Chef Product Manager 🍔
We are looking for a highly motivated Product Manager to develop our next generation products and help us win big restaurant accounts with delicious samples!
About Yum Bug
At Yum Bug we turn insects into delicious foods people love and recognise like burgers, mince and nuggets. Our bug-based foods aren't just great for the planet but are also great for you with about 30% more protein than beef.
We have had backing from the likes of Holly Branson (Virgin), Peter Norris (Virgin), Carl Pei (Nothing, One Plus), James Frost (Gay Times).
We’re on a mission to change perceptions and take edible insects mainstream. To do this Yum Bug is building a world-class team of fun-loving, ambitious people, and we’d love you to be one of them!
Role
As a Product Manager you’ll be responsible for all things food and product related at Yum Bug.
You’ll be:
Developing new products with the team
Refining and improving existing line-up of products
Helping to manufacture launched products for sale
Cooking and preparing food samples for prospect restaurants
Serving food at festivals and market stalls
Occasionally working on weekends (ie. at events)
Jumping in to help other team members every so often, when necessary
What you need to do the job effectively:
Believe insects are the future of food, and have a strong desire to help create a more sustainable food system
You love food and are a fantastic cook
Tidy and (very!) organised
Able to work in a team and communicate clearly
Speak, read and write in perfect English
Bonus (but not at all essential):
Developed food or alternative meat products for commercial sale
Who You Are
Your character and values are just as important to us as your experience and skills. We only hire really kind people!
Values we’d love from you:
Has a growth mindset
Very organised!
Sense of humour with a healthy dose of humility
Gains energy from being around others – and interested in others.
Driven to be the best
Loves learning and relishes any opportunity to improve
Loves solving problems – and takes ownership of them
Able to take (and give) constructive feedback
Positive – a glass half full kind of person
What You'll Get
£25k – £30k per annum, company share options, a real opportunity to shape the future of food with a young, fun and ambitious team in role of a lifetime (we think!), and have a blast along the way!
How to Apply
Click the 'Apply' button below or email 'work@yumbug.com'
Subject the email 'PM – Your Full Name'. So if your name is Lucy Jones it would be 'PM – Lucy Jones'. Important you follow this we wont see it otherwise!
Please Send
CV
Cover letter explaining why you’d like to join us
We suggest not waiting for the deadline to submit your application. There is a slight advantage to getting your application in earlier – by the very nature of us seeing it sooner.
Applications assessed on a rolling basis from Friday 16 Dec