_{22nd April, 2025}

Position: Senior Product Line Manager
Location: UK - Hybrid
Job Overview:
We are looking for someone with multiple years of product management experience at a senior level who can define, drive, implement and evangelise an entire portfolio strategy, working across EU and Asia suppliers to deploy a broad range of products in unison.
Key Responsibilities:

• Market Insight & Strategy Development:
  Conduct comprehensive market research and analysis, engage with customers, suppliers, and sales teams to develop a deep understanding of trends, regulatory changes, and competitor strategies within the Logistics and Industry Lighting segment. Use these insights to guide the creation of the product line strategy and roadmap.
• Product Line Strategy & Growth:
  Create and execute a product line strategy that fosters ongoing competitiveness and drives profitable growth, ensuring alignment with the company’s brand guidelines and segment plans.
• Product Development:
  Identify new product opportunities and improvements, providing detailed justifications through the NPD Gate Review Process. Manage the NPD process from concept to launch, ensuring collaboration with R&D, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and other key departments.
• Go-To-Market Strategy:
  Collaborate with Segment Marketing Managers to define and implement a robust go-to-market strategy for new product launches, coordinating with cross-functional teams, including Marketing Communications, R&D, Operations, and Planning.
• Product Documentation & Compliance:
  Ensure all product-related materials (literature, datasheets, website content, etc.) are accurate and compliant with relevant standards and regulations.
• Sales Enablement:
  Equip the sales team with the knowledge and training to effectively sell new and updated products, ensuring they have the resources to succeed.
• Performance Monitoring:
  Regularly track sales, margins, and performance metrics for the product portfolio, providing recommendations and corrective actions to improve results.
• Cross-functional Collaboration:
  Work closely with Segment Marketing, Country, and End-User Sales/Marketing teams to maximize product sales and profitability, ensuring alignment with market conditions and company expectations.
• Cost Optimization:
  Partner with Sourcing, R&D, and Operations to identify and implement opportunities for product cost reductions, driving improved sales and profit before tax (PBT) performance.
• Product Lifecycle Management:
  Manage the entire product lifecycle, from phase-in to phase-out, to prevent excess or obsolete stock. Collaborate with the Planning team to ensure the efficient management of product data, in line with S&OP processes.

• R&D, Factory, Sourcing, Marketing, Sales

• Product line sales growth and margin performance

• Languages: Fluent in English (additional languages are an advantage)
• Education: Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related fields
• Experience:
• Proven experience in Product Management, preferably in an international role within a technical product industry
• Familiarity with formal New Product Development (NPD) and Introduction processes
• Strong leadership, communication, and strategic analysis skills
• Detail-oriented with a proactive, results-driven attitude
• Experience in building effective relationships within cross-functional teams
• Strong numerical and presentation skills
• Additional Skills:
• Willingness to travel across EMEA and Asia to support business needs