Company description:

We are FBC UK, Fox’s Burton’s Companies! ……-And we bake the UK’s most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton’s Biscuits and Fox’s Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox’s, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Ilse of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing employees across all our locations. 

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.

We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of €12.7 billion (2020-21).

Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Jacobs, and LU branded products. In addition, we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailer-branded products.

Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.

And don’t forget… work hard but play harder!

Job description:

The successful candidate will be working with the Private Label & key strategic business Partners team. You will be dreaming up initial concepts, developing them with the R&D Team and working with the Customer Development Managers to sell them into the customer.

Supporting the Customer Development Managers, you will ensure new concepts are backed with insight led, customer specific rationales for each workstream and carefully manage implementation to meet deadlines and on budget. You will collaborate with the Project Management team to ensure projects are running on time and ensure that all Project documentation is kept up to date and accurate.

You will have an understanding of product development process from concept to launch and will be confident in using technical IT support systems.

This role will require the successful candidate to be flexible and be willing to travel on occasion.

Other key actions will be but not limited to:

• Supporting NPD, exploring key food and ingredient trends, new technology and processes to brainstorm products which are innovative and ahead of our competitors.
• Take concept briefs, interpret, and cascade to key functions to ensure project delivery. Co-Create recipes with the R&D team which fulfil project objectives.
• Apply personal experience and/or observations to suggest new concepts.
• Organization of customer samples.
• Working closely with peer Product Developers to ensure common best practices are kept across the business and across different retailers.
• Working with the R&D team to ensure the any NPD meets both the product and packaging brief

Profile description:

Qualifications:

• A degree or equivalent experience in a food-related subject and knowledge of product development process and technical systems.

Experience:             

• Previous product development experience in FMCG private label manufacturer or retailer.
• Must have experience of working in a fast-paced environment and working under pressure to deliver against internal and external expectations.
• Must have confidence in dealing with numerical data, be it recipes and/or P&Ls.
• Evidence of developing products and/or services is highly desirable as well as understanding of the product development and stage gate processes.
• A good understanding of end-to-end manufacturing S&OP processes including demand and supply planning, costing and stage gate processes.
• Evidence of working cross functionally to deliver projects is desirable.
• Experience of presenting skills – internal & external Customers presentations

Skills:

• Must be extremely organised and have excellent time management working towards deadlines.
• Drive, energy and enthusiasm – a good self-starter and a quick learner.
• Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills with wider time and external customers.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Passion for creativity in food / bakery
• A desire for continuous learning and self-progression