Product Manager

2 weeks ago


Bloubergstrand, South Africa The Solent Group Full time

Solent Group work with a diverse portfolio of Retailers and supply bespoke products within various categories, including Health & Beauty, Household Impulse Snacking and Reusable Bags. We are proud to be best-in-class when it comes to own-label product innovation. Our Categories are fast-paced with ever-evolving trends and a host of ground-breaking products coming to market on a regular basis - we add value to retailers by leading and owning each category.

Here at Solent we want people to be extraordinary. We pride ourselves on creating and producing amazing products and brands for our Global Customers. You will be joining a company with offices globally across South Africa, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Vietnam, and the UK.

**Position**:
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Senior Product Manager to join a successful, entrepreneurial company based in Cape Town, SA.
- Lead and own your product strategy with a clear vision for retail
- Ability to negotiate on costs and MOQ and own commercials for product area
- Identify and drive new product development and product upgrades
- Understand and lead supplier strategy with our buying team across UK/EU and Asia
- Engage with key customers and support commercial function in obtaining new business and enhancing current portfolio.
- Drive cross functional relationships with our overseas office, maintaining our One Team culture at all times.
- Lead on product innovation and support the wider team in building a clear 2 year strategy.
- Lead our critical paths and find solutions to a brief or deadline.
- To understand and drive our sustainability message throughout our product portfolio
- Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure visibility throughout the business
- Have the ability to lead clear briefs and communicate efficiently with our production teams in the UK & Asia
- Ability to understand the technical make up of a product
- Be able to work with large amounts of detail
- Produce exceptional presentations for our customers
- Develop and engage wider team on new product concepts. Schedule workflow, own and manage a 2-year roadmap, approve product samples and assure quality standards through all stages of new product development
- Understand the market, product trends and research, including talking to customers and visiting customer stores

**Requirements**:

- Experience with critical paths and development timelines (including chasing up deliverables)
- Experience in cost management negotiating cost price and MOQ’s
- Show examples or cross functional working
- Ability to lead and inspire peers and take them on a journey
- Show examples of strategy building across product or brand
- Strong supplier relationships with a commercial mindset
- Appetite to learn new categories and explore new product ranges
- Strong time management and a proactive work ethic
- Be excited and passionate about working within a dynamic and fast paced environment
- Ability to own and drive your category based on consumer and trend insight.
- Team player and has experience managing a small team.
- Strong communication skills and detail orientated
- Be reliable and committed

**Other information**:
Our Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual salary reviews
- 17 days holiday per annum, increasing to 22 days after 3 years’ service and 25 days after 5 years’ service and 1 day for birthday leave
- Great learning and development and progression opportunities - Yearly bonus structure (based on company targets)
- Enhanced Maternity Leave
- Solent social events run by our inhouse Social Team


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