Base pay range
Product Developer
£31,450 to £38,000 plus benefits (Work Level 6B)
Manchester City Centre, hybrid: home, office and supplier sites as required.
We’re looking for a Product Developer to join us and help us deliver Co-op’s amazing own-brand products. In this role, you’ll work on existing and new product development and collaborate with our suppliers and internal teams. You’ll help create and enhance our products, ensuring they taste great, meet customer needs, and uphold the highest quality standards.
You’ll have the chance to work in our development kitchens, developing your skills and gaining valuable experience. If you’re a great communicator with a passion for food, this is an amazing opportunity with a business that places people at the heart of its strategy.
What you’ll do
* Use your food expertise and passion to create clear development briefs, considering commercial implications to maximise value for customers
* Support tenders from a development perspective
* Review market and customer data to identify the biggest opportunities
* Carry out competitor market reviews and store visits across the country, and visit manufacturing sites in the UK
* Regularly review product quality and conduct taste tests to ensure standards are met
* Work collaboratively with other functions to ensure products meet expectations
* Monitor and track products through the critical path up to launch, and communicate key product information and launch activity
* Build relationships with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure successful product launches
This role will suit people who have
* A real passion for food with experience in food product or process development, or a degree in a food-related subject
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage projects and work autonomously
* Customer focus combined with commercial awareness
* Excellent communication skills and ability to build positive relationships internally and externally
* A logical approach to problem solving and ability to use data to support decision-making
Why Co-op?
At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. You’re not just taking a job—you're joining a movement. We put people and communities first and are powered by purpose. You’ll also receive:
* An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
* Coaching and training to support career development
* Stream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
Building a diverse environment
We’re actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. We’re part of the Disability Confident scheme and will offer an interview to eligible disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria. We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the scheme when you apply. If invited to participate in the recruitment process, we’ll ask about reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. More about our recruitment process is available at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. More about our diversity and inclusion commitments is at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.
Please note that we may close applications for this role early.
As part of your application, you’ll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you’re a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Professional Services
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