Specialist Product Development Lead

3 days ago


Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time
Job Title: Category Manager (Construction Manufacturing)

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and driving the Special Products category product offering.

Responsibilities:

  1. Develop long-term development strategies for product categories.
  2. Collaborate with the sales & technical teams to manage supplier relationships, conducting regular price and delivery method reviews.
  3. Provide market trend insights, supplier and customer analysis, and competitor positioning.
  4. Offer technical product performance and benchmarking data, including pricing positioning.
  5. Implement a cradle-to-cradle NPD management process, including pipeline tracking and reporting.
  6. Manage portfolio activity to ensure optimal product range alignment with market needs and competitive environment, as well as efficient use of manufacturing capacity.
  7. Utilise mission packs to communicate with sales, business development, and technical teams.
  8. Monitor post-launch product performance.
  9. Take ownership and lead project management for all product-related tasks.

Requirements:

  • Essential - Driving License
  • Essential – Experience of product management & purchasing
  • Essential – Good knowledge insulation products
  • Essential – Experience of technical specifications & sustainability criteria
  • Desirable - Educated to degree level or a related role specific qualification
  • Desirable – Understanding of branding, packaging and logistics
  • Desirable – Experience of trademarking

Benefits:

  1. Bonus Share Scheme
  2. 4% pension contribution subject to the employee meeting their thresholds (5%)
  3. 24 days annual leave plus 1 when 2 years' service is achieved
  4. Death in Services X2 salary
  5. Free EV charging at our sites
  6. EAP – mental health support


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