Senior Product Manager - UK & Ireland
Location: Southampton, office based
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £55,000 per annum
Excellent Benefits
Direct line management; 2x reports
Purpose of the Job
Utilising global plans with regional market insight and aligned with UK & Ireland objectives, create and deliver effective product programs and collateral to market and sell product, maximising sales and profit for the UK & Ireland Market.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
* Build and maintain an excellent level of technical product knowledge across the 3 x business segments of Fitness, Outdoor and Marine to support the UK & Ireland team with all sales and marketing activities
* Develop, implement and lead all Product Training needs for the UK & Ireland team and associated customers and partners with clear measurement
* Create and deliver inspirational new product presentations which are shareable in a timely manner to engage internal teams and external customers
* Develop and deliver best in class market insight for Garmin UK & Ireland, ensuring business decisions and opportunities can be discovered through quality insight on consumer, retail, market and business trends
* Manage the Go-To-Market (GTM) process to ensure all key stakeholders across Operations, Sales and Marketing align to plans to successfully bring products to market on time and in full
* Lead the UK & Ireland Product Management team to deliver best practice process and initiatives
* Manage and develop the UK & Ireland Product Manager team, ensuring they have clear development plans with regular feedback, support, training and skills in place to flourish
* Ensure effective communication loops with EMEA Product Teams to disseminate all product information and assimilate all UK & Ireland product feedback and market needs into the appropriate channel
* Manage 3rd party data contracts and services for market data and training when required and aligned with business goals which should be formatted and communicated clearly and concisely for internal and external use
* Support EMEA Product Management and Quality Teams to ensure all activity meets local regulations and standards
Experience & Education
* Excellent understanding of Garmin products and services and what differentiates Garmin from the competition (WHY Garmin)
* Segment expertise is essential whether through actively engaging in the activity or being able to authentically communicate about it. This could be either from working for a major brand or retailer, or by displaying passion and an excellent understanding of the UK and Ireland market and industry
* Excellent understanding of key product management principles, the go-to-market process and how to research and share key market insights
* Personal interest in living a healthy and active lifestyle
* Significant commercial experience evident in strong knowledge of distribution channels, sales and profit management and inventory planning
* Significant experience in a similar role
* Experience managing budgets and reporting on ROI
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Excellent presentation, organisation, and planning skills
* Capable of working autonomously and multitasking in a high-pressure environment
* Be proactive, reliable, responsible, and accurate with an attention to detail
* Excellent interpersonal and relationship development skills
* Flexible, hands-on approach to business
* Flexibility to travel
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