We are expanding our Marketing team and are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Product Manager to manage and transform our product portfolio. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who can evolve current product strategy to grow our offering and reach new customers while managing our in-market portfolio.
In this role you will work cross-functionally to develop innovative new products which are closely aligned to our customers’ needs. This will include conducting market and customer research to inform product requirements, pricing and promotional plans. Working closely with sales and marketing colleagues to create inspirational and impactful go-to-market strategies. Attention to detail along with the ability to translate technical capabilities into simple, compelling messages that resonate with customers is crucial.
The role involves:
· Translating business strategy into an aligned product roadmap
· Creation of supporting business cases
· Delivery on the product roadmap through effective product lifecycle management
· Researching and defining customer requirements through extensive market and customer research to inform product and user requirements
· Launching new products by developing time-integrated go-to-market plans with sales, marketing, design and production
· Working closely with sales to drive market share and product penetration in partner channels
· Determining product pricing strategies by utilising market research data
· Reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customised orders
· Providing insight to stakeholders on evolving product and market requirements as well as competitor analysis
· Owning the promotional calendar across the portfolio
· Owning NPI projects as the Sales & Marketing representative
The ideal candidate will have:
· a passion for music and knowledge Hi-Fi industry
· a customer-centric approach and the ability to make decisions quickly and logically supported by research
· ability to analyse complex data and look for trends in the market and users’ opinions and behaviour
· excellent verbal and written communication skills
· ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders
· experience with both B2B and B2C audiences
· strong attention to detail
· effective time management with the ability to multi-task on several projects at once
· a minimum of 5 years’ related experience in a similar role
If that’s you, please submit your portfolio along with your CV and covering letter, highlighting what you’d love to hear on a Linn system, to recruitment@linn.co.uk
About Linn
Music makes life better, and Linn have been making the world’s best music systems for over 45 years. From our legendary turntables to our industry-leading network music players, everything’s designed, made and signed with pride in our custom-built facility just outside Glasgow.
At Linn, everyone makes a difference so we’re committed to recruiting the best talent around. We’ve found that once people join Linn, they stick around. That’s because we’re passionate about developing our people and providing opportunities for everyone to learn and grow.
As well as a competitive salary and development opportunities, we also offer some fantastic benefits such as:
o Flexible and homeworking
o Company pension
o Life Assurance
o 32 days annual holidays
o Holiday purchase scheme
o Generous staff discount
o Healthy Working Lives awarded company
o Onsite gym and exercise classes
o Cycle to Work scheme
o Health Living awarded canteen