Project Executive

Who are we ?

We are FBC, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……-And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Ilse of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing employees across all our locations.

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.

We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of €12.7 billion (2020-21).

Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Cathedral City, Marmite, Jacobs, and LU branded products. In addition, we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailer-branded products.

Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe FBC is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.

And don't forget… work hard but play harder!

What does your typical day look like?

Efficiently deliver new products and change management of product / pack change initiatives in order to deliver Business Unit & Customer plans and targets. Focus initially on artwork changes, process & management developing to cross functional delivery of different change activity types across the business.

Effectively and professionally project manage allocated projects.

Consistently manage the delivery of projects & change activity driving best practice and excellent execution of change projects, product and pack changes.

Other key actions will be but not limited to:

• Creation and management of project timelines.
• Facilitation of project team meetings.
• Identify, quantify, and elevate areas of risk on the project to the business whilst mitigating risk where possible.
• Risk management on all projects
• Process management of projects – initiate, track, communicate and complete. This will include establishing project plans.
• Co-ordinate all projects on a daily basis working closely with cross-functional teams.
• Manage projects through the internal processes in a timely and efficient manner ensuring adherence to milestones and budgets.
• Attend project meetings, issue minutes and ensure all agreed actions are implemented.
• Working with Marketing/Sales on clarity of brief and decision making and approvals
• Daily contact with Retailer contact on project updates, system updates (Retailer Brand only)
• Initiate briefs and development of artwork
• Manage PCP/MDAs through the system.
• Kick off Meetings, lessons learned log

What are the key ingredients needed for the role?

• Strong project management skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture.
• Results driven.
• Strong team player.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to influence.
• Facilitation skills.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Adaptable and tenacious.

Hybrid position

If you are ready to begin a career with real bite, we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below.