Product & Brand Manager - 18m FTC at Booker | Northampton, North Northamptonshire, UK

Booker

Product & Brand Manager - 18m FTC

Northampton, North Northamptonshire, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelTemporary

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end delivery of customer propositions within a brand-aligned product area, coordinating cross-functional teams from concept through launch while shaping category growth and partner collaboration.

Define and drive the proposition, ensuring brand guidelines and customer value are central.
Lead category-building pipelines, supplier engagement, and design/artwork processes to ensure timely launches.
Track market trends, packaging and competitor activity to inform strategy and maximise impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Defining, developing & driving the proposition for your product area in line with the overarching brand plan.
Supporting the strategic roles and intent/category planning process to drive growth.
Be a custodian for our Own Brand, owning and developing, implementing and oversee the brand keys and guidelines.
Pro actively assessing and driving the quality agenda of our ranges.
Be accountable for the end to end delivery of any new products.
Working with cross-functional teams to turn concepts into propositions across the 6P's.
Supporting the roles and intent planning process for category building pipelines and platforms for growth.
Visiting our supplier partners to understand their production capabilities for future opportunities.
Keeping updated with trends in product & packaging, competitor activity & market dynamics & sharing with the team
Actively using the Tesco platform of Insight Out as a key data source

Requirements

Previous experience of working in the FMCG industry within Product Development
A true passion for products
Strong data analysis to deliver a data led and informed proposition
A natural passion and curiosity for products evidenced by up to date knowledge of market, competitor and industry trends and activity
Understand the importance of brand standards and how to apply them and drive consistency in compliance
The ability to effectively engage stakeholders, continually managing expectations
Customer/market insight/commercial acumen
Be proactive and self driven and able to motivate and mentor others
Highly organised and able to manage different priorities and workflows
Project management experience with focus on continuous improvement

Benefits

A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.

Booker

Be part of something special. Join our team at Booker!Booker Group is recognised as the UK's leading food and drink wholesaler, serving c.1 million customers across the UK through our national network of distribution centres, cash and carry branches and Best Food Logistics sites, with customers collecting their products from their local Branch or receiving deliveries to their business.We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.Our nationwide coverage allows us to support our customers across various sectors, including National Accounts, independent pubs, restaurants, and hotels, as well as our symbol groups; Budgens, Londis and Premier. We also serve independent convenience stores.Booker proudly supports a variety of charities across the UK. One we are particularly proud of is our partnerships with Fareshare UK and Olio to reduce food waste and repurpose surplus stock. This initiative not only helps minimise waste across our business but, more importantly, supports local communities and charities nationwide.Our business is incredibly diverse, so it takes a wide range of skills to deliver the exceptional service our customers require and have come to expect.Wherever you join us, you’ll be part of an organisation that will help your career to keep moving forward. *Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

Founded in 2004

Wellingborough, England, GBR

3.1K employees (124 in marketing)

www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk