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Retail Sales Development Manager Location: Greater Manchester Main office with regular travel to retail locations Reporting To Sales Director & Managing Director Role Purpose The Retail Sales Development Manager provides strategic and hands-on leadership across a network of 40+ company-owned and franchise retail locations. The role is responsible for driving commercial performance, operational excellence, and consistent brand standards across the retail estate. This position plays a key role in improving sales, stock control, staffing, and retail best practices while supporting both company-owned and franchise partners to achieve sustainable growth. Key Responsibilities Retail Strategy & Performance • Develop and deliver a retail sales development strategy aligned with overall business objectives., • Drive revenue growth and profitability across all stores, ensuring performance targets are achieved., • Analyse sales data and KPIs to identify opportunities for improvement and growth., • Support forecasting, budgeting, and commercial planning with senior leadership. Store Development & Operations • Ensure consistent, high-quality retail standards across all locations., • Conduct regular store visits to review performance, compliance, and operational effectiveness., • Identify underperforming stores and implement structured improvement plans. Stock, Ordering & Returns • Oversee accurate ordering, stock control, and demand planning across the network., • Reduce waste, control stock holding, and improve returns processes., • Work closely with supply chain, production, and finance teams to maintain robust stock controls. People Leadership • Ensure appropriate staffing levels across all retail locations., • Develop and support store managers as strong commercial and people leaders., • Support recruitment, training, and retention across the retail network. Franchise Support • Act as a key point of contact for franchise partners., • Ensure franchise compliance with brand, operational, and commercial standards., • Support onboarding and development of new franchise locations. Brand, Customer Experience & Compliance • Deliver a consistent, high-quality customer experience across all stores., • Ensure compliance with company policies, health & safety, and employment legislation. Reporting & Stakeholder Management • Produce regular performance and KPI reports., • Communicate insights and recommendations clearly to senior leadership., • Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver retail success. Skills & Experience Essential • Senior multi-site retail management experience., • Strong commercial and analytical capability., • Proven leadership and people development experience., • Experience managing stock, ordering, and returns., • Food Hygiene Level 2., • Willingness to travel regularly. Desirable • Franchise retail experience., • Experience developing or scaling a retail network. Personal Attributes • Commercially driven, credible, and results-focused., • Hands-on leader able to balance strategy with execution., • Resilient, adaptable, and confident decision-maker., • Passionate about people development and retail excellence. Why Join Us This is a senior, high-impact role with the opportunity to shape and lead the retail performance of a growing business, supporting both company-owned and franchise locations to reach their full potential.

Senior National Account Manager - Retail Multiples Are you a national account manager who is wanting more responsibility and a clear progression plan? Do you want to work with some of FMCG’s most desired brands? Do you want a role that can offer you mentorship/management opportunities? This isn’t one to miss… We are currently partnered with a very well known, premium Food & Drink business who are on the hunt for a Senior National Account Manager to take the reigns on two of their retail multiple accounts. This is a business who have seen huge growth in a real, tough, economic climate. The business has tripled its turnover in such a small-time frame and has created a range of branded, cross category opportunities who are taking over multiple channels. This is a business who have succeeded every growth target they’ve had! They see every opportunity as a challenge. You will be no stranger to their brands as they are notorious on a global scale…. Culture and progression are a huge part of this business, they sing and shout about staff development and promotions. Seriously though, if taking a step up and self-development is important to you, you couldn’t be in a better place. Yes, I have debated applying myself! What You’ll Be Doing • P&L responsible for one or two of the retail multiples, • Strategically staying ahead of the market by spotting new and up and coming trends, • Collaborate with category management to develop channel insights and expand distribution, • Influence core range and NPD development, • Management/mentorship of the juniors Who You Are • Proven experience working within the retail multiples, • Strong commercial acumen and numerical proficiency, • Skilled negotiator focused on building long-term partnerships, • Proactive and independent worker in fast-paced environments, • Team player ready to collaborate and engage in hands-on tasks, • Excellent communicator with a straightforward and friendly approach

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Do you have experience in prospect research, prospect management and due diligence? Are you passionate about the impact of philanthropy and major gifts? Right now is Manchester’s time to shine. We are preparing to launch our first ever major fundraising and volunteering campaign. At Manchester we don’t just focus on what we’re good at. We ask what we’re good for. Through our teaching we are educating a new kind of socially responsible graduate – tomorrow’s thinkers, doers and leaders of a better world. Through our research we are addressing the most pressing global challenges with bold and brilliant solutions. Through innovation we are turning ideas into reality, creating the jobs and industries that will sustain us in the future. And in the heart of the city and beyond, we are breaking down barriers to art, science and learning in order to build stronger, more resilient communities. Manchester people are different. Not only do we share the values of integrity, being bold, being ambitious, and being collaborative, we also share a pioneering spirit and the courage to make a difference. If you have a fearless personality, boundless optimism and a desire to create a healthier, fairer and more sustainable world, we’d love you to get in touch. Exciting? We think so too. About the role Reporting to the Senior Development Research Officer (SDRO), the Development Research Officer (DRO) plays a vital role in the University’s fundraising operation. This is an appointment to a Development Researcher role, as outlined in the job description. The focus of this position will be on proactive prospect identification, prospect development, pool management, and due diligence. You will be the responsible for identification of fantastic prospects, working on innovative prospecting projects, working with fundraisers to drive prospect relationships forward, ensuring our CRM is kept up to date with prospect data, producing informative and insightful donor profiles, conducting fundraiser pool reviews; and preparing due diligence papers. You will have a passion for philanthropy and the desire to gain a deep understanding of our donor and prospect pools, as well as the many projects undertaken at the University. You will provide accurate and appropriate information relating to potential and current donors to the University, high net worth individuals, corporations and charitable foundations worldwide. Working with colleagues, you will play a direct role in the University’s programme of identification and analysis of potential donors, deploying and enabling systems to support the documentation and management of such potential donors and suggesting tailored strategies to reach and engage such donors. Interviews to be held in person week commencing Monday 9 February. What you’ll get in return You’ll feel valued as a Development Research Officer at The University of Manchester, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: • 23 days annual leave entitlement plus University closure days over the Christmas period, plus bank holidays;, • 3 volunteer days pa in your community;, • hybrid and flexible working opportunities;, • a generous contribution-based pension scheme;, • an annual pay review, plus incremental salary increase within the grade;, • Purple Place Reward Gateway lifestyle benefits - exclusive access to discounts across UK’s major retailers including supermarkets, technology, fashion, travel, and much more;, • free eye examinations with discounts on glasses and contact lenses;, • savings on food and cafes on campus;, • salary exchange for childcare vouchers, workplace nursery scheme, cycle to work, electric vehicle, or increased pension contribution; Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here Hybrid working arrangements may be considered. Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to ___. Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift. Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews: Name: Ella Luo, Senior Development Research Officer Email: ___ General enquiries: Email: ___ This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. Please see Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

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Field Service Engineer – Food Machinery UK Training → USA Relocation (Visa Sponsored) Location: Birmingham, UK / Kentucky, USA Travel: North America Alexander Steele is partnering with a US-based food machinery and equipment supplier to recruit a Field Service Engineer for an exceptional international opportunity. The successful UK national will complete a training period with the equipment manufacturer in Birmingham, before relocating to Kentucky, USA to support food manufacturing customers across North America. The Role • Install and commission new food manufacturing equipment, • Service, maintain, and repair existing machinery, • Provide on-site technical support to customers, • Travel extensively across North America What’s Offered • Full visa sponsorship and application management, • Accommodation covered for the first 12 months, • Structured UK-to-USA training and relocation, • Long-term career development with a growing international business About You • UK national (visa requirement), • Field Service / Maintenance Engineering background, • Experience with food, packaging, or industrial machinery preferred, • Willing to travel and work independently Apply through Alexander Steele for a confidential discussion.

If you've got an automation background within the food industry and have successfully delivered projects at group level, this is one not to be missed! A leading UK food manufacturing group is looking for a Group Automation Project Manager to take complex automation initiatives across multiple sites and turn them into real, measurable impact. You’ll be driving efficiency, improving capacity, and delivering solutions that actually make a difference in day-to-day operations. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who can navigate complexity, influence stakeholders, and ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to a high standard across the UK. What you’ll be doing • Lead automation projects from concept to delivery, ensuring solutions deliver measurable efficiency and capacity improvements, • Coordinate across sites, suppliers, and stakeholders, translating operational challenges into practical, actionable solutions, • Maintain a pipeline of initiatives to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing operations, • Manage budgets, timelines, and expectations while overcoming operational and technical challenges, • Ensure smooth handover to operational teams so solutions run reliably after implementation, • Travel across the UK as required to support project delivery and stakeholder engagement Who this role is for This isn’t a desk-bound coordination role. It’s for someone who: • Can balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, • Thrives on solving complex problems others assume are too difficult, • Can influence senior leaders, site teams, and suppliers to achieve results, • Has experience in food manufacturing or high-volume production operations, • Is confident managing multiple projects, sites, and stakeholders simultaneously Why this role matters Factories don’t run themselves. Machines and systems are only as good as the people who plan, deliver, and maintain them. This role exists to make sure people, processes, and technology work together efficiently, across multiple sites. Your impact will be clear: smoother operations, increased capacity, fewer delays, and automation initiatives that actually perform. What you get in return • Lead transformation across multiple manufacturing sites, • Strategic, hands-on, high-visibility role with senior leadership exposure, • Competitive salary with performance-based incentives, • Professional development and training, • The satisfaction of seeing complex projects succeed - not someday, but today. Please feel free to reach out for more info or click APPLY!

Senior Software Engineer Circa £58,000 annually Remote | Full-time We're partnering with one of the world's largest food service and support services companies, operating internationally and serving everything from corporate cafeterias to sports stadiums. This role sits within their procurement solutions team in Birmingham - the tech hub powering billions in purchasing decisions. Why this role? You'll be part of a major technical transformation. The team is re-engineering their large-scale e-procurement system from legacy ColdFusion onto Neptune - a modern low code/no code platform - as part of an ambitious "Back of House" programme. This is a dual-learning opportunity. You'll maintain business-critical systems while building expertise in next-generation platform technology, positioning yourself at the forefront of their digital evolution. The bigger picture: The long-term vision? Transitioning from external agency reliance to a self-sufficient internal team that owns and drives the Neptune platform. You'll be instrumental in this knowledge transfer and capability building - a genuine chance to shape the future tech stack of a global operation. What we're looking for: ✅ Proven software engineering experience (5+ years) ✅ Strong server-side skills - ColdFusion, PHP, Java or similar ✅ Solid front-end fundamentals - HTML, CSS, JavaScript ✅ Experience with relational databases (MySQL, MS SQL) ✅ Version control proficiency (Git, Subversion) ✅ Excellent stakeholder communication – you'll work across technical and business teams Nice to have: 🎯 Neptune experience 🎯 Front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, jQuery) 🎯 Server-side frameworks (Laravel, ColdBox) 🎯 Web services & API integration (REST, SOAP, JSON) 🎯 CSS frameworks (Bootstrap, Tailwind) What's in it for you? 💰 Competitive salary package 🚀 Learn cutting-edge LCNC platform technology (Neptune) with genuine strategic influence 📈 Be central to a multi-year digital transformation programme 🎓 Hands-on knowledge transfer from external specialists 🌍 Work for a global industry leader with scale and stability 💼 Report directly to the Head of Development 🏢 Hybrid in Birmingham or remote options available 🎯 Real ownership over platform transition and team capability building This isn't your typical maintenance role. You'll bridge two worlds – keeping critical systems running while pioneering the technology that replaces them. It's challenging, yes, but it's also the kind of opportunity that defines a career chapter. You'll have genuine influence over how a global organisation modernises its technology, with the autonomy to build expertise that's increasingly valuable in today's market. Sound like you? If you're a versatile software engineer who thrives on learning new technologies, enjoys solving complex problems, and wants to be part of something transformational rather than transactional – this one's for you. Apply through the link below – would love to hear from you! 👇

Mechanical Fitter – £42,000 + Premium Paid On-Call Rota (1 in 5 weeks) Location: Disley Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm (early finish at 4pm on Fridays!) Type: Permanent, Full-Time Are you a Mechanical Fitter who loves getting hands-on with high-spec, industrial machinery? Do you thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment where no two days are the same? We’re partnering with a rapidly growing, forward-thinking manufacturer in the Disley area, and they’re looking for a driven Mechanical Fitter to join their expanding Engineering team. You’ll be working on automated production equipment keeping the heartbeat of the operation running smoothly. What You’ll Be Doing • Building and assembling mechanical components from detailed engineering drawings, • Carrying out mechanical maintenance, fault finding, and reactive breakdown support, • Completing routine PPM to keep equipment in peak condition, • Working with gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, and various automated systems, • Supporting production teams to maximise uptime and efficiency, • Following strict health & safety procedures including LOTO and risk assessments, • Getting involved in occasional facilities maintenance, • Taking part in a 1-in-5 on-call rota – paid at premium rates on top of salary What We’re Looking For • Apprentice-trained or equivalent in mechanical engineering, • Manufacturing background, • Mechanical fitting, inspection, troubleshooting and maintenance experience, • Background within automated or fast-paced manufacturing environments, • Confident reading and interpreting engineering drawings, • TIG welding skills (a bonus not essential), • Strong health & safety awareness, • Happy to join the paid on-call rota (every 5 weeks) What’s In It for You? • £42,000 base salary, • Early finish every Friday, • Company pension & life assurance, • Free company products, • Free on-site parking, • Discounts on retail, food, holidays, cinema, gyms & more, • Wellness support & On-Demand GP, • Free early access to earned pay, • Salary sacrifice options, • Employee referral bonuses, • In house training for development If this sounds like the right move for you or you’d like to find out more get in touch today or hit apply! Contact: Zoe Murray Senior Executive Consultant 0151 209 2050

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Own and lead food development process and food COGs optimisation projects from concept to launch, with 100% adherence to gate process, including:. Own and lead the Food Development Process, ensuring adherence to the process and delivering process improvements where possible to deliver the Food agend

A leading FMCG company is seeking a Senior Product Development Manager based in Manchester.The role involves managing relationships with brand owners, leading food development processes, and improving product competitiveness.The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of food development experience,

Liaise effectively with Senior Process Technologist to determine key development priorities within their area. Are you an ambitious Process or NPD Technologist who would like to join one of the best-known food manufacturers in north west: a hugely successful business and a producer of some of the mo

A leading food manufacturer in the UK seeks a Packaging Manager to lead development and innovation in packaging solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of packaging materials and processes, project management experience, and excellent communication skills.

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The Senior Business Development Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the new business strategy for Legends’ rapidly expanding Food & Beverage division across Europe. Reporting to the Business Development leadership team, the successful candidate will collaborate closely with a

A family-owned brewery in the UK is seeking a motivated Sous Chef to join their talented kitchen team. You will lead the team in the Head Chef's absence, support menu development, and ensure high standards of food quality and kitchen compliance.

A leading food service company is hiring a Senior Food Developer in Westminster, UK. This role requires managing product development from concept to launch, focusing on food trends while ensuring compliance with company standards.

Business Development Manager Food & BeverageUK-based with International TravelAre you a commercially driven Food & Beverage professional with a passion for ingredients and customer-led growth? This is an opportunity to play a pivotal r

A leading research and development firm in the UK seeks a Food Development Technologist to support innovative product development in the bakery sector. Candidates should have a degree in food science or technology along with hands-on experience in the food industry.

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Ideal candidates will have a degree in Food Science and proven experience in product development within food manufacturing. A leading food innovation company in Greater London is seeking a Product Development Process Technologist to manage new product development from concept to launch.

A prominent food manufacturing company is seeking a Product Development Process Technologist to manage the development and launch of innovative food products. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Food Science or similar and strong project management experience, as well as a passion for food manufa

We’re looking for a Senior Business Development Manager – Food Consulting to spearhead growth for NSF’s Food Advisory Services across EMEA. NSF delivers a wide range of services across food, water, health sciences and sustainability, and in this role you’ll focus on our Food Advisory team -

Our purpose is to be the best part of the journey, and our focus is on making every journey taste better – bringing great food and welcoming hospitality to travellers across the globe. SSP and we are a leading provider of food, beverage and specialist solutions to the train industry, and offer a o

The incumbent will lead all packaging development requirements, working cross functionally with the Food Development, Technical and Manufacturing teams and with external partners. Extensive FMCG packaging development experience, ideally with exposure to both foodservice and retail environments. Food

A leading food service company in Greater London is looking for a Product Development & Supply Chain Manager to oversee product innovation and supply chain processes for the TransPennine Express account.

HEAD OF MARKETING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - UK Non-Food Division - FMCG. Fast growing and dynamic €600m FMCG European group with broad range of non-food and food‑based products focused on consumers’ everyday household usage needs through a range of high-quality, well‑known brands and retailer�

We are seeking a Product Development & Regulatory Specialist with experience in food supplements and nutricosmetics, and a robust background in nutritional science, formulation, and regulatory affairs. Experience working with borderline products (food supplements vs cosmetic). Ability to prioritise

You strong experience in product development, process control, or QA within food manufacturing. This is a hands‑on role ideal for someone passionate about food manufacturing, project coordination, and great taste. Belazu has been a pioneer of supplying high quality, Middle Eastern and Mediterranea

We work closely with wholesale fresh food suppliers and 45,000 restaurants, cafes, hotels and other foodservice venues. Senior Business Development Manager. Strong relationships developed with decision‑makers and influencers in the food distribution and hospitality industry.

A food manufacturing company in Chessington seeks a Technical Assistant to support their Technical/Compliance team. A suitable candidate should have a degree in Food Science or equivalent experience, be detail-oriented, and show curiosity. This position promises hands-on experience and growth potent

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Interim Team Leader/Principal Planning Policy.Initial 3–6 months (potential extension).My client in Lancashire is seeking an experienced .Team Leader/Principal Planning Policy Consultant.Council’s Planning Policy team on an interim basis.The role will offer someone a key role in taking the

Children’s Residential Team Leader.At Cambian you’re not just working - you’re shaping futures, furthermore as a Residential Team Leader based within the Manchester region every moment you spend with our young people (ages 8–18) helps them feel safe, valued and supported.A simple "How was yo

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You will lead by example, support staff development, and help create a safe, nurturing, and structured environment where children and young people can thrive. Ongoing training and professional development.

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Support the wider engineering team through effective leadership and coaching and development of team. Previous experience of working within an FMCG Food Manufacturing environment.

Maintenance Team Leader DAYS ONLY.If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.Work pattern negotiable at interview, but working 5 out of 7 days which may include weekend work.Commutable from Stockport, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Wilmslow, Str

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