Product Manager

4 weeks ago

Preston, United Kingdom Zebra Full time

Remote Work: No


Overview: At Zebra, we extend the edge of possibility by shaping the future of work on the front line—reinventing how businesses run and moving society forward.
We are a community of changemakers, innovators and doers who come together to deliver a performance edge to the front line of business. We develop new technologies and create new solutions with partners to help organizations act with greater visibility, connectivity, and intelligence—delivering better experiences for workers and those they serve.
Being a part of Zebra means being seen, heard, valued, and respected as you define your path to a fulfilling career. Here, you'll have opportunities to learn and lead at a leading company, and you can channel your skills towards causes that you and the Zebra community care about, locally, and globally.
Together, we've only begun to define the edge of what's possible—for our people, our customers, and the world.

Zebra is waiting for you Come and join our world class manufacturing distribution and repairs centre based at Fulwood, Preston.

 

Joining the Zebra Preston family means being seen, heard, valued, and respected in a supportive and collaborative environment. Here, you’ll have opportunities to learn and grow your skill set at a leading global technology company.

 

Our site at Preston is one of seven manufacturing facilities across the globe with other manufacturing sites in the US and Holland. Here at our Preston facility, we manufacture labels, tags, receipt papers and wristbands. Our customers print these products with barcodes to identify and track assets, places, and people throughout their business. Our products are shipped to over 100 countries globally to customers operating in retail, health care, manufacturing, and logistics industries. 

 

We also operate a repairs centre providing a quality repairs service to our customers. Learn more about what we do here at our Preston site by following this .

 

The  Product Management team  is responsible for determining Zebra’s product offerings and driving development, launch, and adoption of product to positively impact the customers’ experience and market share. The product manager works autonomously to own product lifecycle management for assigned product lines.


Responsibilities:
  • Through comprehensive knowledge of market, competitive landscape, customer requirements,
    distribution channels and Zebra offerings, anticipates market and customer requirements for assigned product(s).
  • Works collaboratively with other functions to develop and align on business objectives.
    Owns development of business case by completing supportive research, authoring
    slides, and delivering presentations to internal and external audiences, routinely including senior
    management.
  • Monitors and reports business metrics against plan. Recommends metrics to assess business
    performance. Develops documentation of product and market requirements. Inputs towards integrated business plan.
  • Owns product lifecycle management for assigned product lines of moderate complexity
    including tactical execution, managing custom requirements, developing and driving end of life plans and execution of inventory objectives.
  • Demonstrates full knowledge of development process
  • Works to design and create the product offer, coordinates post launch activities such as sales support, bid and quote support, and customer presentations.
  • Monitors financial performance of product lines and makes recommendations for pricing action
    against revenue and margin objectives. Recommends target product costs for new products. Evaluates cost reduction initiatives working in concert with manufacturing, external suppliers, and other internal partners
  • Develops pricing strategy with manager support. Recommends product price to maximize sales and profitability.
  • Recommends promotion strategy by working in collaboration with Product Marketing department.
  • Supports product launch by providing a comprehensive understanding of the value proposition. Deliver product training to sales, sales engineers, technical support and other internal and external stakeholders.
  • Works closely with development teams and other key stakeholders to oversee new product
    development validating development is on spec. Identifies beta site targets, drafts, and implements plans.

Qualifications:

Preferred Education: Degree qualified

Preferred Work Experience (years): Minimum 5 years of experience in Product management or customer facing technical product role

Key Skills and Competencies:

  • Strong attention to detail / quality
  • Strong process adherence
  • Advanced level skills in Microsoft business applications including: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
  • Customer services values / orientation
  • Strong professional work behaviors (attendance, teamwork, time management, follow through)
  • Advanced analytical and organizational skills
  • Demonstrates good judgement in decision making, applies knowledge and experience to guide decisions
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Strong communication skills (listening, providing clear and concise information, using proper language and grammar)
  • Advanced problem solving skills

 

Why You’ll Love Zebra Technologies

 

  • Career advancement:  The opportunity to create an IPD (Individual Development Plan) to help shape your future with Zebra.
  • Training:  Depending on the role and location, we’ll provide you with all the specific training required for your role, we are also partnered with Preston College to provide growth and development opportunities for all employees
  • Development:  Being a Zebra Technologies employee means a wealth of personal and professional opportunities for those who are keen on looking for “what’s next” and are not afraid to take initiative
  • Zebra Values:  We have our 5 core values of  Integrity, Teamwork, Agility, Accountability  &  Innovation
  • Zebra herd:  You will be joining a herd of over 9000+ colleagues spread globally in over 120 countries, with a global company turnover of over $5 billion.

 

 

Why You'll Love our benefits

 

Being a Zebra employee means you will have access to some great benefits, including healthcare, our group personal pension plan and career advancement opportunities– all in a safe and inclusive environment that’s been ranked among the best workplaces in the world. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location, and can include the following:

 

  • Private Medical Insurance (PMI). This covers your private medical expenses in the event of illness. The cost of this insurance is paid by Zebra and is treated as a taxable benefit by HMRC.
  • Discretionary Company Sick Pay (CSP) Scheme.
  • Dental Insurance: access to our corporate policy.
  • GEM (going the Extra Mile) our global reward and recognition program.
  • WellTrack: wellbeing program to help you take control of your health by tracking goals, joining company step challenges and lifestyle coaching to earn GEM points
  • Corporate gym membership rate with GymWorks in Fulwood.
  • Service Awards: GEM points awarded for each 5 years of service.
  • EAP (Employee Assistance Program): free confidential support service which can help you and your dependents solve challenges as well as benefit from employee discounts.
  • Group Personal Pension Plan (company matched contributions up to 7% subject to employee earnings).
  • Financial Awareness training.
  • Referral scheme: chance to earn between £750 and £1,500 gross for successfully referring a friend to Zebra (subject to certain criteria).
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) – 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rated if working part-time).
  • 8 bank holidays (pro-rated if working part-time) plus company discretionary Z Day (Zebra’s very own annual bank holiday).
  • Life Assurance four times basic salary.
  • 4 days (32 hours per year) of paid volunteer service.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Electric Car Scheme.
  • Income Protection in the event of long-term absence from work due to illness or injury.
  • Access to our Zebra Education Network (ZEN)

Check out our Zebra careers page below

 



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