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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 28 days Butternut Box's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Butternut Box's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Butternut Box
- high 30 stale, 1 reposted of 45 open
- Hiring momentum
- 62 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Butternut Box's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Butternut Box.
About this role
As a Product Development Manager for Additional Products, you will oversee the entire product lifecycle from concept to launch, focusing on both food and non-food items. Your responsibilities include shaping product strategy, managing a small team, collaborating with various stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with regulations. This role is a 15-month maternity cover with potential for extension based on performance.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Butternut Box as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years’ experience in technical product development, innovation or R&D, ideally in food, FMCG, pet or another regulated consumer category
- Proven track record of taking physical products from concept through formulation, specification, testing, manufacturing trials and launch
- Strong experience working with third-party manufacturers and suppliers
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines
- Experience managing or mentoring at least one person
Nice to have
- Experience across food and non-food products
- Exposure to the pet category
What you get
- 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and an additional day for every year of service up to 5 years
- 5 additional, paid 'paws' days off per year
- £500 personal learning & development budget
- Significant discount on Fresh food for your own dogs
- Enhanced parental leave
- Flexible core working hours
Worth weighing
- This is a maternity cover position with a fixed term of 15 months
- The role requires presence at the Worksop site five days a week
- No visa sponsorship is available, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
Summarised from Butternut Box's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Butternut Box on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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