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Co-operative Group Limited
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
Senior Product Developer - Food
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Senior Product Developer Upwards from 48,650 (Grade D17) plus excellent benefits including company car Manchester city centre Fixed term contract until August 2021 We're looking for a senior product developer to join our team and help us to make sure that we're providing our stores with the great products that our customers love. You'll get to have a huge impact on our customer offering, and it would be ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. In this role, you'll lead and inspire our product developers to introduce new products into our food stores, from concept through to launch. We'll look to you to build positive relationships with leaders across the business as well as external suppliers. If you have the product development experience and natural people skills that we need, then we can offer you the chance to develop your career with a business that puts people at the heart of its strategy. What you'll do lead a team to deliver relevant and successful customer value solutions, from concept through to launch set strategic direction for your categories, making sure that development plans are mission-led, innovative, focused, impactful and aligned to business priorities build solid, collaborative relationships with colleagues and suppliers, with occasional travel analyse data, trends and insight to influence future propositions work within agreed budgets and timescales This role would suit people who have proven experience in product development at senior level, ideally from a retail environment line management and team development experience fresh and ambient product development experience a mission-led focus and the ability to work collaboratively across teams analytical approach to data, insight and food trends a food qualification would be a bonus, but isn't essential the ability to work in a fast-paced environment knowledge and passion for food Why Co-op? Here you'll do work that matters. We're a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you'll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You'll also get a package that includes: competitive salary coaching, training and support to help you develop pension with up to 10% employer contributions annual incentive scheme 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) discounts on Co-op products and services Building an inclusive work environment We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We aim to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve. We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs. And we offer a flexible working environment so you can adjust your hours to suit your personal circumstances. You can find out more about Co-op people policies at coop.co.uk/peoplepolicies. As part of your application you'll need to complete an online assessment. It will take you around 12 minutes to complete this test.