Interim NPD Project Manager - Own Brand (3-Month Contract)

Location: Remote, with occasional UK travel

Sector: Food Manufacturing

Start: Immediate

We're looking for an experienced Interim Project Manager to join one of the fastest-paced, most commercially dynamic FMCG businesses in the UK. This is a 3-month contract (with strong potential for extension or even permanent conversion) and will cover a mission-critical part of the business during a period of transition.

What you'll be doing:

You'll step into a high-impact portfolio worth significant business revenue, leading a diverse portfolio of active projects across commercial change, seasonal innovation, technical upgrades, secondary packaging, and NPD/redevelopment.

You'll act as the key cross-functional lead across internal stakeholders and external customer contacts.

Key responsibilities:

Lead multiple concurrent projects end-to-end across our Own Brand portfolio
Navigate a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with agility and commercial acumen
Partner with internal stakeholders across R&D, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, and Process Management
Present confidently to external partners and lead product submissions and gate meetings
Ensure on-time delivery through stage gate processes and collaborative alignment
Ideal background:

FMCG project management (ideally food, ideally NPD or product redevelopment)
Strong leadership and cross-functional team alignment skills
Comfortable presenting to and working with external stakeholders
Familiarity with stage gate processes
Able to operate in ambiguity and prioritise with discipline
Agile, proactive, transparent team player
The details:

Remote-first with occasional travel to manufacturing sites and occasional meetings in London
£70-77K FTE
3-Month Contract initially
Start: ASAP
Please get in touch with Erin Wynne-Woodhouse or click “Apply Now” to be considered for this vacancy.

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