Global Category Project Manager Early - BTS

About Hero UKI

You probably know us best through our beloved brands:

You probably know us best through our beloved brands:
Deliciously Ella for our range of plant-based food products and delicious recipes;
Organix for our tasty toddler snacking range; and Goodies for fun pre-schooler snacks.

We’re proud of our strong heritage of using business as a force for good in the UK food landscape – building brands that connect deeply with consumers; leading our categories in key retail partners; and offering nutritious, delicious snacking options to all age groups.

You’ll find our offices in the heart of London and in sunny Bournemouth. We’ve been named a Great Place to Work, and we’re seriously proud of the positive culture and business we’ve built together.

We’re part of the Hero Group, a global family of brands united by a shared mission ‘to delight consumers through honest goodness in every bite’.

Hero is a global food company, founded in 1886 in Switzerland, specialising in branded nutritional products across the Growing Up and Adult categories. With a portfolio of trusted brands like Corny, Semper, Goodies, Beech-Nut, Organix, and Deliciously Ella, Hero delivers high-quality, great-tasting food rooted in natural goodness. With 4,000 team members worldwide, the company is driven by strong values, high performance, and a commitment to doing the right thing - always, without compromise.

Our Values Are At The Heart Of Everything We Do. Developed Through An Inclusive Process Involving Colleagues From Across The Business, They Guide How We Work, Collaborate, And Succeed Together. They Reflect Who We Are Today And The Future We Are Building

Create Wow - We go beyond expectations and strive to make a meaningful impact

Everyone Hero – Every individual matters and every contribution counts.

Nourish Others – We support, inspire, and help each other grow.

Take Responsibility - We own our actions and outcomes, individually and as a team

As a Global Category Project Manager (12 month maternity cover), you will deliver flawless planning and implementation of portfolio related projects within the Baby and Toddler Snacks Category. You will drive all Category innovation and renovation snacking projects through the Global stage gate process from Consumer potential to Launch. In this role it is important to ensure that all stakeholders are engaged, and projects meet required targets and timings.

You will partner with the global category team, cross functional and local marketing teams across Hero, and externally, with third party suppliers and design agencies

Project Programme Management

• Own the programme view of all BTS Category snack food innovation/renovation projects.
• Work with the Global Category team to ensure the innovation pipeline is sufficient to deliver the business targets – helping to prioritise projects and required resource.
• Define the project teams
  -ensuring the PCM develops a Critical Time Path (CTP).
• Work closely day-to-day with cross functional teams- both internal and with external suppliers if required.
• Identify and elevate areas of project risk.
• Ensure flow of communication to key stakeholders.

Project Management

• Support execution of group portfolio, supply chain optimisation, innovation pipeline and future fit pipeline.
• Support in innovation pipeline ideation and concept testing.
• Create project briefs and build cross market business cases.
• Lead projects through our established frameworks (Global stage gate process).
• Manage cross country harmonisation and rationalisation initiatives.
• Establish close working relationships with local markets- attend monthly meetings for market updates and innovation alignments.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, Procurement, Quality and Supply Chain to ensure all projects meet nutritional, regulatory, compliance and sustainability standards.
• Ensure all launch and business criteria/parameters are achieved on multiple projects simultaneously, including project scope, timing, cost, quality, multiple stakeholder expectations.
• Assess project requests from local Marketing teams and the Category team. Provide preliminary…