Product Manager - Portfolio & GTM Lead (Manufacturing)

John Lewis Partnership; Darwen; Remote; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership is hiring a Product Manager for Herbert Parkinson in Darwen. You will own the product portfolio, translate insights, and collaborate with JL Commercial to drive profitable launches and pricing strategies.

The role focuses on delivering market growth, managing supplier relationships, and creating robust go-to-market plans to delight customers while empowering Partners.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of product lifecycles and successful product launch.
• Proven track record of delivering a product pipeline.
• Excellent negotiation abilities.
• Relevant project management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of the overarching product portfolio with a clearly defined catalogue across M2M and Filled goods.
• Use market intelligence, customer insights and benchmarking to identify catalogue gaps and inform pricing strategies.
• Define a robust process to ensure a commercially successful product launch.
• Manage the product lifecycle and exit products with minimal business risk.
• Identify synergies across customer specifications to reduce variation and improve efficiency.
• Evaluate and select supplier partnerships to maximise margins and supply reliability.
• Provide talent development for line reports and drive results.

Skills

Product lifecycle

Product portfolio

Market research

Negotiation

Education

Project management qualification

Tools

Manufacturing ERP systems

Job description

John Lewis Partnership is hiring a Product Manager for Herbert Parkinson in Darwen. You will own the product portfolio, translate insights, and collaborate with JL Commercial to drive profitable launches and pricing strategies.

The role focuses on delivering market growth, managing supplier relationships, and creating robust go-to-market plans to delight customers while empowering Partners.