Product Development Manager

TN United Kingdom; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Product Development Manager to oversee the lifecycle of kitchen products. This role involves driving profitability through innovative design initiatives and market insights. You'll collaborate with various teams to ensure product excellence and compliance while enjoying a hybrid working environment and a robust benefits package. If you're passionate about product development and eager to make an impact in a supportive setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Colleague discount across Group businesses

Supportive training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Product Development role or industry.
• Ability to interpret fashion and design trends in kitchens.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development lifecycle for Benchmarx categories.
• Define product range and manage portfolio for profitability.
• Build effective relationships within the team and with suppliers.

Skills

Product Development

Category Management

Analytical Skills

Market Insights

Design Trends Interpretation

Education

Experience in Product Development

Experience in Retail or Trade Business

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 programs to future-proof the Benchmarx kitchen assortment.

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

What you’ll do:

• Identify and develop market-leading, customer-led design initiatives to drive profitable growth in Kitchen Categories.
• Define product range & manage the 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 coordinate on selection and decision-making, ensuring all business cases demonstrate profitability and SKU efficiency, understanding the full cost to serve.
• Build effective relationships within the team, especially with Marketing & the Product Development Panel.
• Maintain relationships with strategic suppliers to stay ahead of future trends and opportunities.
• Support Marketing with CGI/photography, catalog content, in-store graphics/POS, layouts, bay designs, and display dressing solutions.
• Assist the Head of Product with the end-to-end Go-To-Market strategy, NPD implementation, and management of obsolete stock, ensuring all product data and systems are compliant.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Experience in a Product Development role or industry experience.
• Category Management & Product Development/Design experience in a retail or trade business.
• A technical understanding of Kitchens, with the ability to interpret fashion and design trends.
• Strong analytical skills to manipulate data and identify opportunities.

What can we offer you?

• Supportive training and development opportunities across the Travis Perkins Group.
• Hybrid working environment.
• A benefits package that grows with you:
• Competitive bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Colleague discount across Group businesses

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 businesses, 20,000 colleagues, and over 1,700 branches, we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. We work hard to deliver results and have fun along the way!