Product Manager
Location: Corby, Northamptonshire
Salary: £28,000 - £38,000 (Depending on Experience)
Role Type: 6-Month Contract (with a strong view to becoming Permanent)
Hours: Monday - Friday (Flexible, with core hours of 08:30 - 17:00)
About the Company
We are a global leader in the home and garden sector, specialising in innovative, eco-friendly products for major international retailers. We pride ourselves on a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where sustainability meets technical excellence.
The Role
Don't let the title fool you this isn't a desk‑bound people‑management role. As our Product Manager, you are the custodian of the product itself. You will be the "glue" between our sales, technical, and management teams, ensuring that our product database is flawless, our studio is organised, and our systems are running like clockwork. This is a role for a doer someone who is happy to spend the days analysing market gaps in‑store and physically setting up the photo studio or moving samples boxes.
Key Responsibilities
- System & Database Management: Take full ownership of the product database, ensuring all technical specs, pricing, and data are accurate and up to date.
- Office & Team Orchestration: Acting as the central hub for the Sales Director, Management Team, and Technical Team. You'll keep everyone organised and moving in the right direction!
- Studio & Sample Management: Overhaul the current sample management system. You will physically set up the picture studio for website photography, ensuring products are presented perfectly.
- Market Intelligence: Visit retail stores to evaluate our products on shelf, identify market gaps, and spot future selling points to keep us ahead of the competition.
- Technical Liaison: Work closely with the technical team. You will need to understand Diecut/Cutter guides and have a solid grasp of CMYK and machinery constraints to ensure designs are production‑ready.
- Meeting Representation: Attend and contribute to key departmental and customer meetings, providing data‑driven insights.
The Ideal Candidate
- Tech‑Savvy: You must be an Excel power user. Most of our world runs on spreadsheets, so you need to be fast and accurate.
- Hands‑on Attitude: You are happy to "roll up your sleeves." This role involves physical work, moving products, and setting up studio spaces.
- Industry Background: Ideally, you have experience in Field Sales or a technical production environment.
- Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of Die cut/Cutter guides, CMYK, and a general mechanical curiosity regarding how products are manufactured.
- Decisive & Assertive: You can make quick decisions under pressure and aren't afraid to be assertive to keep projects on track.
Why Join Us?
- Flexibility: While we have core hours, we offer flexibility to suit your lifestyle.
- Variety: No two days are the same, from corporate customer meetings to hands‑on studio builds.
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