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Job: Portfolio Manager (18 month FTC)
Location: Leads Broadgate

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 every day 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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Portfolio Manager to join our team on an initial 18-month fixed-term contract, taking the lead in managing our portfolio of M&S products. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of a range that is loved and trusted by millions of consumers across the UK, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver innovation, drive performance, and ensure our products continue to delight customers.

Role Purpose

As Portfolio Manager you will curate a range of products within a portfolio which will deliver Greencore key performance indicators, excellence programmes and customer NPD and EPD plans

Key Accountabilities:

Respond to customer briefs and market insight for the portfolio to make prioritisation decisions for the product range
Prepare all Project Master Document that are Greencore Portfolio led Projects and support the Customer Teams prepare Project Master Document for all Customer led Projects
Prepare & represent documentation and pre work required for our Weekly ITP and Monthly IBP meetings to ensure accurate information is used to make Portfolio decisions
Rigorously apply stage and gate process timelines and measures for all products in development to ensure we are meeting the critical path and any risks are escalated and that key performance indicators are delivered
Take responsibility for monitoring all products classed as exceptions to timeframes or key performance indicators through subsequent stages and gate approvals to ensure that redesigns and/or pricing changes are implemented
Coordinate and work closely with the Portfolio Analyst to complete post launch reviews for all products within the range to validate that financial, operational and sales key performance indicators have been achieved and to capture lessons learnt for future product designs and launches - ranking them into bronze, silver and gold
Constantly review the performance of the range and take action to remove or change unproductive or margin dilutive products using the Rev Management team and Qlik to inform decision making
What We're Looking For:

Demonstrates strong commercial acumen
Highly numerate with a proven track record in data-driven environments
Skilled in building product portfolios, either as a customer or supplier
Deep understanding of manufacturing capabilities, food development processes, and commercial priorities
Proficient in category management principles and strategies
Significant experience in a commercial role, ideally within the FMCG sector
Exceptional influencing skills with a proven ability to manage stakeholders effectively
Resilient and adept at making tough prioritisation decisions
At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

* Competitive salary and job-related benefits
* Holidays
* Competitive matched pension contributions
* Life insurance up to 4x salary
* Company share save scheme
* Greencore Qualifications
* Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
* Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
* Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

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