Are you an early-career product professional with experience in a commercial, marketing, or technical environment, ready to take real ownership of a product portfolio?
Do you have a curious, analytical mindset and the ability to translate data and customer insight into practical product decisions?
Are you comfortable working cross-functionally across R&D, Sales, Supply Chain, and Marketing to bring products to market and manage their lifecycle?
MacGregor Black are partnering with a well-established consumer goods manufacturer on the search for a Junior Product Manager. This is a permanent, hybrid role based in the North East.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their product career to take genuine ownership of a selection of newer brands, supporting the full end-to-end product lifecycle across a paint, cleaners and abrasives portfolio.
Working closely with R&D, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain, you will help shape products that meet market needs while upholding high standards of quality, sustainability, and innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
* Define product requirements based on customer insights, market data, and competitor analysis.
* Collaborate with R&D to support formulation updates and new product innovation.
* Work with international supply partners to source products.
* Support lifecycle activities including product refreshes, discontinuations, and SKU rationalisation.
* Act as internal point of contact for product-related queries.
* Conduct competitor analysis and market research, monitoring trends to identify gaps and opportunities.
* Gather and synthesise customer feedback from sales teams, retailers, and end users.
* Support the development of business cases for new product opportunities.
* Collaborate with Marketing on product positioning, packaging briefs, label copy, and promotional content.
* Assist in coordinating product launches across cross-functional teams.
* Support pricing and margin analysis alongside Finance and Sales.
* Ensure accurate product setup across internal systems and customer portals.
* Work with Supply Chain and Manufacturing on forecasting and demand planning.
* Assist with quality issue investigations and regulatory compliance as legislation evolves.
* Prepare reports covering sales, margin, and product mix with recommended improvement actions.
What We’re Looking For:
* A graduate with a minimum of 2 years’ workplace experience in a product management, marketing, commercial, or technical role.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to work confidently with data tools such as Excel, Power BI, or similar.
* Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
* Proactive, organised, and detail-driven, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
* A customer-centric mindset and genuine curiosity about products and markets.
* Comfortable working across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
* Experience in a branded or manufacturing environment is desirable, as is exposure to European or international markets.
Apply now or contact Daniel Hookway to learn more about this opportunity.