Product Manager - Water & Heating

Wienerberger; Cheadle Hulme; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of building materials is seeking a Product Manager for Water & Heating products at their Cheadle Head Office. In this hybrid role, you will oversee product lifecycle management, drive innovation, and ensure effective product launches. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, commercial acumen, and a passion for product management within the construction sector.

Benefits

Professional growth and training opportunities

Annual bonus scheme of up to 6%

Ability to purchase additional holidays

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits offering

Qualifications

• Experienced Product Manager with a proven track record in product lifecycle management.
• Strong business-focused mindset with the ability to create viable business propositions.
• Outstanding strategic capability to balance short-term goals with long-term objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage product lifecycle including pricing, promotion, and placement.
• Introduce new products into the market and drive innovation.
• Champion new product development from inception to launch.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Product expertise

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Innovation

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Product Manager at our Cheadle Head Office (with hybrid working options).

Wienerberger are a leading international provider of building materials and infrastructure solutions. We improve the quality of life and shape the future of construction.

About the Role

As a Product Manager for our Water & Heating product lines, you will work within our Category Management team who are responsible for developing and launching new products to the market, managing product lifecycle and for setting overarching marketing and pricing strategies for our products, services, and solutions.

You will take full product management responsibility for your designated product lines within your category, maximising market share and profitability growth. You will become a subject matter expert for these products and will contribute to increasing competence within the organisation. You will be responsible for defining strategic vision for your portfolios and crafting and executing a tactical plan to achieve your goals.

In line with your long-term roadmap and within a structured stage-gate process, you’ll be responsible for leading development and preparing launch of new products, services, and solutions to the market.

You will also lead the full life cycle management process for these lines, including pricing, promotion, placement, and product range optimisation initiatives.

Duties are varied and include:

• Being a subject matter expert on designated product lines, competitor, and industry landscape
• Support the Category Manager to define and execute the business plan, generate ideas, and drive innovation via a rolling 5-year Category Plans & Category vision
• Delivering a rolling 2-year product portfolio plan in line with the overarching vision
• Managing Product life cycle including pricing, promotion, placement, and product range optimisation initiatives.
• Following the annual Category Management governance model & Toll-Gate New Product development (NPD) process
• Championing of NPD from inception to product launch. Direct involvement in the early stages of the Innovation Process and Ideation.
• Introducing new products into the market, working closely with colleagues from Marketing and Sales functions and ensuring customer-centricity
• Maintaining product data for designated product lines across all platforms

About You

You will be an experienced Product Manager with a proven track record of excellence in product lifecycle management and new product development.

You will also have:

Commercial acumen: strong business-focussed mindset and ability to create viable business proposition while managing complexity, and constrained resources

Voice of customer and innovation: identifying market opportunities, driving product innovation, and capitalising on emerging trends.

Compliance: Foundational understanding of regulatory framework and compliance mechanisms within the construction industry

Outstanding strategic capability: Ability to balance short-term (product) goals with long-term strategic objectives to maintain a competitive edge

Product expertise: passion for product, solid knowledge and keenness to learn the construction industry, building materials, and technologies

Communication and Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication skills and ability to understand and influence all parts of the business

Flexibility to travel on occasion (up to 25% of the time)

About our Benefits

• Professional growth, training, and opportunities to hone your skills and knowledge
• Annual bonus scheme of up to 6%
• Ability to purchase additional holidays
• Company Pension
• SIP – ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities)

About us

With our 19,000 employees at 216 locations in 28 countries, we improve the lives of people all over the world. Our products and system solutions enable energy-efficient, healthy, climate-friendly, and affordable living.

We offer a diverse range of career options within our team and nurture the talent within our workforce with learning and development opportunities.

So what are you waiting for? Come and make the next step in your career with us today!

The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.