Product Development Manager Fresh (Cooked Meats, Bacon & Sausage, Meat Free) 12 months FTC

Competitive salary plus benefits

• →Agree and implement the Quality plans within specific product areas in line with the category/trading strategy. 
• →Propose individual targets and implement the plans for benchmarking, customer complaint management, and consistency within product area. Develop products and support projects that adhere to Asda’s technical and nutritional, legislative policies. 
• →Accountable for ensuring suppliers within product category meet Asda policies and deliver products against the agreed specifications and measuring supplier performance. Responsible for actioning quality withdrawals for lines that do not meet the set standards across your specific category. 
• →Accountable for ensuring the legal label on product specifications are accurate and maintained on the specification system adhering to the required timings. 
• →Conduct reviews of the market; attend trade shows, comp shops, trends workshops. 
• →Engage trading/buying teams behind own brand plan delivery and ensure delivery of agreed Iconic heroes for overall product team and own area 
• →Support internal/External PR of own brand – through presentation to key stakeholders at events both within Asda and with external bodies 
• →Review post launch sales performance of activity through the 4,8,12 week review. 

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

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  Discretionary company bonus

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  Company pension up to 7% matched

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  Company Car allowance of £5,700

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  15% colleague discount in store and online

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  Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

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  Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

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  Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves