Product Development Manager

The Business:

Advocate Group is proud to represent a fast-growing FMCG manufacturer in their search for a Junior Product Manager to join their UK Product, Sales & Marketing team.

The Business:

• Rapidly growing FMCG business with a strong presence across UK & ROI
• Innovative product portfolio with ongoing NPD and customer-led development
• Supportive, experienced product team with clear progression opportunities
• Values accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Junior Product Manager to make their mark and build a long-term product career within FMCG. You will support the end-to-end product lifecycle while gaining hands-on exposure to launches, customers, and manufacturing.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the gatekeeper for product specifications, packaging options, and spec systems
• Supporting product development, tenders, and new customer projects alongside PMs and KAMs
• Coordinating internal launch processes, critical paths, and artwork approvals
• Managing samples, packaging requests, and Brandbank approvals
• Conducting market and store audits to track trends and competitor activity
• Supporting marketing activity execution and customer presentations
• Maintaining trackers, customer data files, and lab panel results
• Liaising cross-functionally with factories, R&D, quality, category, and sales teams

• 2–3 years’ experience within FMCG, retail, or a design/packaging agency
• Strong attention to detail with a “right first time” mindset
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Confident communicator able to build relationships internally and externally
• Curious, proactive, and keen to develop into a standalone Product Manager
• Comfortable working in an office-based role with some flexibility

If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, I’d love to speak with you.

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