?? Location: Uxbridge - Office-based (no hybrid options)

?? Fixed Term Contract - 6 months

Shape the future of an iconic brand!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Innovation Manager to join our Marketing team and help drive the next phase of growth for the iconic Richmond brand.

Over the past five years, Richmond has been on a transformational journey — expanding into new categories, evolving its positioning and strengthening its brand equity. The result? +43% growth and over 500,000 new consumers recruited.

Now we're looking for a passionate and strategic marketer to take ownership of the Innovation and Renovation agenda on a temporary basis, helping shape the future of the brand and delivering impactful innovation that excites consumers and drives category growth.

What you'll be doing

As Innovation Manager, you will lead the development of the Richmond innovation pipeline — from early proposition creation through to launch — working closely with cross-functional teams across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing compelling innovation propositions aligned to the Richmond brand strategy
• Translating consumer, shopper and category insights into exciting innovation platforms and product opportunities
• Building and managing the innovation pipeline, prioritising initiatives that deliver maximum value
• Leading concepts through the Stage Gate process, ensuring alignment with brand and commercial objectives
• Partnering with insights, category, R&D, supply chain and commercial teams to bring innovation to life
• Creating strong business cases to support innovation and renovation initiatives
• Collaborating with internal teams and external agencies to ensure launches land successfully in market

About You

We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong delivery skills and thrives in a collaborative environment.

You'll bring:

• Experience in FMCG marketing, innovation or brand management
• Proven ability to turn consumer insight into actionable innovation strategies
• Experience developing innovation pipelines and propositions
• Knowledge of the Stage Gate innovation process
• Experience building commercial business cases for innovation
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• A proactive mindset with the ability to drive initiatives forward at pace

Why Join Us?

At Pilgrim's Europe, our marketing teams play a central role in shaping the future of our brands and categories.

This role offers the chance to:

• Work on one of the UK's most recognisable food brands, Richmond
• Shape innovation that reaches millions of consumers
• Collaborate with talented teams across insights, category, R&D and commercial functions
• Be part of a business focused on growth, collaboration and delivering results

Ready to make an impact?

If you're passionate about brand innovation, consumer insight and launching exciting new products, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the next chapter for Richmond at Pilgrim's Europe.

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