Graduate Trainee Product Manager
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,000.00 to £30,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | bonus |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Location: | Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9TT |
| Company: | Bridgewater Recruitment Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JD143U_1747030008 |
Summary
A market-leading UK manufacturing and distribution group, with a turnover exceeding £1 billion, is looking for a recent graduate to join their successful retail team in Luton. This is a great opportunity to kick-start your career in product management, marketing, and commercial strategy.
You'll be joining a successful electrical products business that is known for quality, innovation, and reliability. As a Graduate Trainee Product Manager, you'll be working with a diverse portfolio of well-known brands and play a key role in supporting the lighting division's commercial success.
Role Responsibilities
As a Graduate Trainee Product Manager, you will:
- Receive extensive training on the company's lighting product ranges
- Research market trends and competitor activity to help shape the product and category strategy
- Get involved in bringing new lighting products to market and improving existing ranges
- Support marketing campaigns and retail promotions, and help provide useful materials to sales teams
- Work closely with different teams across the business, including sales, marketing, operations, and international suppliers
- Analyse sales data to understand what's working and suggest ideas to improve products and boost performance
Rewards
- Starting salary of £28,000 - £30,000
- Lucrative annual bonus based on your performance
- Bespoke training and professional development opportunities
- Optional membership and enrollment in an excellent company pension
Requirements
To be successful in the graduate role, you should be:
- A recent graduate, ideally with a degree in Business, Product Design, Engineering, or a related field
- Positive, proactive, and eager to learn
- A collaborative team player who enjoys problem-solving
- Organised and analytical, with good attention to detail
- Confident working with data - Excel skills are a plus
- A strong communicator, comfortable presenting ideas and working with stakeholders
- In possession of a full UK driving licence (for occasional retail customer visits)
Think you have what it takes? Apply today to find out more!