Assistant Product Manager
Maidenhead, hybrid
Permanent
Come Build the World With Us
It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.
The Job:
Support Product Management team in developing and managing products throughout their lifecycle for one of our flagship brands. Execution of product strategies and operationally related tasks to support delivery of the business operating plan. Build skills to become a future Product Manager.
1. Market Research & Analysis: Conduct & support user research, analyse customer feedback, and monitor industry trends to inform product decisions.
2. Product Development Support: Assist in defining product requirements, creating user stories, and prioritising features based on business value and customer impact.
3. Project Coordination: Help coordinate product launch activities, manage timelines, and track key performance metrics.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams to ensure successful product delivery (on time, on cost, on quality).
5. Customer Feedback & Quality Assurance: Collect and analyse customer feedback for continuous improvement and participate in user testing.
6. Documentation & Reporting: Prepare reports and presentations for stakeholders, maintain product documentation, and support commercial teams with key customer requirements.
7. Administrative Support: Support the product manager in daily operational tasks and help manage multiple projects simultaneously
About You:
You’re a curious problem solver who has the ability to bring your recruitment ideas to life. You’re creative and look at situations with an open mind but can navigate a complex, large organisation with ease. You’re agile and adaptable but work with precision to ensure we deliver top-notch customer experiences, always. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
8. Analytical Skills: Ability to conduct research and analyse data
9. Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication for cross-functional collaboration
10. Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with product development processes
11. Organisational Skills: Capable of multitasking and managing projects in a fast-paced environment
12. Teamwork: Ability to work independently and as part of a team
13. Learning: Curiosity to ask questions to help personal learning and wider business improvement
What you will receive
14. You get to work with brands that people use every day in their homes and businesses to build the world around you. If you were looking for an intrinsic connection with what a company does, then this might be it.
15. A competitive salary + compensation package with the flexibility to make sure you can balance your personal commitments
16. Challenge and Opportunity. Help to build a function that will forge a world class reputation.
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.
Who We Are
We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.
What You’ll Also Get
Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.