Marketing Manager – Innovation

Overview

In this role you drive the innovation strategy and pipeline for Müller, shaping new concepts and identifying partnerships to fuel growth. You will collaborate across Brand, Insights, R&D, Technical, Manufacturing and Commercial teams to move ideas from early thinking to launch. You’ll strengthen innovation capability, influence senior stakeholders and mentor junior team members. This high-visibility position combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, including cross-brand collaborations like Müller x Myprotein.

Pay / Benefits

• Company car or allowance
• Annual bonus of up to 15%
• Private Healthcare – family level
• 25 days annual leave, rising with service – plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme – up to 16% total contributions
• Rewards Benefits Programme

Responsibilities

• Lead the innovation strategy, process and capability agenda across the business
• Identify consumer, market and category trends for scalable growth
• Develop and maintain a rolling long-term innovation pipeline with Segment and Brand Leads
• Translate consumer insight into concepts, propositions and commercial recommendations
• Identify external opportunities through partnerships, licensing and collaborations
• Build relationships with suppliers, agencies, co-manufacturers and external partners
• Lead cross-functional teams through concept creation, validation and early-stage delivery
• Collaborate with R&D and Technical teams on new products, ingredients, technologies and manufacturing capabilities
• Monitor launch performance and conduct post-launch reviews to improve future results
• Coach and develop direct reports and support talent across Marketing

Key requirements

• Experience delivering brand, innovation or new product strategies
• Strong consumer marketing background, preferably in FMCG or similar fast-moving environment
• Experience taking innovation from ideation to launch
• Ability to lead complex cross-functional projects and influence senior stakeholders
• Commercial mindset with data-driven recommendation skills
• Experience developing others and building high-performing teams
• Strong relationship-building and partnership management
• Experience in food, nutrition, health or wellness or exposure to licensing/partnerships is beneficial but not essential

• leadership
• influencing senior stakeholders
• collaborative mindset
• consumer insights
• market trend analysis
• concept development

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