Product Manager

We’re looking for a passionate Product Manager, we would also consider graduates, for a dynamic growing business who focus on the design, manufacture and distribution of Health and Beauty products in three key operating functions; Brands (owned and licenced),Private Label Supply and Contract Manufacturing.
The customer base ranges from key multiple drugstore, grocery and fashion retailers to premium brands and is supplied throughout the UK from Superdrug to Harrods and growing international markets, currently 50 countries worldwide.
The company has a reputation for exceptional customer service and consistently leads the way forward in product and brand development. They are award winning with customers and products. Superdrug Own Brand Supplier 2019
Due to our recent growth UK and Globally, we have opportunities within our product management team for an exceptional Project Manager to join our thriving Branded Division. In return, we offer our product professionals the chance to work with an impressivebranded portfolio.
This exciting and rewarding job opportunity will see you coordinate all elements of NPD Project Management Process.
**The Product Manager role will be responsible for**:

- Project Management Leadership and driver of NPD internally through the business - this involves co-ordinating multi-functions and activities, including close liaison with buyers, packaging technologist, R&D (internal and external) and suppliers
- Responsible for managing new product development (NPD) and existing product development (EPD)
- Critical path management of multiple projects

**NPD/ EPD Management**:

- Support BDM/ Brand Manager on creation of initial project CPA.
- Responsible for Creation & circulation of BOMS ‘s from supplied costing
- Responsible for reporting to BDM/ Brand Manager if costs alter post customer quote sign off.
- Arrange, Lead Risk Analysis Meetings and issue minutes
- Attend & lead weekly NPD meetings and issue clear NPD team actions and deadlines.
- Update P+M internal CPA weekly - advice BDM if any delays in CPA which could impact customer launch date.
- Produce pack copy for submission to customer if applicable - full service only
- Arrange & lead pre-artwork meeting. Issue minutes with actions and deadlines - full service only if applicable
- Manage artwork approval through the business - full service only if applicable
- Mock up all artworks onto actual primary packs for total range consistency - full service only if applicable
- Attend print runs - full service only if applicable
- Arrange & lead Pre-Production meeting and issue actions and next steps
- Sending Pre
- Production and Production Seals to customer.
- Attend Line Starts

**Customer Management (internal and external)**:

- Managing the NPD project with customer NPD team.
- Understanding of customer NPD processes and requirements of a supplier. Building their specific requirements into the P+M customer CPA
- Responsible for creation of P+M customer CPA and managing this with them through the NPD process
- NPD projects to be managed through agreed weekly conference calls /meetings as appropriate
- Weekly P+M customer CPA’s to be issued and urgent actions required for customer communicated.
- Sample / mock-up generation for Customer requirements such as PR, Press and Catalogue
- Management of customer of development, pre and production seals in line with CPA and production requirements
- Ad hoc activities to support the BDM with the customer sales drive. Ad hoc tasks customer specific requirements.

**Attributes**:

- Natural enthusiasm and passion for Health & Beauty
- Proven Project Management Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Tenacious
- Passionate
- Team player and team leader
- Excellent communication skills
- Responsive - a ‘can do’ attitude
- Flexible, fluid approach able to react to change positively
- Ability to multi-task and work on multi-projects
- Highly proficient in MS Office systems including Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Successful within a fast paced environment : responds well to pressure
- Commercially competent
- Ambitious & Focussed: willing to work hard for career progression through the business
- Clean driving licence

**Experience**
Evidence of producing and successfully managing CPA’s and multi product NPD projects, delivered on time and within budget
Evidence of product development in FMCG category
Evidence of successful relationship building with FMCG retail or brand owners
**Salary**: Competitive
**Hours**: 37.5 per week

**Benefits**: Competitive
**Location**: Peterborough, site based.
You may have experience of the following: Product Manager, New Product Development, Sales Manager, Product Development, Business to Business, Sales and Marketing, Product Management, Product Marketing, Cooking, Refrigeration, Consumer Products, Home Appliances,Brand Manager, Brand Marketing, SKU, SKUs, Domestic Appliances, etc.
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