Product Manager 🔬

Belgium, Kortrijk

Our mission 🚀

In 2016, our founders wanted to feed their dogs - named Edgard and Cooper - pet food they could feel good about. The kind of food that was as good for the planet as it was for their pets. But when they couldn't find this, they decided to make their own. Now, 6 years later, our pack has 200 employees and we are beyond proud to be part of the B Corp movement.

Want to find out more about us? Click HERE

What type of breed are we looking for? 🐕

Would you love to work within a dynamic team for a purposeful brand? Have you always been fascinated by innovation? Foodie & pet lover? Would you be excited to work in an office surrounded by dogs and cats? Then we might just be able to offer you the opportunity of a lifetime…

We are looking for a Product Manager to join our team. Someone who loves to turn ideas and concepts into tangible products and gets excited to move through each step of the product development process. You take pride in developing technically sound products in line with consumer needs and our brand vision.

What will be in your bowl? 🥗

You’ll be the creator of the most innovative, sustainable, delicious, nutritious, healthy and qualitative products for our lovely furry friends…

• In close collaboration with the brand development squad, you will further develop & renovate the product categories in line with our innovation pipeline
• You’ll take product ownership of specific NPD and EPD projects in every phase of the product development process from idea or concept until market launch
• Translation of the project brief into clear product briefs including the physical & qualitative product characteristics, needed claims & ingredients to use
• Recipe development in close collaboration with our internal nutritionist and suppliers based on technical expertise and in line with our brand vision and guidelines
• Plan and organize feasibility and validation trials (e.g. test productions, nutritional analyses, palatability tests, transport tests…) to ensure new or improved products and its packaging are of the highest quality
• Demonstrate the ingredient, material and process benefits used on final product level
• Conduct cost analysis for the improvement and development of products to achieve target margin and COG’s
• Prepare and finalize supplier agreements and make sure that all departments have the required information to ensure a smooth launch (e.g. product specifications, operational masterdata…)
• Build a network in the (pet)food industry to rely on during product development (e.g. ingredients, processing, packaging) and have a special eye for new pet food trends

What skills & tricks should you bring? 🤹

• You hold a Master’s Degree in Science or Engineering (e.g. bioscience engineering, food technology, biotechnology…)
• You have minimum 5 years of working experience in product development and/or product management in the FMCG industry, preferably in the (pet)food industry
• You enjoy working in a young, vibrant, fast paced scale-up company that loves to celebrate the small wins.
• You get energy of working effectively with multidisciplinary teams within the company and with external partners to accomplish project objectives
• You love to use your experienced project management, planning and organization skills
• You have a hands-on working ethos and pro-active mindset combined with a commercial flair and good negotiation skills
• You have a passion for pets, innovation and the food industry in general (trends, ingredients, processes…). You’re curious and always sniff out the way ahead to find solutions
• You have excellent communication & persuasion skills. You’ll thrive here even more if you have flawless knowledge of English, both written and oral. Other languages are an asset
• Being detail-oriented is huge plus, too! – your perfectionism won’t annoy us, on the contrary!
• You are willing to travel for the job to international fairs, suppliers and other partners (up to 20% of time) and you have your driver's licence

Our benefits 🎁

• 💸 Competitive package inclusive of (include details):
  • Meal vouchers
  • Phone + laptop
  • Ecocheques
  • Hospitalization insurance
  • Gym access
• 💰 Salary package that will reflect your built-up experience
• 🌱 Certified B Corp Employer with supportive policies and practices to ensure we are one happy pack
• 🏔Company retreats to meet each other in person
• 👩‍💻 Flexibility to work from home
• 🐾 Pets at work so everyday is bring your pet to work day
• 🧆Unlimited Pet food for your furry friend whilst you are with us
• 🌟Volunteer Leave to contribute to a cause we believe in.
• 🧠Wellbeing program access to qualified counselling
• 🏝️ 25 days paid holiday a year (including bank holidays & birthday holiday)
• 🍿 Team activities (appreciation days, wellbeing days, pawesome team buildings, Friday drinks, cat yoga and many more! )
• 🔋 Learning opportunities in a truly international environment that will give you extensive responsibility but also guidance as you need it.

⚠️ No agencies, recruiters or outsourcing companies.

Hiring Process 🕵️‍♀️

• 📞 Phone screening with Recruiter (30mins)
• 🎯 Competency based interview with Product Lead (45mins)
• ✅ Case study with Product Lead + one stakeholder (60mins)
• 🐶 Meeting with founders (60 mins)

Ideal start date: What are your plans tomorrow?

Equal opportunities 🌈

We believe the strength of a pack comes from its diversity. So no matter who you are, where you come from, what you believe in or what your dreams are, we welcome you and look forward to receiving your application.

If your circumstances require any special arrangements at any stage of our interview process, please let us know.

We're looking forward to hearing from you.