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Junior Product Manager - Kitchens

Watford, Hertfordshire

Competitive
  1. Full Time
  1. 37.5
05/11/2024

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We’re looking for a Junior Product Manager to join our Kitchens team! You’ll work with the Senior Product manager and be responsible for the end to end product development life cycle of our kitchen furniture products utilising a wide variety of input. This includes market research, data analysis and customer research.


What you’ll be doing: 

Developing new and innovative kitchen products through insights from market research and buying behaviour

Bringing to market all aspects of kitchen related products including furniture, storage solutions, handles and lighting

Defining the key features, specifications and requirements of the product based on customer preferences

Creating product strategy documents that describe business cases, revenue and ROI

Assisting with product launches and marketing material

Producing online content to create the best buying experience for customers

Creating design specifications and signing off instore display proposition

Assisting in the creation of set design, ordering and implementation for media advertising and internal exhibitions

Conducting competitor research and pricing analysis to learn more about our customer’s needs

Creating project timelines and implementation schedules

Working closely with existing suppliers as well as helping to identify new potential suppliers


What we’re looking for:

You’ll have proven experience in product management and knowledge of the product development life cycle. 

You’ll have experience in understanding consumer needs and the retail environment and the ability to spot gaps in consumer product offerings and the drive and enthusiasm to fulfil them. A commercial mindset and a sound understanding of marketing and sales principles is a key element to the role. Experience in the kitchen industry and kitchen manufacturing would be preferable but not essential. As well as this you’ll have:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to create product development and marketing strategies

Good project management skills

The ability to analyse complex data to identify market trends and customer’s behaviour

GCSE Maths and English or equivalent is required and a Degree level of education is preferred

Driving licence required for supplier and exhibition visits


What can we offer you?

You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us. We also have an early careers network to support you if you’re in your first few years of your career. 

We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes: 

Competitive bonus

Save-as-you-earn scheme

Life Assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Colleague discount 

Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme

Our widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support. 

You’ll work from our Support Centre in Watford, where our Commercial team are based, along with our other support functions.  We recognise the value of bringing our teams together to collaborate, support each other and build on our amazing culture.  We are also encouraging our teams to work flexibly, with a blend of remote / office working. 


About Us: 

Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market.  With 50 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.6bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues.  

But it is the Wickes’ culture that is considered its best kept secret; it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.


Please contact us here if you require any adjustments within the application process.  If you require any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage you will have an opportunity to inform us when we invite you to interview. Please note, this link is only for reasonable adjustments required - general enquiries, or direct CV applications cannot be accepted via this form



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