Senior Product Manager - Industrial Power Solutions

Lucy Group; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Blakley Electrics, a UK market leader in temporary power, seeks a seasoned Product Manager to lead low-voltage distribution and transformer products across construction, event, military and industrial applications.

You will own the product portfolio, standardise across the range, and manage lifecycle from introduction to retirement, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, quality and commercial teams. Based in Crayford with travel to Harlow and client sites.

Formación

• Strong technical expertise of industrial products, ideally electrical or panel building.
• Experience in product lifecycle management within a manufacturing setup.
• Knowledge of electrical standards and wiring regulations.
• Strong cross-functional coordination and communication skills.
• People management experience and ability to work with others.
• Degree level education, preferably electrical/mechanical or commercial bias.
• Significant track record in technical product management.
• Experience working in industrial/electrical markets.

Responsabilidades

• Own and manage the manufactured product portfolio.
• Define product roadmap aligned with market demand, customer needs, standards and customer segments and manage product lifecycle including rationalisation.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking on key product groups with a view to understanding performance, features and pricing.
• Identify opportunities for new product introductions and variants.
• Market research via customer visits to understand current and future needs of the customer enabling creation of a clear technical product roadmap incorporating market requirements.
• Offer continued support to Engineering team during the new product development and legacy product modification process. Defining, leading and owning product road maps and deadlines for product launches is critical.
• Define product specifications and performance standards.
• Work with engineering to ensure compliance with market requirements both in terms of features and practical use, but also standards, testing and compliance.
• Gather data, analyse and report on market positioning within target markets and sectors. Tracking competitors, market trends, historical information, channels and identify gaps in the market to enable targeted strategy for maximising sales for each product category.
• Product Manager will closely collaborate with Sales & Marketing team on needs of target market, channel strategies and optimised route to market.
• Support in identification of new opportunities across Temporary and Permanent applications.
• Closely work with marketing communications to develop product and segment specific technical collaterals, including relevant case studies.
• Ensure maintenance and accuracy of market facing technical documentation, including datasheets and the website.
• Support pricing strategy, cost structures, margin improvement initiatives
• Participate in events & exhibitions and articulate product benefits to customers
• Provide technical support and training to sales teams, distributors and customers
• Assist in product launches, customer presentations and tender support
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing teams pertaining to design for manufacture, cost optimisation, delivery readiness and serviceability.
• Support alternative material development and supplier qualification.
• Work with quality to analyse failures, warranty claims and field issues to ensure the product line and segment remains healthy.

Conocimientos

Technical product management

Product lifecycle management

Electrical standards

Cross-functional coordination

People management

Engineering degree

Industrial/electrical experience

Educación

Engineering degree (Electrical/Mechanical)

Descripción del empleo

Blakley Electrics, a UK market leader in temporary power, seeks a seasoned Product Manager to lead low-voltage distribution and transformer products across construction, event, military and industrial applications.

You will own the product portfolio, standardise across the range, and manage lifecycle from introduction to retirement, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, quality and commercial teams. Based in Crayford with travel to Harlow and client sites.