Senior Product Manager
£50,000 – £65,000 + Benefits + Car or Car Allowance
Full Time
Bolton (Hybrid)

If you're a talented Senior Product Manager with experience of managing a team, this role represents a great opportunity to join a growing trade supplier with a fantastic product line and superb reputation.

You'll get to work with a great team in a supportive and friendly environment and will be responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive product vision and strategy, managing full end-to-end product lifecycles across multiple product categories.

The Job...

You’ll be reporting to the Head of Marketing & Product and will ultimately be responsible for identifying new product and brand opportunities, including buying, pricing, and close collaboration with marketing.
 
It’s a full-time role and you'll enjoy hybrid working, with a mix of working with colleagues in the office and remote working from home. There will also be fairly regular trips to their Midlands showroom and (less frequent) trips to China and across Europe to meet with suppliers.

You'll be responsible for:

- Developing and delivering a clear product vision and strategy for multiple product categories and brands.
- Creating and maintaining a product roadmap that outlines new product introductions and manages the lifecycles of existing products. 
- Continuously researching and analysing market trends and the competitive landscape to ensure product plans are aligned to customer needs. 
- Establishing and executing pricing strategies for product categories and brands that maximise profitability while ensuring competitiveness and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborating with Commercial Finance and Sales to create pricing models that align with the Company’s goals and market positioning. 
- Working closely with Supply Chain to ensure product introductions, discontinuations, and overall stock levels, are managed appropriately. 
- Managing supplier relationships and being confident in negotiations to ensure buy prices are always at their most competitive. 
- Conducting financial analysis to assess the impact of price changes on overall product profitability. 
- Keeping up to date with relevant product/industry compliance and consulting with QA to ensure products meet quality expectations. 
- Defining and tracking KPIs to measure product performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities. 
- Regularly exploring and presenting new product and brand opportunities. 
- Collaborating with key stakeholders to agree go to market plans for new products. 
- Presenting product up-dates and strategic plans to key stakeholders. 
- Managing and developing a team of Product Managers and overseas sourcing colleagues.

About You...

As the Senior Product Manager you'll be leading a team of Product Managers and ensuring close collaboration with Sales and Marketing to agree go-to-market plans that ensure the effectiveness of products through their performance, with the ability to track, monitor and present product performance regularly. 

Here's some of the key experience you'll need to demonstrate:

- Experience of working in a similar industry with a focus on OPP/MPP bathroom products/brands, with connections to suppliers and manufacturers and a track record of delivering results that have increased sales and margin.
- Strong leadership skills with experience of managing and developing a team of Product Managers, including conducting regular 1-2-1 meetings, appraisals, and wider team meetings.
- A thorough understanding of showroom and trade demands and expectations.  
- Strong planning, analytical and reporting skills.
- Excellent commercial capability, with the ability to implement and manage pricing strategies. 
- Excellent project management and reporting skills.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively engage with colleagues, suppliers, manufacturers and customers.
- Excellent Excel skills, with the ability to present data with meaningful insights. 
- The ability to keep up to date with product trends and market developments.
- An excellent understanding of our products with the ability to train key stakeholders. 

The Company...

This is a market-leader in supplying bathrooms, appliances, sinks and taps, providing the highest quality products and service to the trade and retail markets. They're undergoing a significant period of growth, and the Senior Product Manager will play a crucial role in its future plans. They're financially very stable with their large parent company operating across 3 continents and 7 countries.

You'll be working alongside a small but perfectly formed, friendly, supportive, and motivated team, and as the business continues to grow, there is plenty of scope for career progression.

In addition to an attractive salary of £50k - £65k DOE, some additional benefits include;

- Company Car or Car Allowance
- Bonus scheme – up to 10% of salary (based on achieving company profit target set and individual KPIs).
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increases with length of service).
- Day off for birthday.
- Holiday purchase scheme (buy up to 5 additional days).
- Cycle 2 work scheme.
- Discounted gym membership.
- Free eye tests at Specsavers.
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
- Life insurance policy.
- Private Healthcare.
- Hot and cold drinks and free fruit.
 

Apply Now!

We're interviewing and shortlisting for this role right now, and expecting to get suitable candidates in for interview quickly. If you're interested, please apply with your up-to-date CV by clicking the link below.

Chris