Product Manager

Macstaff; Liss; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary DOE

Annual performance bonus

Hybrid working – minimum 3 days office

34.5-hour working week

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

6% employer pension contribution

Life assurance 2x annual salary

Private healthcare after 3 months

Employee Assistance Service

Christmas shutdown

CPD and career growth opportunities

Job summary

MacStaff Limited is seeking a Product Manager – Stormwater / Drainage in the Bedford/Luton area with hybrid working. You will own an established stormwater product portfolio, defining strategy, driving development and ensuring compliant, competitive solutions for the construction, civil engineering and infrastructure sectors.

In this role you will work cross-functionally with R&D, engineering, sales and marketing to translate market needs into commercially viable products, manage lifecycle

Qualifications

• Experience in stormwater, drainage, SuDS, water management or civil engineering products.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across R&D, engineering, sales, marketing and production.
• Ability to translate customer and market needs into viable product solutions.
• Demonstrated project management and product lifecycle skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive development and optimisation of the stormwater product range.
• Manage product development and improvement projects through R&D.
• Analyse market trends, competitor activity, customer feedback and changing industry standards.
• Translate customer and market requirements into commercially viable product solutions.
• Manage products through their lifecycle including development, optimisation and phase-out.
• Improve product performance, quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Provide technical product and installation support.
• Produce clear technical product specifications, literature and training information.
• Work with marketing to communicate product benefits and positioning.
• Engage with customers, specifiers and industry stakeholders to identify opportunities.
• Support product compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver product training to colleagues and other stakeholders.

Skills

Product management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Technical understanding

Commercial awareness

Job description

Product Manager – Stormwater / Drainage

Bedford / Luton | Hybrid Working
£Competitive DOE + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

You will like

Developing innovative stormwater management and sustainable drainage solutions for an established, market-leading manufacturer serving the construction, civil engineering and infrastructure sectors.

Based from the Bedford/Luton area with hybrid working, you’ll join a progressive international business committed to innovation, sustainability and responsible water management. You’ll enjoy genuine product ownership, excellent development opportunities and an attractive package including a 34.5-hour working week.

You will like

The Product Manager / Technical Product Manager role itself, where you will take ownership of an established Storm Water Control (SWC) product portfolio.

Combining technical understanding with commercial insight, you’ll help define product strategy, drive product development and ensure solutions remain competitive, compliant and aligned with changing customer and market requirements.

Working cross-functionally with R&D, engineering, sales, marketing, production and customers, you will:

• Drive development and optimisation of the existing stormwater product range
• Manage product development and improvement projects through R&D
• Analyse market trends, competitor activity, customer feedback and changing industry standards
• Translate customer and market requirements into commercially viable product solutions
• Manage products throughout their lifecycle, including development, optimisation and phase-out
• Improve product performance, quality and cost-effectiveness
• Provide technical product and installation support
• Produce clear technical product specifications, literature and training information
• Work with marketing to communicate product benefits and positioning
• Engage with customers, specifiers and industry stakeholders to identify opportunities
• Support product compliance with relevant environmental and regulatory requirements
• Deliver product training to colleagues and other stakeholders

This is a genuine technical/commercial Product Manager opportunity rather than a purely marketing-led role, with significant scope to influence the future direction of the portfolio.

You will have

To be successful as Product Manager / Technical Product Manager, you will ideally bring a combination of technical, commercial and project management capability.

Experience within stormwater, drainage, SuDS, water management or civil engineering would be particularly relevant, although candidates from associated building products, construction products or technical manufacturing/OEM environments are also encouraged.

You will ideally demonstrate:

• Product management and/or technical product development experience
• Strong project management skills
• Technical understanding of engineered products or systems
• Commercial awareness and market analysis capability
• Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into product solutions
• Experience working effectively across multiple departments
• Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills
• An innovative, customer-focused and accountable approach

Direct stormwater sector experience is highly desirable rather than an absolute prerequisite.

You will get

As Product Manager, you will enjoy a competitive package including:

• £Competitive Salary DOE
• Annual performance bonus
• Hybrid working – minimum 3 days office-based
• 34.5-hour working week
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, increasing to 28 days with service
• 6% employer pension contribution with salary exchange available
• Life assurance from day one – 2x annual salary
• Private healthcare after three months
• Employee Assistance Service for you and your household
• Christmas shutdown
• Continuous professional development and career-growth opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity for a Product Manager, Technical Product Manager, Product Development Manager or technically/commercially minded water, drainage or civil engineering professional looking to develop their career within sustainable water management.