Summary: The Product Manager role in South Wales involves managing the development of new product concepts from ideation to approval, ensuring alignment with business plans. The position requires adaptability to changing business needs and a focus on direct-to-consumer (D2C) products. Candidates should have experience in physical product development and a strong understanding of the product lifecycle. The role offers a collaborative environment with hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the creation and development of customer-driven product concepts from idea through to internal approval.
- Collaborate closely with Insights and Sales teams to validate market opportunity and consumer fit.
- Contribute proactively to the rolling 24-month product roadmap.
- Lead strategic projects aligned to the broader product strategy.
- Oversee progression of new concepts, identifying risks and ensuring timely advancement through development stages.
Key Skills:
- Experience working within a D2C consumer environment.
- Strong background in managing physical product development.
- Proven experience across the product lifecycle including market/consumer research and marketing-mix considerations.
- Familiarity with NPD processes, MRDs, PRDs, and KPI tracking.
- Commercially astute, with the ability to prepare and present credible business cases.
- Comfortable using analytics to interpret segmentation, funnels, behaviours and performance metrics.
- Demonstrated project management experience across multiple teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Proficiency across Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
Salary (Rate): £51,500 yearly
City: Pontyclun
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Product Manager South Wales 51k for an initial 12-month contract Reed are recruiting for a Product Manager for a South Wales client on an initial 12-month contract. You will manage the development of new product concepts from early-stage ideation through to approval, ensuring alignment with the business plans. Whilst you will be working to pre-defined plans, change is guaranteed, and so you need to be comfortable adapting focus as per business need. You will have D2C experience and worked with physical products that are purchased on desire and want, rather than life's necessities. What you'll be doing: Manage the creation and development of customer-driven product concepts from idea through to internal approval. Collaborate closely with Insights and Sales teams to validate market opportunity and consumer fit. Contribute proactively to the rolling 24-month product roadmap. Lead strategic projects aligned to the broader product strategy. Oversee progression of new concepts, identifying risks and ensuring timely advancement through development stages. What you need: Experience working within a D2C consumer environment. Strong background in managing physical product development. Proven experience across the product lifecycle including market/consumer research and marketing-mix considerations. Familiarity with NPD processes, MRDs, PRDs, and KPI tracking. Commercially astute, with the ability to prepare and present credible business cases. Comfortable using analytics to interpret segmentation, funnels, behaviours and performance metrics. Demonstrated project management experience across multiple teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills. Proficiency across Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word. What you'll get: A collaborative environment where your insights shape the future roadmap. Hybrid working - 3 office and 2 home Salary around the 51k level If you have thee skills and experience listed above then please apply today to register your interest in the role.
Rate:
£51,500 Per year
Location:
Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan
IR35 Status:
Undetermined
Remote Status:
Hybrid
Industry:
Other
Seniority Level:
Not Specified
