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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Product Manager
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £50,000 per annum |
Overview
The Company: My client is a growing company with a strong market presence in the Toys and Games sector and has achieved significant growth over the last 5 years. They have an established business with strong licenses, a strong generic product line and clear vision in driving the business forward. They have an established team who offer a great working atmosphere which is led by the Senior Leadership team. The company has good market penetration in the top four Multiples, High Street and Online retailers with opportunities to expand further in both domestic and international markets. As a result of this, they are now looking for an additional experienced Product Manager to join their team. The role: Reporting into the Head of Product Development you will be a key member of the team. You will be office based in the South East of England and work alongside two Senior Product Managers, a Product Manager and two Graphic Designers. This is a team-oriented role and you will be responsible for ensuring that the quality and integrity of the final products meet the brief as well as the relevant toy safety standards. You will spend time working with product inventors, packaging designers and plastics engineers to make sure products achieve target costs, are correctly positioned and commercially viable. As most of the manufacture is handled from offices in the Far East, the role is likely to require time travelling to that region, so prior experience of this is extremely beneficial for this role. Key Responsibilities Product research and new ideas generation - play pattern development. Concept development, technical component specifications and costings. Working hand in hand with all internal departments to ensure products are developed, produced and shipped to agreed deadlines. Managing international artwork requirements and toy safety compliance for overseas partners and distributors. Liaising with inventors, design agencies and character licensing companies, providing artwork direction and preparing design briefs - briefing internal and external designers. Copy-writing and proof reading. Working with the Marketing team to position products, conduct focus group research and present new concepts to the sales team. Working with factory management, manufacturers and plastics engineers. Visiting international Trade Fairs and suppliers, when required. Maintaining product technical files and toy safety compliance, whilst working with external toy safety consultants. The person: You will have a focused, hardworking and entrepreneurial attitude to business and ideally come from a creative background with a real passion for NPD. As a positive and passionate team player, you will not be phased by working under pressure and to deadlines with strong project management and interpersonal skills. You will already be an experienced Product Manager within the Toy sector with ideally at least five years' experience under your belt. Having an understanding of all aspects of product development you will be commercially focused and equipped with strong organisational, planning and communication skills. We are looking for a professional to join a friendly, dynamic team who has a lot of drive and commitment to their responsibilities. Sound knowledge of the tooling and injection moulding process would be a distinct advantage. Ideally, you will also be degree educated. You will relish developing sound working relationships and networking with external designers, inventors and manufacturers. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with the right attributes and experience to join a fast moving and dynamic company, with the opportunity to progress further.