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 are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox's or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.
Job description:
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity within the Retailer Brand & Partnership team!
This is a wide ranging role from dreaming up initial concepts, developing them with the R&D Team and working with the Customer Development Managers to sell them to the customer.
Supporting the Customer Development Managers, you will ensure that new concepts are backed with insight led, customer specific rationales for each workstream and will then carefully manage implementation on time and on budget. Work with Project Management team to ensure projects are running to time and ensure that all project paperwork is kept up to date and accurate.
Working within a fast paced, agile, and entrepreneurial business, this role is a great opportunity for a self-starting individual with the ability to hit the ground running and turn ideas into action.
This role will be based in Batley but will require some travel around the UK so a driving license will be required.
Main Responsibilities
Including, but not limited to:
- Support 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.
- Organisation 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:
Who we are looking for
- A degree or equivalent experience in a food-related subject and knowledge of product development process and technical systems.
- Must have experience of working in a fast-paced environment and working under pressure to deliver against internal and external expectations.
- 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.
- Methodical approach with good prioritization skills, the ability to work to short deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills with wider time and external customers.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent time management.
- Passion for creativity in food / bakery
- A desire for continuous learning and self-progression
Diversity Statement
FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.