Own Label Brand Manager (6m FTC) in Manchester

Most Own Label jobs are glorified brief-taking. Retailer asks, you deliver, repeat. This one's the opposite.

We're hiring for a big international food business whose brands are almost certainly in your cupboard right now and they do Own Label properly. Not reactive. Proactive. You'd own the product roadmap for existing ranges and actually go to retailers with ideas, rather than waiting for the phone to ring.

It's a 6-month fixed-term contract. Six months to make a real dent in a high-visibility part of the business.

Why should you care?

Because you'd sit right at the heart of it, working with Commercial, Category, the chefs, Procurement, Supply Chain, Ops and Finance to take an idea from "what if" to "on shelf." You'd shape the innovation pipeline, strengthen retailer relationships and get your fingerprints on products real people buy. Genuine commercial impact, not a spreadsheet nobody opens.

What you'd actually be doing

Looking after the existing range — redesigns, artwork, EPD, keeping on top of legislative changes so nothing slips. Owning the Own Label pipeline across key customer categories. Running innovation and renovation projects from first sketch to launch. Digging into customer, category and consumer insight to spot the opportunity before anyone else does — then turning it into something you can put in front of a retailer with confidence. Finding the smart wins on quality, profitability and efficiency along the way.

Bluntly: taking ideas to customers, not just taking orders from them.

Who you are

Curious. The sort who can't leave a "why do we do it this way?" alone. You build trust fast and can hold a room — internal or external — when you're presenting an idea. You're comfortable with a bit of ambiguity and a fast pace, and you can balance the exciting stuff with the commercial and operational reality. You like people and you graft well in a team.

Experience in FMCG product, category or own label will obviously help but we care more about how you think than the exact shape of your CV. If you've got the instinct and the drive, tell us.

The package

This will range from from £45,000 - £50,000pa

Ways of working: 3 days in North West (Located near Manchester)

How can we make the recruitment process more accessible for you? We're always open to adjustments and welcome feedback on how we can improve the experience. Feedback matters. We aim to respond to all applications as quickly as possible because clarity, communication and respect should be a given.