At Valeo Foods UK, we're the creative force behind an array of beloved brands spanning indulgence, innovation, and tradition. From the iconic crunch of Kettle Crisps to the pure sweetness of Rowse Honey, and the rich heritage of Matthew Walker puddings, our portfolio reflects our commitment to quality and diversity.
But that's not all, our family of brands extends further, encompassing an exciting array of products and experiences. Whether it's the nostalgic joy of Barratt sweets, or the timeless appeal of Metcalfe Popcorn, each brand carries its own unique story, flavour, and charm. Join us on a journey where passion meets flavour, crafting experiences that bring people together and delight taste buds.
Job DescriptionWe’re looking for a Senior eCommerce Manager to lead the acceleration of our online business across the UK. This is a role for someone who thrives on building, shaping, and delivering results in a space that’s full of potential. You’ll have the freedom to set the direction, create the structure, and make a real impact from day one.
What you’ll be doing:
- Establish and operationalise our eCommerce presence from the ground up.
- Lead Amazon 1P onboarding, negotiate vendor terms, and develop brand plans across our portfolio.
- Explore and test 3P capability to complement 1P, ensuring commercial and brand control.
- Improve content, visibility, and activation plans across major Grocery.com customers.
- Collaborate with brand and shopper teams to define and manage paid search, display, and retail media budgets to maximise ROI.
- Partner with brand teams to secure and deploy digital-ready assets
- Track performance via dashboards and KPIs; identify actions to close performance gaps.
- Recommend tools, partners, and platforms to strengthen execution and reporting capability.
- Champion best-practice digital commerce internally, coaching stakeholders on requirements and opportunity areas.
- Strong commercial understanding of eCommerce business models and digital retail economics.
- Proven track record managing or growing eCommerce businesses within FMCG or consumer goods.
- Experience working with or within Amazon (Vendor Central, Seller Central).
- Exposure to Grocery.com accounts (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Ocado, Waitrose).
- Hands-on experience setting up or optimising digital media investment (search, display, retail media).
- Strong understanding of digital content requirements and digital shelf execution standards.
- Excellent cross-functional influence skills – able to align marketing, sales, and external partners.
- Analytical thinker with the ability to translate data into actionable insight.
- A self-starter who’s comfortable building structure in an under-developed area.
This is a career-defining opportunity to take ownership of a critical growth area for Valeo Foods UK. If you’re ready to make your mark and build something from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you.
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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.
