About the job
Job Title: Product Analyst / Product Manager
Department: Product Marketing
Reporting to: Product & Marketing Manager
We offer excellent benefits including 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a Pension Scheme, and Free Parking.
Our client is in search of a skilled Product Analyst eager to progress into a Product Manager role. After an initial period of 12 months in the Product Analyst position, the role may transition into Product Manager for the right individual, accompanied by a salary increase to approximately £40,000.
Key Responsibilities:
The Product Analyst will support the management of the product range by providing in-depth insights into sales performance and competitive positioning of product categories, contributing to lifecycle plans for each category.
Role Objective: To ensure that our client’s product range is competitively positioned.
Main Duties:
- Analyze product performance to ensure competitive positioning regarding features and pricing.
- Ensure all products have the requisite documentation and adhere to the launch process for new products or changes.
- Evaluate sales prices within the product portfolio and suggest areas for margin optimization.
- Deliver monthly reports that track competitor movements and sales performance, providing insightful analyses and recommendations for the product portfolio.
- Collaborate with the Product Manager and Marketing Manager to maintain lifecycle plans for upcoming product developments over the next 18 months.
- Ensure that any new products recommended for launch are backed by an approved business case, used to measure success through tracking launch KPIs.
- Work closely with the sales team to gather product feedback, including requests for new products, and relay this information to the product team.
- Manage end-of-life notifications from suppliers and coordinate with the Product Manager to source and launch alternative products before stock runs out, ensuring no disruption to customers.
- Support the launches of changes in the product landscape, driving the completion of various tasks across departments.
Experience Requirements:
The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical capabilities and demonstrate proficiency in product analysis...

