Product Manager

Product Manager

Location: Corby, Northamptonshire
Salary: £28,000 - £38,000 (Depending on Experience)
Role Type: 6-Month Contract (with a strong view to becoming Permanent)
Hours: Monday - Friday (Flexible, with core hours of 08:30 - 17:00)

About the Company

We are a global leader in the home and garden sector, specialising in innovative, eco-friendly products for

major international retailers. We pride ourselves on a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where

sustainability meets technical excellence.

The Role

• Don't let the title fool you this isn't a desk-bound people management role. As our Product Manager, you are
• the custodian of the product itself. You will be the "glue" between our sales, technical, and management
• teams, ensuring that our product database is flawless, our studio is organised, and our systems are running
• like clockwork.
• This is a role for a doer someone who is happy to spend the days analysing market gaps in-store and
• physically setting up the photo studio or moving samples boxes.

Key Responsibilities

• System & Database Management: Take full ownership of the product database, ensuring all technical
• specs, pricing, and data are accurate and up to date.
• Office & Team Orchestration: Acting as the central hub for the Sales Director, Management Team,
• and Technical Team. You'll keep everyone organised and moving in the right direction!
• Studio & Sample Management: Overhaul the current sample management system. You will physically set up the picture studio for website photography, ensuring products are presented
• perfectly.
• Market Intelligence: Visit retail stores to evaluate our products on shelf, identify market gaps, and spot future selling points to keep us ahead of the competition.
• Technical Liaison: Work closely with the technical team. You will need to understand Diecut/Cutter guides and have a solid grasp of CMYK and machinery constraints to ensure designs are production ready.
• Meeting Representation: Attend and contribute to key departmental and customer meetings, providing data-driven insights.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a workhorse with a race-horse mind. You should be someone who doesn't want to be toldwhat to do.

• Tech-Savvy: You must be an Excel power user. Most of our world runs on spreadsheets, so you need to be fast and accurate.
• Hands-on Attitude: You are happy to "roll up your sleeves." This role involves physical work, moving products, and setting up studio spaces.
• Industry Background: Ideally, you have experience in Field Sales or a technical production
• environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of Die cut/Cutter guides, CMYK, and a general mechanical curiosity regarding how products are manufactured.
• Decisive & Assertive: You can make quick decisions under pressure and aren't afraid to be assertive to keep projects on track.

Why Join Us?

• Flexibility: While we have core hours, we offer flexibility to suit your lifestyle.
• Variety: No two days are the same, from corporate customer meetings to hands-on studio builds.