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Project Manager – Trade Promotion (12-Month FTC)
Location: Home-based with travel to UK sites
Salary: £40-45k Plus benefits
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm (4:00pm finish on Fridays)
Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for driving transformation and delivering impactful change across complex, cross-functional environments?
At The Compleat Food Group, we’re on a mission to create food to feel good about, and we’re looking for a Trade Promotion Project Manager who can help us do just that. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading chilled food manufacturers on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract, with potential for a permanent role .
About The Role
As a key member of our Transformation team, you will lead and deliver critical projects that support operational excellence and business growth. This high-profile role will see you working across our Commercial Sales, IT, Finance, Revenue Growth Management, and Supply Chain teams, driving collaboration and delivering strategic initiatives that move the business forward.
You’ll need to be commercially minded, highly confident, and experienced in change and transformation management within a fast-paced FMCG or similar environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic projects – from scoping to execution and evaluation
* Coordinate cross-functional teams and third-party partners to ensure project success
* Manage timelines, risks, budgets, and resource planning
* Communicate progress to senior stakeholders through clear, concise reporting
* Drive project alignment across departments and influence stakeholders at all levels
* Embed quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement in everything you do
What We’re Looking For
* 3–5 years’ experience in project or program management, ideally within FMCG
* Strong commercial acumen and ability to turn strategy into action
* Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
* Experience working with cross-functional teams and third-party suppliers
* Knowledge of project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches)
* Analytical and tech-savvy, with a proactive and problem-solving mindset
* Full UK driving licence (due to site travel)
What You’ll Get In Return
* Flexible hybrid working with a home base
* Travel to UK sites as part of a collaborative, people-first business
* Opportunity to make a tangible impact in a business investing in transformation
* Competitive salary, benefits, and the potential to move into a permanent role
Why Join Us?
At The Compleat Food Group we’re on a mission to create tasty food that’s better for people and the planet — we call it ‘Food to Feel Good’ .
We pride ourselves on being a business that gives equal emphasis to HOW we operate as well as the financial results we achieve.
Our 5,500 (and growing) fantastic people make this possible. They are passionate about creating delicious products for UK consumers, leading retailers, and our exciting, market-leading brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed .
Benefits To Include
* 33 Days annual leave
* 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
* Online and High-street retailer discount scheme
* Employee well-being and community support groups
* Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
* Charity Initiatives and Team events
* 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
* Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
* Online Wellbeing benefits
* Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
* Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount
The Compleat Food Group is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful culture where colleagues feel safe, supported, and valued. We attract diverse talent because we believe that greater diversity leads to better results and a better working environment. We are dedicated to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in everything we do.
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