Who we are We're Mller UK & Ireland, a family-run dairy business and we're experts at what we do.
Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we're super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single, day.
And, as the UK's most popular dairy brand, we're always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, putting sustainability at the heart of everything we do.
And that's just the start, with ambitious plans to grow, while continuing to make a real difference for the planet, our partners and people, we're looking for a team of fridge-fillers and self-starters to help us on our mission to put a smile on the nation's face.
Innovation Manager Location: Market Drayton (Hybrid) Contract Type: Permanent Working Pattern: Full Time Mller
- As an Innovation Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of our brands by leading the development of new ideas from concept to scale-up.
Your Role You'll be responsible for delivering innovation across all Mller brands, aligned to strategic priorities and consumer need states.
Working cross-functionally, you'll lead projects through our stage gate process, build compelling business cases, and ensure successful handover to brand teams.
What You'll Do Lead innovation projects from idea to scale up, prior to a collaborative handover with the brand teams Deliver new Innovation projects across all Mller brands, which are inline to strategic, category and consumer need states.
Project manage innovation launches through the stage gate process and internal approval project reviews and gate approval meetings, building strong business cases for new projects Project manage innovation projects from idea to scale up, prior to a collaborative handover with the brand teams Lead and drive cross-functional teams to deliver validated concepts to market.
Manage project timelines including a critical path of activities that will be used to drive delivery by cross-functional teams to key milestones Challenge and proactively seek out new consumer needs and opportunities that deliver solutions for consumers Work closely with the Consumer Insights team to validate concepts and provide compelling consumer rationale for innovation projects Work with Procurement, Packaging and Engineering to identify how to make new ideas viable across our Muller and co-man network or source new solutions Monitor consumer trends to help inspire future thinking Line management of a Marketing Graduate, including supporting with personal development What You'll Bring Marketing Experience: Minimum 4 years in marketing (FMCG preferred) including exposure to supporting a business with Innovation launches and concept creation Academic Excellence: Degree-level qualification (2:1 or above) in a relevant subject, or qualified by experience.
Strong analytical skills and a passion for data-driven decision-making.
Competitive Salary Bonus scheme Private medical healthcare Contributory pension plan Life Assurance Employee Assistance Programme Generous annual leave increasing with service. Flexible benefits programme In addition, our employees have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme, giving you a range of discounts across 800 retailers online and in store.