Product Developer

JR United Kingdom; Hounslow; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the craft sector, JR United Kingdom, seeks a Product Development Manager. The role involves leading innovative product development, from ideation through to launch, while ensuring alignment with consumer needs and commercial targets. This position requires a creative self-starter with significant experience in product management, capable of driving projects across global teams in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in product development.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers and projects.
• Deep understanding of customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development from concept to launch.
• Understand trends and consumer insights.
• Manage product development process and compliance.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Communication

Creativity

Project management

Job description

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We are looking for a Product Developer to join us at Sculpd to help develop the next range of innovative products to enable people to get back in touch with their crafty side.

You will be responsible for driving the development of products from concept through to release and it will be your job to obsess over customer experience, while also ensuring the products make commercial sense.

You will be full of fresh ideas, bring creative energy, and be able to work with a whole host of teams to deliver creative and high quality products.

Sculpd is on a mission to make crafts cool again

In 2020 we set out to reinvent pottery. Once confined to the studios of trained ceramicists and the back rooms of trendy London cafes, pottery has long been a scarcely accessible and expensive part-time hobby. Or for most, something they haven’t tried since their school years. We set out to change that.

We built the brand around the idea that everyone is crafty in their own way. We’re inspiring people to create things with their hands that they are proud of, while bringing people together in the process.

Since launch we’ve built an audience of 1m+ on social media with over half a million happy customers globally. Expanding from pottery into adjacent crafts, it feels like we’ve only just started. We’re looking to build on our platform to make modern crafts part of everyone’s lives.

The role and how you’ll be working

• As the Product Development Manager at Sculpd, you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of the product and ultimately the success of the business as we aim to disrupt the status quo for crafts.
• You’ll lead the development and execution of new products from concept to launch.
• Understand upcoming trends and consumer insights and use this to drive the product development roadmap.
• Develop product roadmaps aligned with brand strategy, business goals, and consumer demands. Manage a pipeline of product innovations and improvements to ensure timely and efficient execution.
• Delve into the customer’s experience and continuously feed findings into product development.
• Present ideas for innovative new products, demonstrating thorough understanding of customer experience, costs, margins, and the overall business strategy.
• Work directly with the design team to bring to life concepts.
• Manage all areas of the product development process such as: proof checking artwork; ensuring the contents, product imagery, barcodes, product codes, and batch codes are all correct.
• Ensure that compliance is adhered to by identifying testing and labeling requirements.
• Work directly with our manufacturing partners to source materials, ingredients, and packaging components for product development.
• Ensure product meets financial targets while considering the design and manufacturing costs.
• Project manage each project from concept to release ensuring key milestones are met and that all stakeholders have delivered.

Description of type of candidate we’re looking for

• You are a passionate creative with a love for business.
• Obsessed with product quality and gaining a deep understanding of the customer experience.
• Self-starter with creativity and the ability to own your own projects to completion.
• 3+ years experience in an equivalent product development position, ideally in a fast growth direct-to-consumer business.
• A high level of commercial awareness and the ability to combine this with your creative flair to bring new products to life.
• Great communicator - ability to explain product concepts and specifications to a wide audience - i.e., Founders, Designers, Procurement, Suppliers.
• Experience of managing multiple suppliers and manufacturers.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise own and others' focus accordingly.

About the role

• We’re remote-first and have team members all around the world.
• This is a six-month contract role with the possibility of extension after the initial period.