Global Product Manager-- Convenience
Come and join the leading #avoexperts 🥑
Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value-added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce – 365 days a year & across the globe.
With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.
We’re looking for a Global Product Manager- Convenience to join our team in Kings Hill, West Malling.
Westfalia Fruit is seeking a Global Product Manager to drive its convenience innovation strategy and manage a growing global product portfolio. You’ll lead New Product Development (NPD) initiatives across categories such as guacamole, avocado products, mango, frozen fruit, oils, and dried fruit ensuring all projects align with commercial goals and customer needs. Working cross-functionally with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, and regional teams, you’ll deliver high-quality products to market efficiently and at pace.
Responsibilities include:
- Support delivery of the convenience product strategy in line with commercial objectives
- Contribute to the innovation pipeline through new products, improvements, and line extensions
- Translate consumer, customer, and market insights into product concepts and briefs
- Partner with R&D and technical teams to deliver products from concept to launch
- Assist in managing the NPD pipeline, ensuring timelines, milestones, and deliverables are met
- Coordinate stage-gate processes and support project prioritisation based on business needs
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support product launches and ongoing performance
- Track project progress, identify risks, and ensure clear stakeholder communication
- Conduct market and competitor analysis to inform product decisions
- Support optimisation of the product portfolio to improve performance and efficiency