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Location: Near Henley-on-Thames – you’ll be able to work flexibly between home and our lovely Barns

Reports to: Group Portfolio Manager (Senior Makes Friendly Stuff)

Purpose of Role

Take ownership of a segment of the portfolio with best-in-class range management. Ensuring that our products continue to meet the needs of parents & carers in our UK & ATW markets.

Role activities / responsibilities:

Portfolio Management:

Understand the portfolio dynamics and shape a 3-year EPD/NPD strategy.

• Use category and shopper data to understand Ella’s and competitor portfolio dynamics and make informed recommendations to enhance the portfolio’s performance.
• Monitor commercial and performance metrics across the portfolio and convert findings into actions, such as delist proposals to maintain portfolio relevance and efficiency.
• Stay closely connected to consumer insights by monitoring research, feedback, and behavioural trends, and translate those insights into actionable recommendations that strengthen portfolio decision making.

EPD + NPD project Delivery:

Manage and support on EPD + NPD projects for the UK + Around the World as required by:

• Specific ownership of projects that fit into sub-segment of the portfolio
• Creating compelling propositions for products and packs that deliver against our Business Strategy and Masterplans and are routed in insight
• Championing our consumers by keeping them front of mind – be Kids First always!
• Working with the innovation team to create compelling and commercially viable ‘8P’ briefs.
• Owning the delivery of stand-out packaging (design + pack format) for your projects through the gate process.
• Owning on-pack messaging and claims ensuring they meet our claims guidelines and are relevant and motivating for Parents + Carers

Ready to sell delivery:

Setting our innovation up for success by:

• Work with the Group Portfolio Manager to develop inspiring sell-in stories for our retail partners, giving our product ranges the best chance of success.
• Maintain portfolio playbook and deliver NPD handover sessions to Customer Experience, Comms, GSWD and Shopper Teams.
• Develop and deliver performance reports which pull together consumer, category, commercial and operational data to ensure we correctly evaluate the success of a launch and maintain focus on the SKUs.

Other Stuff

• Own and maintain all Portfolio Induction materials for both internal teams and external stakeholders
• Champion the assessment of portfolio performance across internal and external sources, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities to share with the wider portfolio team
• Be an active member of the wider Friends team by collaborating and contributing your passion and ideas.
• Support the wider friends team activities as required (e.g. monthly team meetings).

You will need:

• To embrace, embody and exude all that is special and unique about Ella’s Kitchen
• Product Management experience within FMCG
• Great organisational skills and attention to detail. Ability to juggle multiple tasks at once.

• Experience of using data and insights to guide product development
• Have a creative and imaginative approach to innovation, product development and problem solving
• Excellent influencing skills – the ability to persuade stakeholders of the commercial, consumer and brand value of a product proposition.
• A real passionate team player with the ability to work cross-functionally and with our friends outside of Ella’s
• Demonstrable ability to live and breathe our values: Win Together, Own It, Be Curious, Foster Inclusion, We’re Childlike

• Passion for the brand and what Ella’s stands for – improving children’s lives through developing healthy relationships with food.

What you will get in return:

• Bucket loads of training and development, supporting your career pathway
• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• A Box of Treats - our fantastic benefits package
• A really awesome place to work whether over Teams or in our beautiful Barns in Oxfordshire!

Please click on the button below to apply - this will take you through to the Hain Celestial careers page where you'll be able to submit your application

Purpose of role:

Support portfolio managers with best-in-class range management. Ensuring that our products continue to meet the needs of parents & carers in our UK & ATW markets.

Role activities / responsibilities:

EPD + NPD project Delivery:

Support on EPD + NPD projects for the UK + Around the World as required by:

• Manage end‑to‑end artwork execution and repro after concept sign‑off, ensuring packaging is compelling, accurate, and compliant across all projects.
• Ensure your packaging projects come in on time + on budget.
• Support portfolio managers in continuously scanning for inspiration, trends, and opportunities to drive future innovation
• Support portfolio manager on projects from ideation through to launch, championing them through the internal development process
• Championing our consumers by keeping them front of mind – be Kids First always!

Ready to sell delivery:

Setting our innovation up for success by:

• Working with key partners + internal teams to ensure 3D + optimised images are within brand guidelines and readily available for retailers + distributors. Ensure product information is correct on retail channels.
• Championing the voice of the consumer throughout the Barns, organising inspiring launch parties and tastings for colleagues in the barns.
• Support the portfolio managers and deals (sales) team in Retailer sell-in sessions

Communications

• Provide ad-hoc support to the Communications team, including copywriting, creative execution and assistance across campaigns and digital channels.

Other Stuff

• Be an active member of the wider Friends team by collaborating and contributing your passion and ideas.
• Support the wider friends team activities as required (e.g. monthly team meetings).

You will need:

• To embrace, embody and exude all that is special and unique about Ella’s Kitchen

• Demonstrable evidence of experience + passion to build a career in Marketing
• Ability to excite and energise the people around you
• Great organisational skills and attention to detail. Ability to juggle multiple tasks at once.
• Bags of creativity!
• A real passionate team player with the ability to work cross-functionally
• Demonstrable ability to live and breathe our values: Win Together, Own It, Be Curious, Foster Inclusion, We’re Childlike

• Passion for the brand and what Ella’s stands for – improving children’s lives through developing healthy relationships with food.

And what you’ll get in return:

• Bucket loads of training and development, supporting your career pathway
• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• A Box of Treats, our fantastic benefits package
• A really awesome place to work whether over Teams or in our beautiful Barns in Oxfordshire!

Please click the button below to apply - it will take you through to the Hain Celestial careers page where you 'll be able to submit your application