Product Manager

The purpose of this role is to take responsibility for the defining, building, implementing, and managing our client’s product portfolio across target business sectors.

This role takes input from the business, the strategy, the markets and individual experience to create and continually update a product plan to match the growth ambitions of the business.

This role has full end to end responsibility from product selection through to cost recommendations, training of product /sales support, ownership for successful marketing deployments and product life cycle management.

Keys to success will be your ability to communicate with all of the group businesses, understanding capability and gaining support, alongside own personal in-depth knowledge of what’s happening in our markets and what is going to happen next.

It is a great opportunity for you to have real ownership and have a big impact on the business.

• Responsible for developing and deploying a plan for FTTH/FTTX products
• Responsible for developing and deploying a plan for Standard fibre optic distribution products including data centre products
• Responsible for developing and deploying a plan for FTTA, future 5G/6G products
• Responsible for developing and deploying a plan for Industrial products
• Via the group product team and direct management of on-site marketing resource ensures marketing collateral and digital marketing updates are in place to support launches and promotions of products in plan
• Provides training, presales, and technical support for new products
• Carry out continual market studies of product, competition and trends to inform and update our product plans
• Making commercial and pricing recommendations
• Supports bids, tenders and large projects with sales team
• Manages lifecycle of products including commercial viability
• Is a Leadership and cultural champion in business and presents themselves and company in correct manner. Acts as role model in terms of behavior, work ethic and values

Accountable metrics:-

• Deployment of product plans on time and to budget
• Sales growth via new products implemented
• Margin extension or protection via cost recommendations and lifecycle management

What you’ll bring:-

• Technical knowledge of telecom fibre optic products
• Knowledge of telecom market, operators, and suppliers
• Ability to carry out market studies and interpret findings
• Product deployment and development experience and demonstrable success in execution
• Commercial acumen with ability to maximise margin and importance of revenue achievement
• Product marketing experience
• High level multi-tasking skills with ability to manage multiple projects and deployments

Attributes:-

• Hungry to succeed, learn and grow
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Thirst for improvement
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Driven and passionate
• Highly organised

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time, Monday to Friday

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

Benefits: 23 days holiday, bank holidays. Career growth and development

If you feel you have the skills for this position, please do not hesitate to contact us at One to One Personnel on 01702 464 444 or email your CV to aimee.page@121personnel.co.uk or julie.paton@121personnel.co.uk