Product Development Manager

Travis Perkins; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in building materials is urgently seeking a Product Development Manager for a 12-month contract. This role involves leading the product development lifecycle for the Benchmarx kitchen range, focusing on market insights and product innovation, while also overseeing portfolio profitability.

Benefits

Competitive bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Colleague discounts

Supportive training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Development or relevant industry experience.
• Technical awareness of Kitchens with trend interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development lifecycle for Benchmarx categories.
• Identify market-leading design initiatives to drive profitable growth.
• Maintain relationships with strategic suppliers for trends.

Skills

Analytical skills

Market insights

Product design

Education

Experience in Product Development

Category Management experience

Job description

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Here at Travis Perkins, we’re urgently recruiting for a Product Development Manager to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract providing maternity cover.

As our Product Development Manager, you’ll lead and own the product development lifecycle for specific Benchmarx categories, driving portfolio profitability and SKU efficiency for a market-leading product offer. Your focus will be on detailed SKU level data analysis, consumer & trade market insights, product design, innovation & development, and value engineering programmes to future-proof the Benchmarx kitchen assortment.

You’ll also be responsible for delivering detailed SKU level data analysis, consumer & trade market insights, product design, innovation & development, and value engineering programmes to ensure the continued success of the Benchmarx kitchen range.

Driving licence & access to a car is preferred as you will need to visit suppliers and branches.

What you’ll do:

• Identify and develop relevant market-leading, customer-led design initiatives to drive profitable growth of Kitchen Categories
• Define product range & manage portfolio, creating usable data for range mapping
• Review range profitability and, with the Head of Product, decide on development, retention, reduction, or elimination
• Lead and collaborate on selection and decision-making, ensuring all business cases demonstrate profitability and SKU efficiency, understanding the full cost to serve
• Build constructive relationships within the team, especially with Marketing & the Product Development Panel
• Maintain relationships with strategic suppliers to stay updated on future trends and opportunities
• Support Marketing with CGI/photography, catalogue content, in-store graphics/POS, layouts, bay designs, and display solutions
• Assist the Head of Product with Go-To-Market strategies, NPD implementation, stock management, and ensuring all product data and internal systems are compliant

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Experience in Product Development or relevant industry experience
• Category Management & Product Development/Design experience in retail/trade businesses
• Technical awareness of Kitchens, with the ability to spot and interpret trends
• Strong analytical skills for data manipulation and opportunity identification

What can we offer you?

• Supportive training and development opportunities across the Travis Perkins Group
• Hybrid working environment
• Benefits package including a competitive bonus, contributory pension scheme, and colleague discounts

A bit about us:

As the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years. With 5 business units, 20,000 colleagues, and over 1,700 branches and stores nationwide, we pride ourselves on our people and our work environment. We work hard to deliver results and have fun along the way!