Product Manager

Product Manager
Permanent
Monday - Friday 8.30 pm - 5 pm
Stoke-on-Trent
£40,000 - £43,000

Are you a commercially minded Product Manager who enjoys bringing products to life, coordinating projects and making sure the right products get to market at the right time?

We're looking for an organised, analytical and proactive Product Manager to take ownership of products throughout their lifecycle - from identifying opportunities and developing propositions through to launch, performance monitoring and ongoing improvement.

This is a pivotal role connecting teams across the business, ensuring product development and launches stay on track, commercially relevant and aligned with customer expectations.

This isn't a creative marketing role. Although the Product Management function sits within Marketing, the focus is firmly on product development, project coordination, commercial insight and bringing multiple teams together to deliver successful products.

What will you be doing?

You'll take responsibility for coordinating products through the development and launch process, working closely with teams across the business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Product development: Researching customer needs, competitor activity and market trends to identify opportunities, product gaps and areas for improvement.
• Product propositions: Supporting the development of product concepts, specifications and recommendations, ensuring products meet customer and commercial requirements.
• NPI project management: Coordinating New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, managing timelines, critical paths, actions and milestones to keep projects moving.
• Stakeholder coordination: Bringing together teams including Buying, Category, Quality & Compliance, Design, Marketing, Content, Sales and Supply Chain.
• Launch readiness: Ensuring all the necessary product information, content, assets and operational requirements are in place ahead of launch.
• Product performance: Monitoring ratings, reviews, returns and customer feedback, identifying issues and opportunities to improve product performance.
• Product lifecycle: Supporting post-launch reviews, range assessments and future product roadmaps, using insight and data to inform decisions.
• Project visibility: Maintaining project plans, tracking progress and highlighting risks, delays or dependencies before they become problems.

You'll also provide product input and support across marketing materials, trade communications, press releases and wider business initiatives where required.

You'll ideally have:

We're keen to hear from people who have experience in Product Management, NPI, Product Development or a similar commercially focused project management role.

You'll ideally bring:

• Experience managing products or projects through development and launch.
• A good understanding of NPI processes and project lifecycle management.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Confidence working with data, customer insight, competitor research and product performance information.
• The ability to build relationships and coordinate activity across multiple departments.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to challenge, question and keep projects moving.
• A proactive, analytical and solutions-focused approach.

Experience within consumer products, electricals, home appliances or similar product-led environments would be particularly relevant, although we're interested in transferable experience too.

What's in it for you?

• Salary: £40,000-£43,000, with some flexibility for an exceptional candidate.
• Working pattern: Hybrid, with three days per week in the office, likely Tuesday to Thursday.
• Location: Staffordshire.
• Working environment: A collaborative, cross-functional role with plenty of opportunity to influence product development and delivery.

The product categories include Personal Care, Audio, Linen Care, Electrical Floorcare, Heating and Cooling, including fans, air conditioning, water purifiers, dehumidifiers and electric heating products.

If you're someone who enjoys the detail behind getting a product successfully from idea to market - coordinating people, managing projects, analysing performance and making things happen - we'd love to hear from you. Please apply now or get in touch with Jo Thompson - for more information. Feel free to contact me directly with any questions about the role or the recruitment process.

Xpert Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client. By applying, you agree to register with us and consent to us holding your personal details on file. Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact candidates who have been shortlisted for the role. However, we may also reach out regarding other suitable vacancies that match your profile.