Loadhog Product Manager

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Product Manager
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Due to our continued growth, we are looking for a full-time Product Manager to be based at our head office in Sheffield. This is a fantastic opportunity for a thorough and hardworking individual to join the product development team within our growing organisation.
What is the role?
Working closely with Loadhog's Product Management and Design team, it will be your responsibility to research priority market investigations outlined in the new product development path and manage individual design projects from investigation through to launch.
Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to;
Managing your key projects through the complete product lifecycle, building, diversifying, and phasing out product lines where necessary.
Working with key internal stakeholders (sales, R&D, operations, quality & finance) to enable efficient, error-free, new product implementation across the business, therefore maximizing profits.
Interacting with Loadhog's project planning system, ensuring a seamless new product development process for your projects.
Crunching the data, analyzing historic sales trends, market trends and outlining adaptations to the product marketing strategy.
Getting out into the market, identifying pain points for your key projects, as well as the value Loadhog can bring to the customer.
Creating design briefs, business cases, pricing proposals and commercial launch plans to suit, so that the product can be developed or improved to meet more market requirements.
Acting as the voice of the customer within the business both commercially and technically, engaging with, interpreting, and understanding customer needs, particularly throughout new product development process.
Working closely with designers to agree priorities, course corrections and drive progress.
Technical support of products pre and post-launch, arranging post-launch reviews at 6, 12, and 24-month periods as required.
Networking with key external stakeholders (customers, suppliers, industry bodies etc.) to bring insight and value to product developments as well as identify potential target customers. 9.Risk Management:
Identify and manage risks associated with product development and implementation.
Provide internal training on the product and offer support to sales teams and customers.
The position will be full-time and permanent, however, you must be flexible and able to occasionally work around the needs of the business.
Who you are
Successful candidates will possess strong planning and organizational skills, with an aptitude for analyzing data and an ability to work under pressure as well as to deadlines.
Be proactive, capable and an experienced networker and communicator, both internally and externally.
Experience or proven understanding of working and strategizing within a marketing-based business model.
The successful applicant will also embrace our unique company culture and will embody all eight of our core values which constitute the 'Loadhog Edge'; integrity, passion, ownership, innovation, challenge, engagement, teamwork and community.
Who are Loadhog?
Multi-award winning, Loadhog designs and manufactures returnable packaging solutions for a diverse range of industries, from retail, post and parcel to intralogistics. Our employee-owned business is highly entrepreneurial, with all employees joining the company purchasing shares, thereby creating employee engagement, individual wealth and a strong team spirit.
Headquartered in Sheffield, United Kingdom, along with a site in Europe, we are known for our market-leading RTP innovations. We continue to invest in new products and manufacturing capacity, having a target to deliver 25% of our turnover from products less than five years old.
What we offer
The benefits package includes a competitive basic salary and 15% non-contributory pension, plus life assurance, private medical cover, permanent health insurance, and a share purchase scheme after the successful completion of your probationary period.
We also offer Gym membership to all our colleagues upon joining the business.
Get in touch
To apply, applicants should submit their CV, along with a covering letter explaining their reasons for applying via the following link: HERE
We encourage applicants from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued with a sense of belonging. If any adjustments would help your experience with Loadhog, please let us know when you apply.
A polite note for recruitment agencies:We do not accept applicants from recruitment agencies. If we do need support, we will be in touch!
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