Our client's business across the world stands out as one of the most prominent international cuisine category champions today.  With a recognised portfolio including a handful of the UK’s best-known, loved iconic heritage food brands and the latest 'new food' breakthrough products, a passion for food is what our client is all about.   As well as a strong spirit of enterprise and growth plus a packed innovation pipeline, the company has a relentless ambition to build on its well-earned reputation over many years through deeper and even more sustainable consumer and customer reach throughout Europe.

The mission is to find an ambitious, experienced Innovation Project Manager. A consummate project expert, completely adept at leading innovation strategy through stage gate timelines and critical paths, challenging current practices if there is a simpler, fast way to launch!  This highly influential role requires real ownership for numerous pipelines of innovation across ambient brands, including a revolutionary new brand that will launch in the UK in 2024 with category-busting ideas.

Your recent experience (food and drink brands) during the last 10 years as a classically trained Innovations professional is essential, and will clearly mark you out as technically skilled (Stage Gate and MS projects) as well as an intuitive 'Foodie', passionate about consumerism and innovation. You will have developed and implemented successful project processes and systems to ensure food standards are met. You have been instrumental in Innovation programmes with Board stakeholders always interested in your views. You are someone who thinks strategically yet has solid operational and commercial knowledge.

Reporting to the Head of Innovation, and part of a highly respected new team,  you’ll be charged with delivering every gate stage to timely commercialisation , constantly sharing the full process journey across both manufacturing, supply operations, sales and marketing communities.

Your career track record has instilled in you a concrete strength in leadership to influence multi-discipline teams across varying complexity.  A solid work ethic and skill in facilitation to encourage progress to final stage delivery. What’s more, you’ll have a genuine desire to express your creativity and judgment delivering inspiring food innovation.

 

Email your CV to response@simmance.co.uk

The role demands real conviction and energy - someone who wants to make a real difference. You will need a confident personality, coupled with a constantly enquiring mind and a natural ability to influence others at all levels.  Our client is looking for the right person with the right attitude to learn and do - someone who can demonstrate commercial aptitude as a food innovation entrepreneur.

 

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