Senior Product Manager

Bosch Group; Stowmarket; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company is looking for a Senior Product Manager to enhance outdoor garden products. This role involves leading the entire product lifecycle, from market analysis to product launch. Candidates should have 5-7 years of experience in product management, strong project management skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset. Competitive benefits are offered, including holidays, employee discounts, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

25 holidays + statutory leave

Employee discounts

On-site parking

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in product development/management.
• Strong commercial and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Experience managing the entire product lifecycle.
• Planning and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Bring innovative outdoor garden products to market.
• Manage end-to-end new product development process.
• Oversee product lifecycle activities and existing portfolio.
• Plan and coordinate launch communication activities.
• Support project teams and resolve impediments.
• Communicate with stakeholders to meet product targets.

Skills

Product Development

Market Analysis

Project Management

User Testing

Communication Skills

Job description

Company Description

Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life across the globe. Welcome to Bosch.

Bosch Outdoor Garden is an innovative, customer driven and rapidly growing business worldwide. Our market leading premium products are renowned for advances in user experience that makes effortless gardening and clearing outdoor spaces a reality. We are world leaders in bringing game changing, environmentally friendly products to the market, specialising in cordless technology.

A unique chance has arisen to join our Product Management Team. The opportunity requires unique skills, experience, and mind-set to drive innovation.

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager who thrives on driving the pre-development, development, and marketing of product ranges throughout the entire product lifecycle. Product Managers have responsibility for new product development as well as their product segment. This encompasses product and segment strategy, clear requirements definition setting, product testing, pricing strategy, cost management, communication as well as launch process of a defined product family.

Job Description

• Bringing innovative and exciting outdoor garden products to the market within multi-national and cross-functional Global Product Management team.
• Managing end-to-end new product development process from market and user analysis through creating ideas, product strategy, defining product requirements, user testing and launch to the market.
• Managing product lifecycle activities including daily management of existing product portfolio and project management.
• Planning and co-ordination of launch and promotional communication activities in collaboration with our global and regional brand management experts
• Supporting Project Team resolving and escalating impediments.
• Communicating to stakeholders to reach product development targets.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years’ experience in product development/ management with a strong commercial and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Experience within consumer goods product with strong focus on a user.
• Experience in managing the entire product lifecycle from a product management perspective.
• Planning and project management skills.
• Understanding of market trends, experience in market research and competitor benchmarking.
• Be able to demonstrate initiative, ownership, creativity, passion, and problem-solving skills in your career to date.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Additional Information

Competitive benefits and services including pension, 7 x death in service benefit, 25 holidays + statutory leave, Occupational Health, employee discounts (Perkbox) and on Bosch goods, development opportunities and on-site parking.