About Our Client
Our client is a market leading food business, delivering weekly to thousands of families across the UK.

About the Role

This is an extremely high-profile role within the business, reporting into a board director. They are looking for a consumer champion who will drive consumer insight and develop propositions which will deliver first-class product experiences for consumers tailored to their individual needs.

The role is focused on ‘non -food’ propositions for the business – such as ‘plastic reduction’, ‘next day delivery’, packaging and other sustainability projects as well as pricing strategy.

You will work closely with an insights, tech and digital teams and use a mixture of internal and external data, a knowledge of current trends, competitor activity, etc to inform attitudes, needs and usage, to develop propositions to ensure the best consumer experience – for everything outside of food propositions.

Responsibilities

Own the proposition road-map for ‘non-food’ projects using a test and learn approach, to step-change business performance
Build proposition briefs and work with the insights team to test early stage ideas to make sure efforts are focused on projects which will have the biggest impact.
Own pricing strategy
Own sustainability strategy
Present back plans and business propositions to CEO, CFO, COO
Lead a team of 3-4 direct reports - project managers, innovation managers

You must have the following experience

Ideally FMCG / Retail background
Proven track record of driving growth through innovation
Experience of working in a start-up/ scale-up/ high-growth business an advantage.
You will have achieved success in a similar environment and will be a key influencer delivering results through people
You will have line managed with the ability to build and empower a high performing team
E-commerce experience would be a plus

About You

You will enjoy and be used to working in a fast-paced and agile environment and are able to manage ambiguity
Commercially astute – highly numerate – strong academics
Be consumer-centric in all thinking.
Excellent strategic skills – but happy to get ‘hands-on’
Can create structure and build process
Good at building relationships and making allies
Able to quickly build and sustain strong working relationships
Will enjoy making the job your own

Lovely culture, great team, lots of business awards, good perks! If you think this sounds like the perfect next innovation role for you, please get in touch.

Central London location

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Head of Innovation