Job Description
Role: Global Product Manager – Yorkshire based
Salary: £60K per annum
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am- 16:30pm
Benefits:
* working x2 days a week at home
* 20% of base salary subject to achieved KPI’s
* 25 days + stats
* parking
* travel
Elevation Recruitment Group - Marketing Division are excited to be exclusively working with an international product distributor with a technical and engineering focus.
Our client has a long standing reputation for efficient customer care, supporting customers worldwide through its global network focused on the development of new products that improve efficiency, offer lower cost of ownership and reduce environmental impact.
General overview:
Responsible for managing and promoting the product throughout the product lifecycle from market analysis in cooperation with the regional sales managers, through product development planning to execution in support of organisational strategy and objectives. The product manager/promoter is the owner of the product for business and secures that product roadmap, product development planning and marketing in collaboration with the ATB/Wolong factories with aim to insure each product leads to commercial success.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
The Product Manager’s role is key to the development of th Distribution product portfolio, and therefore the sustainable and profitable growth of the Global business for the company.
Research and analysis:
* and analyse market conditions
* key competitor and consumer trends
* market requirements and opportunities
* opportunities for product innovation and product enhancements
* with research regarding product development
Product Planning and Management
* product specifications
* the long term strategy of the product and create product road map
* product documents including Market Requirement Documents and product use cases to drive product activity
* pricing strategies and product policies
* product packaging solutions
* product development
* and communicate with cross functional teams
Product Marketing
* product marketing plan and event campaigns to generate product awareness and demand
* product launch
* with advertising and public relations to promote product
* sales and marketing with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise
* product presentations
* sales tools and sales training material provide input for marketing col-lateral development · Supply sales with latest research and marketing information
* marketing plan in conjunction with all departments
* ongoing improvement in sales and profitability
To be successful in the role of Global Product Manager we require the following skills and experience:
* experience of working within a product manager role
* experience of working with product specifications, product strategy and product marketing
* worked within a distribution service background or a technical engineering background
* to travel internationally for 10% of the year
* a full UK driving licence