Overview
Junior Product Developer – Leeds, LS11 5AD
Job Title
Junior Product Developer
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits.
Category
Product Development – SF
Closing Date
30 October 2025
Key Responsibilities
•Responsible for working with the category product managers to ensure innovation & product development is driven in specific product areas to deliver newness & incremental sales
•Strong passion for food and good understanding of culinary skills with an invested interest in ingredients
•Co-ordinates reviews of the market, trade shows calendar creation, market innovation and circulates relevant information to colleagues
•Is know by the buyer and customer Planner proactively supporting the Own Brand strategy delivery for their teams product area
•Responsible for booking and co-ordinating product panel’s under the guidance of their PM including NPD, EPD, Pre-production & launch. Accurately cascading the minutes and actions from each
•Responsible for assisting in brand panel set up and product flow
•Responsible for shopping and co-ordinating market newness where appropriate
•Responsible for co-ordination of product bible’s for area ensuring all information is consistent and available within the critical path
•Is aware of category plans, assists on category strategy process and is known by the team for support where required
•Responsible for EPD spec review and submission, attending critical path production meetings prepared to communicate with prior notice of any delays to the process
•Ensures the necessary legal requirements in terms of labelling are met and that suppliers comply with Asda’s technical. nutritional, legislative and packaging policies.
•Actively attends workshops and training to ensure product knowledge development
•Product development responsibility for NPD project assigned by PM
•Responsible for assisting on brief creation process following the direction of the PM
•Is an Own Brand Ambassador supporting internal/external PR events, including Exec Walk rounds, Product Showcases, PR days and nominations for awards
•Accountable for ensuring their objective’s are set out, achievable and has training agreed with line manager to ensure completion
Essential Skills
•Food Science / technology background. Non food development/quality background
•Strong food focus with area product knowledge
•Experience working within retail or the supply base
•Ability to prioritise and flex to the changing needs of the business
•Shows understanding of the customer and represents their needs first
•Good organisation/project management skills
•Good decision making skills
•Good communication and networking skills
•Has commercial awareness, and understanding of the factors that affect costs
Ability to create right plans for delivery
Everything you’ll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
