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The Jamie Oliver Group is the dynamic and diverse business that supports and delivers Jamie’s commercial and campaigning vision.

We have creative teams who work on Jamie’s award-winning books, TV and digital content; industry experts who develop Jamie’s range of kitchenware, food products and partnerships; a passionate restaurant team delivering amazing dining experiences for our international restaurants; plus the campaigns team who lead the way on Jamie’s ambitious goal to halve childhood obesity by 2030.

Every day is a bit different at the Jamie Oliver Group – we’re always keen to try new ideas, we love working together and with other people, and we have an ambitious plan to change the world for good, through food. We want to inspire individuals, businesses and governments to join us and make positive changes in the home, on the high street, at the workplace, in hospitals and in schools. We’re on a journey, but we’re trying to do the right thing.

Position:
We are looking for a proactive, hands-on and curious individual to join the Jamie Oliver team at an immensely exciting and transformative time for the brand. Ideally you would have had at least 2 years product experience, working in homewares categories (e.g. kitchenware and tableware).

You will provide critical support to the Head of Non-Food in planning, developing, managing and implementing licensed business growth and portfolio development in Non-Food product categories. This role is both broad and dynamic, giving you the opportunity to lead projects from concept to launch.

If you feel deeply passionate about the Jamie Oliver brand, and you think you have what it takes to effectively launch and drive the success of our JO new product ranges, globally, then get in touch!

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Responsibilities include:*

• Take ownership of product development for the non-food categories, manage the licensing approval process from product concept to launch, liaising with product designers, creative teams, licensees, external collaborators and manufacturers
• Research and distil data and actionable insights of relevant product categories from partners, competitors and markets; formulate ideas and implement learnings for new product development opportunities and range plans
• Lead the process for creating impactful product design, positioning and messaging for each new product launch embedding the brand DNA and visual identity
• Define and verify detailed product specs and features working closely with partners, vendors and internal teams; create and manage product data on internal systems
• Work closely with the technical team and act as a conduit between internal and external teams to ensure all standards and testing requirements are correctly implemented
• Create briefs for new ranges, products, photo shoots and communication assets in accordance with company strategy, brand vision, business objectives and marketing budget and work through in-house approvals with various teams including Editorial, Art, Design, Food and Marketing.
• Manage licensees account and approval workstreams for product, packaging, point of sale (POS), digital communications etc.
• Collaborate with Marketing to produce effective campaigns and content for the entire customer lifecycle and across all consumer touch points
• Champion and lead integration of sustainability objectives and eco credentials across all allocated projects
• Track, measure and report against Commercial objectives relating to the allocated categories
• Maintain an up to date retail price lists for all relevant product categories, recommending pricing strategies, where appropriate
• Coordinate websites set-up an e-commerce product page management for the allocated categories, including managing relationships with third-party agencies
• Collaborate with legal team for any product or partner related enquiry and ensure compliance of any activity with contractual terms
• Be a brand guardian across licensed product related materials; ensuring all proposed licensee sales and marketing activity is in keeping with the brand values
• Collate commercial and marketing updates from licensees on existing and new distribution, retailer listings or product activity
• Attend meetings as required and provide updates on the allocated categories and sales performance
• Provide day-to-day support with packing and shipping samples from shoots and meetings
• Redirect customer service queries to relevant 3rd parties or respond directly where appropriate
• Provide general administrative support relating to the allocated categories

Requirements:
What you'll need to know:

• Product Marketing (or similar field) graduate
• At least 2+ years working within a product management, product licensing or product buyer role, with experience of developing commercially viable products within consumer goods channels, preferably in homewares and categories such as kitchenware and tableware. A background in managing DTC brands will also be appreciated.
• Concept-to-Launch Product Development and Product Management experience
• Numerate, able to analyse and present data, with good presentation skills

How you'll do it:

• Proactive, hands-on and curious. Self-motivated and confident in managing workloads across multiple projects.
• Strong attention to detail and willing to get stuck in with an enthusiastic, can-do attitude and to own projects from day one
• Flexible and hard-working to provide top-quality support to the product team and licensees
• Excellent communicator and able to provide in-depth verbal and written feedback to internal and external stakeholders at a proofreader’s level
• Great interpersonal skills demonstrated through managing input and deadlines with multiple internal departments
• Above all, passionate about the Jamie Oliver brand and an enthusiastic brand advocate.

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Other information:*
What we offer in return:

• A friendly and supportive company culture in a creative office
• Hybrid working
• Competitive salary, bonus, pension, life insurance and medical cover
• Lots of training and development opportunities
• Great holiday allowance, plus half a day for Christmas shopping
• Fabulous food perks including free breakfast at the office, subsidised lunches, foodie forums, cooking classes and the opportunity to test out Jamie’s new recipes!
• Social events, discounted gym membership, plus massage and nail appointments on site

This role is a permanent beginning as soon as possible*. Please submit a Cover Letter and CV to be considered for the role.
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At Jamie Oliver, we celebrate the fact that everyone is different and treat every colleague with dignity and respect. As a creative business we know that diverse teams help us deliver our best work. We love to see applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the creative industries.

Job Type: Full-time