Hain Daniels Group

Senior Portfolio Manager - Makes Friendly Stuff Hybrid Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire Full-time, Permanent At Ella's Kitchen, we make food that helps little ones grow up happy, healthy and loving food. We're now looking for a Senior Portfolio Manager to lead a key part of our range, shape our future innovation pipeline and help our products succeed with families across the UK and international markets. This is a senior, hands on role for an experienced FMCG portfolio or innovation leader who loves combining consumer insight, commercial thinking and creative thinking to build winning brands. Who we are Ella's Kitchen was founded by Paul Lindley with one big mission: to improve children's lives through developing healthy relationships with food. From our Barns near Henley on Thames, our team of just under 80 people has grown Ella's into an £80m+ brand, sold across the UK, Scandinavia and the BeNeLux. We're proud to be: A certified B Corp In the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 for five years running Part of the Hain Celestial Group We're entrepreneurial, purpose led and guided by strong values - and we're looking for someone who shares that spirit. About the role Reporting to the Group Portfolio Manager, you'll take ownership of a key segment of the Ella's portfolio, leading best in class range management, innovation and renovation across the UK and Around the World markets. You'll shape a 3 year EPD and NPD strategy, lead high impact projects from concept to launch, and ensure our ranges are commercially strong, consumer led and future ready. You'll also line manage a Portfolio Manager (and potentially an Assistant Brand Manager). This is a hybrid role, based from our beautiful Oxfordshire Barns. Portfolio leadership Own and shape a 3 year innovation and renovation strategy for your portfolio Use category, shopper and performance data to optimise range structure and performance Monitor commercial and operational metrics and make decisions on delists, investment and optimisation Translate consumer insight, feedback and trends into clear portfolio direction Innovation & product development Lead and own projects across your sub segment from idea to launch Create compelling, insight led product and pack propositions Partner with the Innovation team to build strong 8P briefs Own the delivery of stand out packaging and formats Own on pack messaging and claims, ensuring compliance and parent appeal Act as a champion for Kids First thinking across all projects Lead and improve key operational and innovation workflows Ready to sell & commercial delivery Build inspiring sell in stories with the Group Portfolio Manager Represent Ella's confidently in customer meetings, showcasing new product development Deliver performance reviews and launch evaluations using consumer, category and commercial data Leadership & collaboration Line manage and coach Portfolio Manager(s) Manage budgets to support the business plan Be an active, collaborative leader in the Friends Team What we're looking for You'll bring: Strong portfolio and innovation experience within FMCG A successful track record of developing NPD from concept to launch across markets Experience managing packaging design and on pack communication A data led mindset, using insight, performance and P&L to guide decisions A commercial, business minded approach to innovation and portfolio management The ability to influence, inspire and bring people with you And just as importantly, you'll: Be a collaborative, passionate team player Live and breathe our values: Win Together, Own It, Be Curious, Foster Inclusion, We're Childlike Care deeply about Ella's mission to help children build healthy relationships with food What you'll get Bucket loads of training and development Competitive salary Discretionary bonus Box of Treats - our brilliant benefits package A genuinely fantastic place to work, whether in our Oxfordshire Barns or over Teams Click Apply Now if you are interested in the opportunity to join Ella's Kitchen as our Senior Portfolio Manager.

A leading food company is seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager to lead product innovation and manage key segments of its portfolio. In this hands-on, hybrid role, you will develop strategic initiatives, oversee new product development, and shape our offerings for families. The ideal candidate has strong FMCG experience and a data-driven mindset, aiming to contribute to a mission-driven environment focused on improving children's healthy relationships with food.