NPD Product Manager: Outdoor Apparel Innovation

Pentland Brands; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible start/finish times

Holiday allowance

Product discounts

Job summary

Berghaus, part of Pentland Brands, is seeking a seasoned Product Manager to own the NPD roadmap and drive growth across outdoor apparel. You will identify consumer needs, inform the innovation pipeline and lead cross-functional teams from ideation to commercialisation.

The role requires strong experience in product management or strategy within apparel or outdoor goods, excellent communication, and a sharp commercial mindset to balance consumer needs with brand ambition.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Product Management, New Product Development or Product Strategy within apparel, footwear, outdoor or consumer goods.
• Strong end-to-end product creation knowledge from consumer insight to launch.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and aligning stakeholders around a vision.
• Strong commercial judgement balancing consumer needs, brand ambition, feasibility and financial opportunity.
• Excellent project management skills for critical paths and multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the NPD roadmap aligned to brand strategy and growth priorities.
• Identify consumer needs, market trends, and opportunities to inform the pipeline.
• Turn insights into clear briefs, concepts and propositions for products.
• Lead cross-functional teams through ideation to commercialisation.
• Partner with Design, Development, Sourcing, Merchandising, Insights and Brand Marketing.
• Own the NPD critical path with milestones and decisions.
• Lead prototype reviews, validation and feasibility assessments.
• Build robust business cases and commercial recommendations.
• Manage risks, dependencies, costs and priorities across multiple NPD projects.
• Review post-launch performance and apply learnings for future development.

Skills

Product Management

New Product Development

Product Strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Commercial judgement

Project management

Analytical mindset

Communication

Consumer insights

Job description

Berghaus, part of Pentland Brands, is seeking a seasoned Product Manager to own the NPD roadmap and drive growth across outdoor apparel. You will identify consumer needs, inform the innovation pipeline and lead cross-functional teams from ideation to commercialisation.

The role requires strong experience in product management or strategy within apparel or outdoor goods, excellent communication, and a sharp commercial mindset to balance consumer needs with brand ambition.