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Product Manager - Instrumentation
| Posting date: | 26 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £40,000 to £55,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2024 |
| Location: | Fowlmere, Royston |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Horizon Search & Selection Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HZGT - 1423 |
Summary
We are currently seeking an experienced Product Manager for our client who are based in rural Cambridgeshire and close to Royston. We are seeking someone to act as strategic champion for the companies existing and future range of Fixed and Special Instrumentation. This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving company and play a pivotal role in developing strategies to promote the companies pioneering products and solutions. This is a full-time permanent position based at the company site in Fowlmere on a full time basis.
The company
Is a global leader in the development and manufacture of advanced gas detection instrumentation and sensing technologies, for a vast range of industries. With a commitment to innovation, quality and safety, the company empower industries worldwide to enhance workplace environments and safeguard lives.
They have grown steadily and consistently since they started over 30 years ago and offer a superb place to work, thrive and be part of something truly exciting. Having recently won the Queens Award for Enterprise within the innovation category, the company values are at the core of everything they do so with each recruit as they grow, they are seeking like-minded people to help build on the success which they already enjoy.
The role
The primary function of this role will be to own the product management capability for the ongoing maintenance and life cycle management of existing devices, alongside the design and creation of new products, but will also help to educate and inform the wider business and its partners.
We are seeking someone who can develop a deep understanding of fixed and special instruments and the role they play in protecting lives and preserving the environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Take full ownership of the F&S range of instruments
• Conduct product feasibility and market research to identify customer problems and make creative recommendations for new products
• Canvas opinion across the company’s external partnerships and internal stakeholders to ensure products meet current and future needs
• Review , with the international seals team, the current route to market, assessing suitability for Fixed and Special products and proposing adjustments where needed
• Help to produce validated business cases for all suggested projects prior to creating Market Requirements Specifications (MRS), specifying features of new products for all key stakeholders
• Develop and Maintain product roadmaps, consistent this the product market strategy and covering full product lifecycles
• Work alongside the Project Management Team, R&D and operations to ensure that all new products are delivered on budget, on time and in line with MRS
• Provide product and applications support to the sales team, further enabling them to secure business through direct. Global subsidiary and distributor networks, thus delivering the F&S sales target
• Support all partners with product and application information
• Work with the Commercial Services Manager to ensure the supply chain delivers product in a fast and effective way
• Monitor global developments to establish a market leading position vs. competition
• Provide sales and marketing information to allow product collateral to be created. Aid in the creation of marketing collateral including, but not limited to: technical bulletins, manuals, data-sheets, comparison guides, promotional items & video content
• Help develop and implement ‘Go-To-Market’ strategies including possible test marketing and launch activities
• Work with sales and marketing to identify early adopters and run alpha/beta trials with existing or prospective customers
• Provide sales and marketing support and training to internal and external stakeholders wherever required
• Proactively assist in other areas of the business as and where necessary
The Person
For this important role we are seeking someone with the following skills and attributes
• An experience product manager, ideally within the gas detection industry
• Strong technical ability and knowledge of Ion Science and competitors’ products
• Formal product management training desirable
• Customer orientated with the ability to build effective working relationships
• Strategic, methodical, logical and detail orientated, whilst still delivering against deadlines
• An excellent communicator, with the ability to influence at all levels
• Keen, eager, and able to deliver a comprehensive product portfolio
• Decisive with any available information, taking positive action in a timely manner
• Possess a multidiscipline approach with the ability to perform different roles for the good of the company
• Organised and a good planner, able to act independently, self-organised and able to prioritise workload to deliver results
• Have strong numeracy skills for analysing and interpreting data, and for compiling compelling business cases
• Strong industry knowledge and competitor understanding
• Able to investigate, document, and maintain records accurately
• Be professional, assertive, and amenable at all times
• Be familiar with market drivers, for example, legislation and technological advancements
• Proven problem solving and decision-making skills
• Proven experience of delivering and preparing presentations at all levels in a variety of business forums
Details
This role is offered on a Full-time, permanent basis. The salary offered is £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience and offers benefits .
The company
Is a global leader in the development and manufacture of advanced gas detection instrumentation and sensing technologies, for a vast range of industries. With a commitment to innovation, quality and safety, the company empower industries worldwide to enhance workplace environments and safeguard lives.
They have grown steadily and consistently since they started over 30 years ago and offer a superb place to work, thrive and be part of something truly exciting. Having recently won the Queens Award for Enterprise within the innovation category, the company values are at the core of everything they do so with each recruit as they grow, they are seeking like-minded people to help build on the success which they already enjoy.
The role
The primary function of this role will be to own the product management capability for the ongoing maintenance and life cycle management of existing devices, alongside the design and creation of new products, but will also help to educate and inform the wider business and its partners.
We are seeking someone who can develop a deep understanding of fixed and special instruments and the role they play in protecting lives and preserving the environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Take full ownership of the F&S range of instruments
• Conduct product feasibility and market research to identify customer problems and make creative recommendations for new products
• Canvas opinion across the company’s external partnerships and internal stakeholders to ensure products meet current and future needs
• Review , with the international seals team, the current route to market, assessing suitability for Fixed and Special products and proposing adjustments where needed
• Help to produce validated business cases for all suggested projects prior to creating Market Requirements Specifications (MRS), specifying features of new products for all key stakeholders
• Develop and Maintain product roadmaps, consistent this the product market strategy and covering full product lifecycles
• Work alongside the Project Management Team, R&D and operations to ensure that all new products are delivered on budget, on time and in line with MRS
• Provide product and applications support to the sales team, further enabling them to secure business through direct. Global subsidiary and distributor networks, thus delivering the F&S sales target
• Support all partners with product and application information
• Work with the Commercial Services Manager to ensure the supply chain delivers product in a fast and effective way
• Monitor global developments to establish a market leading position vs. competition
• Provide sales and marketing information to allow product collateral to be created. Aid in the creation of marketing collateral including, but not limited to: technical bulletins, manuals, data-sheets, comparison guides, promotional items & video content
• Help develop and implement ‘Go-To-Market’ strategies including possible test marketing and launch activities
• Work with sales and marketing to identify early adopters and run alpha/beta trials with existing or prospective customers
• Provide sales and marketing support and training to internal and external stakeholders wherever required
• Proactively assist in other areas of the business as and where necessary
The Person
For this important role we are seeking someone with the following skills and attributes
• An experience product manager, ideally within the gas detection industry
• Strong technical ability and knowledge of Ion Science and competitors’ products
• Formal product management training desirable
• Customer orientated with the ability to build effective working relationships
• Strategic, methodical, logical and detail orientated, whilst still delivering against deadlines
• An excellent communicator, with the ability to influence at all levels
• Keen, eager, and able to deliver a comprehensive product portfolio
• Decisive with any available information, taking positive action in a timely manner
• Possess a multidiscipline approach with the ability to perform different roles for the good of the company
• Organised and a good planner, able to act independently, self-organised and able to prioritise workload to deliver results
• Have strong numeracy skills for analysing and interpreting data, and for compiling compelling business cases
• Strong industry knowledge and competitor understanding
• Able to investigate, document, and maintain records accurately
• Be professional, assertive, and amenable at all times
• Be familiar with market drivers, for example, legislation and technological advancements
• Proven problem solving and decision-making skills
• Proven experience of delivering and preparing presentations at all levels in a variety of business forums
Details
This role is offered on a Full-time, permanent basis. The salary offered is £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience and offers benefits .