Product Manager

**Product Manager - Artex - Nottingham (Hybrid Role)**

At Saint-Gobain people matter to us, and we try to show that every day. As part of this, our aim is to create an enterprising and innovative working environment, where you have the opportunity to learn new skills, and develop your career. **_Did you know we have been awarded top UK & Global Employer 7 Years Running?_**

**_Artex is a leading distributor of some of the UK's must have construction brands. Offering a diverse choice of over 500 trade and DIY products._**

**_We've been supplying customers of all shapes and sizes for over 80 years and now tailor our offering to match the needs of merchants, decorator centres and DIY stores across the UK._**

**_As part of our flexible delivery service, customers can order from as little as a single pallet. Whether that's a full pallet of a single product, or a mixed pallet of products from across the range. We also offer the Gyproc Express service forsingle parcel of products for small and speedy orders. _**

**_We're also part of Saint-Gobain, a global leader in sustainable habitat._**

The Product Manager will be responsible for strengthening the foundation of our long-term product enablement strategy. Demonstrating value through a focus on customer experience.

This role closely aligns with sales, communications and technical functions to translate market insight and research into category/product strategies and initiatives to drive business growth.

With a focus on Zero Carbon and Sustainability, this role will define and deliver profitable solutions for product introductions, customer led range proposals and go to market strategy; in order to maximise performance, market share and build brand equity.

**What skills and experience are we looking for?**
- Likely to hold the Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma in Marketing or similar professional qualification.
- Experience working in category and product management (5+ years)
- Experience working at a strategic level and managing category P&L
- Track record of delivering successful NPD projects through managing cross functional project teams
- Ability to combine various disciplines from marketing, sales, sourcing to deliver product strategies
- Practiced in delivering go to market strategies to maximise product performance
- Track record of developing actionable recommendations from consumer insight
- Knowledge of the construction industry is important but not essential

'Making the world a better home' - Saint-Gobain's purpose, we have a history spanning more than 350 years and have a responsibility to address the major challenged faced by humanity. We are on a journey to make the world a beautiful and sustainable placeto live and have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

**Flexible packages designed for you**

We know employees value different things more than others. As well as a great range of standard benefits we understand circumstances in life also change so flexibility through these changes is important. We give employees the ability to change and altertheir package to match their needs. This flexibility is self-administered through our on-line employee hub called bubble (Winner UK & Ireland 'Best Flexible Benefits Plan' award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2020)

**As well as competitive salary other benefits include**
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
- 31 days' holiday including the statutory bank holidays (Increasing to 33 with service).
- A defined share purchasing scheme (Each month you put away an agreed amount from your 'pre-tax' pay and we use it to buy Saint-Gobain shares for you. As an added bonus, for every four shares you buy Saint-Gobain will give you an extra share free of charge).
- As an employee, you are automatically covered by the Saint-Gobain Life Assurance Scheme.
- Staff discounts and various other benefits.

**Are Artex and Saint-Gobain an inclusive employer?**

Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland is home to some of the best known and respected companies in the construction sector including Jewson, British Gypsum, Isover, Weber and Pasquill. We manufacture and distribute materials and solutions, which are key ingredientsin the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all.

We are an equal opportunities employer, we embrace diversity and are on a mission to make our organisation inclusive and accessible to all, we believe that working in a diverse business can be more enjoyable, teams can be more innovative, and make betterdecisions. We already employ many fantastic people from diverse backgrounds, but we still want to do more.

We want to be a business that you'll be proud to work for; one that is committed to improving people's daily life, being responsible, doing the right thing, and to preserving the environment by embedding sustainability in all our businesses.