Opportunity: Product Development Manager (12 month FTC - Job share)

Location: Worksop

Why Greencore

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co-op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl.  Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues. 

What You’ll Be Doing

We have an excellent opportunity for a Product Development Manager to join our team at our team in Manton Wood. This is a job-share position, working three days per week to cover a 12-month maternity leave. The Role As Product Development Manager, you’ll lead the delivery of new and exciting food concepts, ensuring projects move seamlessly from idea to launch. You’ll work closely with the customer and internal teams to manage multiple briefs, bringing creativity and strategic thinking to every stage of development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Taking ownership of development briefs from concept through to launch, ensuring each project is delivered on time and in full.

• Managing the critical path and driving progress across multiple workstreams.

• Building and maintaining a strong, collaborative relationship with our customers technologists and buyers.

• Bringing strategic insight and forward-thinking to future development plans, helping the team stay ahead of trends and customer expectations.

• Encouraging innovation, creativity, and excellence in every product we deliver.

• Leading with influence and confidence, ensuring clarity and momentum across the team.

• Supporting and mentoring technologists and developers, helping them to grow and succeed.

• This role will require some travel to our Atherstone site and therefore the successful applicant will need a valid UK driving licence.

What We’re Looking For

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. 

• Proven experience in product development within food manufacturing.

• Strong project management skills with a proven ability to manage the critical path and multiple briefs.

• A confident, collaborative communicator with the ability to influence at all levels.

• Creative thinker with a strong commercial awareness and genuine passion for food.

• A natural leader who can inspire, challenge, and drive progress.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits

• 25 days Holidays plus bank holidays

• Pension up to 8% matched

• Enhanced Parental Leave

• Company share save scheme

• Greencore Qualifications

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.