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Senior Commercial Innovator (Food)

Employer
Costa Coffee
Location
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
25 May 2017

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Senior Commercial Innovator – Food – Costa Global Innovation – Grade B – Permanent – Dunstable Based

Give our food the best chance of success 

  • Set the strategic framework
  • Lead on best practice food principles across the world
  • Drive our success and yours 

We’re Costa, the nation’s favourite coffee shop brand*, pouring our heart and soul into everything we do and creating moments to remember for our customers, our communities and for each other. Together we turn sips into smiles, choices into opportunities and passions into careers.

Help us spread a little happiness! 

Who we are looking for 

You’re a commercial innovator who gets excited about ‘the new’ but remains level-headed at all times. This is because you know what’s going on in the food industry. You have a sense of what’s trending, but you also know what’s actually being consumed. It’s a useful skill to have, as it gives you the confidence to communicate and influence when it comes to business-critical decisions. And as you’re impressively organised, you’re able to keep an eye on numerous initiatives at once, right through from concept to activation. Combine all of this with your substantial experience in commercial innovation (ideally within a food retail or FMCG background), and we know you’re someone who can elevate our food experience beyond expectations. 

A bit about the role 
We love nothing more than to surprise our customers when they come into our coffee shops. Yet we need to make sure we’re doing it in a way that makes good commercial sense. You’re the person who keeps our feet on the ground. You’ll set the framework and category principles that everyone adheres to for our breakfast, lunch, snack and impulse food products. You’ll challenge new food developments, whist encouraging innovation, and then give the teams guidelines to work within – from supply chain management and manufacturing, to pricing, promotion and packaging. You’ll also help embed best practice across our global estate – which includes a recipe bank. All of which can only help ensure we’re delivering food that excites, whilst allowing us to grow too. 

So bring us your unique blend, together with ambition and experience and in return we’ll give you a competitive salary, a very achievable yearly bonus, plenty of benefits and more coffee than you could dream of to enjoy in a supportive environment. 

 


 
 

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