At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.
Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.
As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.
Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.
Job DescriptionWe are seeking a Brand Manager (Retailer Own Brand) to lead and develop a portfolio of retailer own-label products. This role sits at the heart of our commercial and innovation agenda, working closely with retail customers and internal teams to deliver compelling products that meet consumer needs and retailer strategies.
You’ll be responsible for managing the full product lifecycle — from insight and concept through to launch, optimisation, and range management.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage a portfolio of retailer own-brand products across agreed categories
- Work closely with retail customers to deliver against their own-label strategies
- Lead new product development, renovations, and range reviews
- Translate consumer, market, and category insights into strong product propositions
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance
- Build and deliver customer-specific brand plans and innovation pipelines
- Manage artwork, packaging, and specifications in line with retailer requirements
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, on cost, and to quality standards
- Proven experience in brand management, own-label, or customer marketing within FMCG
- Strong understanding of retailer own-brand development and retail customer dynamics
- Commercially minded with a clear focus on margin, cost, and value delivery
- Excellent stakeholder management and project leadership skills
- Highly organised, detail-driven, and comfortable managing multiple projects
- Passion for food and consumer trends
What we offer you in return
- Matched pension scheme up to 10%
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discount
- And plenty more!
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What We Do
We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845. At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun. We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now. We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories. We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.
