturing Ltd is part of the Iceland Foods Group who in 2014, were voted in the Sunday Times as “Best Company to work for in the UK”.
We've recently won a Judges Special Award in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2021, and our BRC rating in February 2021 was AA.

We're passionate about what we do and committed to attracting and developing the very best people. We have all our teams on one site, from Operations, Engineering, Technical and NPD to Finance, HR and Supply Chain

Based at our site in Gorton, Manchester we manufacture ready meal products for Iceland Stores and are embarking on an exciting period of growth during 2021 and beyond.

Interested in working for our team? See current vacancies on our newsfeed - or send your CV and the type of role you'd be interested in to hr@icelandmanufacturing.co.uk