Mobile Accessories Product Manager - Slough, United Kingdom - Henderson Brown Recruitment Ltd

Henderson Brown Recruitment Ltd

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Slough, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Mobile Accessories Product Manager

Location:
Remote (twice per month visit to office in Slough)

Salary:
£65000-£85,000 depending on industry and years' experience plus bonus

My client is a successful multi-category mobile products/telecoms business based in Berkshire, with a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Product Manager to join their team.

This entrepreneurial SME has experienced rapid growth in recent years and plan to continue this with the expansion of Services, Products and Categories, which will create great development and progression opportunities within the business.

They are looking for an experienced Product Manager with experience in the mobile accessories industry.

The key responsibility for this role is to take ownership of the primarily own-brand mobile accessories portfolio, with the objective of growing businesswith their large base of UK independent retailers, major multi-retail accounts and other B2B and B2C channels.

The job is a senior product management role, together with the requirement to work closely with the Procurement Manager for the selection and management of product suppliers, which are currently China-based.

Roles and responsibilities:

Portfolio:
Deliver a competitive portfolio to meet the business's customer requirements - including the independent retailer requirements, major multi-retailer requirements and other channel and end-consumer requirements in target sectors

Competitor Analysis:

Be the expert in understanding the competitive landscape to ensure products in the portfolio are comparable to competitor brands and where appropriate create product differentiation to maximise growth of current and new segments.

Product Expert:
Be the product expert in terms of: specifications, impact of specifications on pricing, technical functionality etc.

Technical Lead:
Be the technical lead for the product roadmap, to ensure new technologies and coming trends are catered for as appropriate in portfolio developments

Product Positioning:
Develop product pricing and product positioning strategies for each sector to drive growth

Sourcing:

Work closely with the product sourcing and supplier management functions to select and manage product suppliers to maximise the business's commercial position whilst minimising their commercial and regulatory exposure.

This includes working with Chinesesuppliers on product development.

Quality & Compliance:
Own product compliance and quality to ensure all products are fully compliant with UK regulations prior to launch and that quality is maintained through product lifecycle

New Product Introduction Process:
Own the NPI process to ensure effective launch management. Work closely with suppliers, customers, and the wider team to deliver successful product launches.

Skills & Experience required:
*Strong track record of successful mobile accessories product management, with proven category expertise is essential
*Proven track record of managing a portfolio and all aspects of product lifecycle management.
*Proven ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management.
*Solid technical background sufficient to understand the key elements of mobile accessories products so that product specifications can be developed and reviewed, along with working with partners to ensure products are compliant.
*Experience of product sourcing; particularly 'own design' sourcing from China, and managing multiple factory relationships

In return for your hard work:
*A competitive salary on offer, based upon individual experience.
*Benefits such as annual bonus, enhanced pension, enhanced holidays, etc
*A flexible, largely remote role - no need to travel to the office every day
*The opportunity to be an integral part of this entrepreneurial SME who are continuing to experience rapid YoY growth and subsequent success.