Learn more about us and the role:
Looking to grow your product management career while working on international projects?
Join us as an Assistant Product Manager on the John Sands Strategic Account Team, supporting UK Greetings, American Greetings and John Sands Australia. You’ll help select and communicate global product lines for the ANZ market, shaping the products millions of people celebrate with.
In this role, you’ll assist with all aspects of product development, including critical path management, strategic thinking, range proposals, and sales performance analysis. Experience or understanding of a marketing environment would be desirable.
This is a temporary position expected to last approximately 9-12 months.
You will work closely with internal departments to develop cost effective products, delivered within schedule. A professional approach, good commercial awareness, excellent presentation and excel skills are essential.
The role involves ensuring that the displays for our customers are working to their optimum, to drive profitability and performance, through considered and thorough line management.
We are looking for a highly organised and self-motivated individual who thrives in a deadline driven, fast paced changing environment. Some knowledge and/or experience in a product/range selection management environment is desirable, preferably with knowledge of the Greeting Card/Gift Wrap industry.
A full clean driving licence is required as some travelling is expected. We offer a hybrid working model to support your work-life balance, with just two core office days each week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at our friendly and welcoming Office in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.
Notes/Brief for Recruitment Team:
Who we are
We help make the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day with our greeting cards, gift dressings and party supplies products created for life’s big events, special occasions, and those “saw-this-and-thought-of-you” moments in life.
Along with our sister company John Sands, who are based in Australia and New Zealand, we’re part of the American Greetings Corporation, one of the largest privately owned greeting card publishers in the world.
As the largest direct to retail publisher of greeting cards and social expression products in the UK, we are the celebrations destination. You’ll find our amazing products in major supermarkets, high street retailers, and independent stores across the UK and internationally, as well as digital online marketplaces.
Here at UK Greetings we take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer - we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments at any stage.
Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are:
• Hybrid Working, working from home and our Dewsbury offices with flexibility around start and finish times
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Free onsite parking at Head Office sites
• Employee discount shop
• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
• Development opportunities; offering qualifications from Level 3 to 7
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee wellbeing support including Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee Recognition scheme
So if you have a passion for greeting cards and celebrations products and would love to be part of a talented team, you’re in the right place!