Food Manager Jobs

At Focus Management we specialise in management and senior director roles. We are always happy to hear from people who have experience in the food and drink industry, whatever sector they come from. The food and drink industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, which means there is strong competition for the top manager jobs. With close links to many of the top food producing companies in the country we are able to find the best positions for our candidates.

Managers in the food industry need to possess organisational and logistical skills as well as have strong communication expertise. Each stage of the supply chain requires clear administration from raw materials to delivery to the consumer. Individuals are required to forecast sales, manage timescales and budgets and implement new strategies.

A marketing manager will have to negotiate with distributors and retailers on cost, and which retailers will sell the product. Further to this is the promotion and advertising of the product. This involves managing the packaging design, print and television advertising and organising press releases for the media.

The Food and Drink industry employs around 400,000 people in the UK and last year was the only sector to increase production. At a time when the job market is not as stable as it used to be it is reassuring to know that there are new jobs opening up all the time, and that there is the opportunity for a lifelong career.

Focus Management have over 21 years experience in food recruitment and over that time have expanded to encompass the following specialist brands:

• Focus Management for permanent food jobs in all disciplines up to £100k
• Focus Graduates for graduate food jobs
• Focus Chefs for NPD chef jobs
• Focus Select for senior and board level food jobs
• Focus Interim for interim food jobs
• Focus International for international food jobs outside the UK

Browse our website for an extensive array of food jobs here, or send us your CV and a consultant would be happy to discuss new roles with you.