Product Manager (Ingredients)

Overview

In this role you drive product and purchasing strategies within a defined country for strategic products, managing key supplier relationships and contracts. You coordinate sourcing, pricing, and sales activities, while supporting product launches and market intelligence to protect margins. You work with cross-functional teams to meet EBITDA and budget targets and ensure consistent policy implementation. This position offers scope to influence product portfolios, supplier terms, and go-to-market plans from the Leeds base.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with key manufacturers and maintain industry knowledge
• Negotiate purchase and distribution agreements with suppliers
• Contribute to EBITDA sales, margins, and budget monitoring
• Develop and implement sales and marketing plans for a defined product portfolio
• Review portfolio performance of products, customers, and suppliers
• Report plans and results and drive remedial actions
• Provide logistical and marketing support and training for product launches
• Control selling prices to protect gross margin
• Ensure competitive purchasing of all products
• Provide market intelligence on availability, price, stock levels and trends
• Ensure consistent implementation of company reports, policies, and procedures
• Monitor market conditions and competitor activity related to products
• Undertake tasks assigned by line managers within skill and ability
• Support equal employment opportunities and inclusive workplace principles

Key requirements

• supplier negotiation
• market intelligence and price analysis
• portfolio management
• sales and marketing planning
• budget and margin control
• logistical and product launch support

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