Product Manager - Lighting

Zero Surplus; Epping Green; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Zero Surplus is seeking a Product Manager - Lighting to lead the commercial lighting product portfolio and drive NPD opportunities. You will define the roadmap, build compelling business cases, and work with pricing and engineering to bring ranges to fruition.

The role covers UK and international markets, with a hybrid setup based out of Harlow (3 days/week). You will collaborate with Sales and Marketing on campaigns and train teams on product features.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a product portfolio in a commercial or lighting-related environment.
• Ability to build business cases and justify NPD opportunities.
• Strong understanding of both technical and commercial aspects of lighting.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio management & roadmap strategy for the commercial sector.
• Specify and deliver new products, value propositions and credible business cases.
• Conduct competitor insight and market research.
• Engage UK and international customers for qualitative insights.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing for launches.
• Present new products to internal teams and international partners; train on features and benefits.

Skills

Portfolio management

Roadmap strategy

NPD

Competitive research

Customer insights

Product launches

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Product Manager - Lighting

Are you an analytical and commercially minded product manager? Do you enjoy seeking out market opportunities and creating business cases? Do you take pride in problem solving, to ensure your portfolio is successful?

If that sounds like you then we have a fantastic opportunity to discuss. Leading the product management function for the commercial lighting division of a world leading brand. Product management experience is ideal - whether from the lighting sector or from NPD roles in commercial interior fit-out/construction - but we'd equally love to hear from candidates coming from product sales, product development, or lighting design, provided you have a solid understanding of the technical and commercial side of the lighting sector.

You will be responsible for both the effective management of the existing portfolio, but with a real key focus on NPD. Scoping opportunities for ranges and working in conjunction with both pricing and product engineering/concept to take opportunities through to fruition. Outside of NPD this will be a standard PM role, where you will manage the full lifecycle in and out.

Day to day your key responsibilities will be:

• Product portfolio management & product roadmap strategy for the commercial sector


• NPD/Product innovation - specifying and delivering new products/value propositions/credible business cases


• Competitor insight & research


• Customer engagement both in the UK and internationally to develop qualitative market insights


• Working closely with the Sales and Marketing teams for launch campaigns


• Presenting new products to internal teams and international partners ahead of official launch, as well as providing thorough training on features and benefitsThis is a fantastic opportunity to be responsible for the commercial division at one of the world's leading lighting companies, with fantastic ranges being developed every year to meet demand, and displayed at some of the most fantastic interior design shows around the world.

The position is hybrid based out of Harlow 3 days per week, and comes with an extensive, generous benefits package. This company is easily commutable from locations such as Bishops Stortford, Harlow, Cambridge, St Albans, Chelmsford, Cheshunt, Hertford, Enfield, London and Welwyn Garden City.