Product Manager- Marketing

Kohler Co.; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a highly creative Product Manager to join their Marketing team. The role involves managing product categories, driving growth, and contributing to strategic initiatives. Candidates should have extensive marketing experience and a strong commercial focus.

Benefits

Company bonuses

Healthcare plan

Generous pension scheme

Career growth opportunities

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Marketing role with P&L responsibility.
• Knowledge of all elements of the marketing mix.

Responsibilities

• Manage and drive product categories for Mira Showers.
• Identify a clear vision for the Category with a detailed roadmap.
• Support the engagement and wellbeing of the Marketing Team.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Marketing qualification

Job description

Hybrid-Cheltenham

Salary up to £55K (subject to skills and experience) + fantastic benefits including company bonuses, healthcare plan and generous pension scheme.

Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup - is our lifeblood. We focus on investment; investing in the best technology and resources available and investing in each and every individual. Whether you arrive at our facilities in Cheltenham, Worcester or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you’ll instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same cultural values at Kohler Mira.

From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people.

Become part of the team that allows us to continue delivering market leading results. We are looking for a highly creative Product Manager to join our incredible Marketing team. Find out more below!

Role Summary

You will be responsible for managing and driving a significant group of Product Categories for the business. This will involve:

1. Being the voice of one of the major product categories and product portfolios for Mira Showers
2. Manage the Portfolio to target opportunities for share gain, category growth and margin enhancement.
3. Own a clear New Product Strategy that maximizes growth and alignment to the strategic plan.
4. As a senior member of the Marketing Team, contribute to the engagement and development of the wider Marketing Team as well as strategic initiatives outside of specific category ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

Portfolio Management:

1. P&L ownership of category with a relentless focus on 2 x Market growth while delivering commercial aspirations of the business.
2. Detailed understanding of the key category Competitors, Customers, and market drivers.
3. Proactively gather and interpret insight to understand market changes and provide recommendations to the business to mitigate vulnerabilities and capitalize on opportunities.
4. You will be Cross-functional category expert to deliver Product expertise to support the Commercial and Operational sides of the business.

Category Strategy:

1. Identify a clear vision for the Category with a detailed 5-year roadmap from Today to the Future Category position.
2. Work with the Category Trio to deliver an innovative new product pipeline aligned to the Mira Strategic Plan. Maintain a healthy cadence of insight led project scopes that maximize commercial impact with appropriate Capital and Development resource.
3. Deliver Projects against agreed timelines and meet Commercial objectives.
4. Manage new product introductions and product withdrawals effectively to ensure maximum positive impact to the business.

Wider Team Initiatives:

1. Support the engagement and wellbeing of the Marketing Team through positive group contributions and mentoring/training of fellow associates.
2. Contribute to key Business processes such as monthly business cycle reviews, Market analysis, Financial forecasting, Strategic Planning etc, with category commentary, data and insight.
3. Engage with wider Marketing team and other business functions, e.g., Engineering, Purchasing, Operations, Service etc to detail your category vision.

Skills/Requirements

1. 5+ years in a Marketing role delivering against financial targets, preferably with direct P&L responsibility or direct responsibility for Category commercial targets.
2. Marketing qualification preferred.
3. Must have knowledge of all elements of the marketing mix, not only delivering new product, but implementing channel (place) campaigns, pricing strategy and communications (promotion).
4. Strong Commercial awareness: able to identify commercial opportunities and vulnerabilities along with being able to build clear and coherent business cases that can support recommendations to the business.
5. Strategic and Analytical: Able to interpret the Strategy into their own Portfolio and work stream. Able to extract meaningful insight from data from a broad range of sources so it can be translated into recommendations for action.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate at all levels both internally and externally.
7. Able to deliver high pressure projects with a diverse cross functional team.
8. In depth knowledge of product development and product sourcing process, and evidence of contributing to improving those processes.

We can offer you a lot in return!

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With a genuine commitment to creating better tomorrows, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us

In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and Recoup. Our brands differ in market position, but are equal in their commitment to design, innovation, and providing a single level of quality regardless of price.

Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities.

As an equal opportunities employer, it is Kohler Mira’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If, as an individual with a disability, you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].

Note for Recruitment Agencies: The Kohler Talent Acquisition team manages all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals. We do work with recruitment agencies, and where external support is needed, vacancies will be released to our Preferred Supplier List. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted without a specific request from our Talent Acquisition Team, and no fee is applicable.