Overview
Position: Head of Product Management / Director level (refers to role within Samsung Electronics UK). The role focuses on Product and Range Management, pricing, launch excellence, business performance, market knowledge, product pipeline, HQ partnership and subsidiary leadership within the Home Appliances segment for Europe.
Role And Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities include:
* Product and Range Management – build and deploy the right range to deliver against business goals; establish range, specification and price logic behind the category/range architecture.
* PVP – articulate the range with strong product value propositions for effective marketing execution.
* Price Management – own price positioning, pricing logic and promotional guidelines where required.
* Launch Excellence – pre-launch planning and post-launch tracking; translate global launch plans into local launch plans; ensure delivery of launch tools to improve market impact and investment efficiency.
* Business Performance – coordinate KPIs with focus on revenue, price, mix and profit.
* Market Knowledge – analyse market research and competitor data to steer business direction; identify opportunities or corrective actions to stay agile.
* Product Pipeline – ensure future roadmap reflects business needs, market insights and retailer VOC to drive profitable growth.
* HQ Partnership – build relationships at all HQ levels to align with global strategy and influence European execution.
* Subsidiary Leadership – collaborate with subsidiary teams to drive strategy execution and standard methodologies.
Your Key People Management Responsibilities
* Provide clarity on strategy, team purpose and direction.
* Mentor, coach and give feedback; conduct regular 1:1s and on-the-job learning.
* Promote inclusion and psychological safety within the team.
* Ensure effective team communication, cascading information from leadership teams.
* Oversee onboarding/offboarding and the colleague lifecycle.
* Lead annual people management cycles (goal setting, evaluation, salary reviews).
* Ensure team compliance with company processes, deadlines and values.
What We Need For This Role
To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:
* Translate opportunities into ideas and initiatives that impact business performance.
* Strategic problem solver with understanding of P&L and commercial principles.
* Experience presenting to senior executives.
* Strong relationship-building to engage teams without direct reporting lines.
* Excellent analytical and data management skills; turn data into valuable insights.
* Strong Excel, PowerPoint and Word capabilities for reporting.
* Significant proven experience in the Home Appliances industry.
* Experience across Product, Channel and Customer interactions is preferable.
What Does Success Look Like?
* Independently deliver insights and recommendations on product roadmap, commercial performance and opportunities.
* Develop familiarity with internal tools, reports and dashboards; improve reporting and insights.
* Build relationships with country teams to guide strategic direction and form market insights.
* Provide commercial leadership to influence subsidiary sales strategy.
* Present and discuss business with mid and senior stakeholders.
* Overall commercial performance as a measure of success.
Skills And Qualifications
Benefits of working at Samsung include
* Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week
* Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance
* Car allowance
* Healthcare cash plan or private medical – family cover
* Income protection
* Enhanced pension contribution
* Three volunteering days each year
* Flexible benefits portal with monthly contribution – includes travel insurance, gym membership, season ticket loan, Tastecard, dental insurance and more
* Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday
* Discounts on Samsung products and access to a discount shopping portal
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities during the application or interview process. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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Other
Seniority level: Director. Employment type: Full-time. Job function: Product Management and Marketing. Industries: Computers and Electronics Manufacturing.
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