Product Development Manager United Kingdom
Job description
REQ ID: 115187
JOB TITLE: Product Development Manager
SALARY: £55,000 - £65,000
POSTING END DATE: 27.04.23
LOCATION: Warwick University
Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.
WHAT TO EXPECT
As our company vision and strategy evolves, so too does the role of the Branded Goods and Licensing department. Our departmental strategy supports the modern luxury positioning of the emerging House of Brands (Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar) in an appropriate way. This involves the design, creation and delivery of extraordinary lifestyle products, each of which must support the individual brand positioning with product that is exclusive, desirable and created to last; creating compelling story-telling opportunities.
The product team is specifically responsible for bringing to market these compelling product propositions that meet pre-defined commercial and/or brand-enhancing criteria. The team are responsible for working closely with many other stakeholder groups (Design, Purchasing, Operations, Legal and Finance) to ensure alignment of the product proposition; as well as conducting benchmarking and continual analysis of our product and offering alongside other luxury brands; from both automotive and fashion sectors.
The product development team is responsible for managing the development of products from design concepts through to completion ex-factory, at which time our operations team take over to distribute them around the world.
The purpose of this role is specifically to manage all elements of product development for our Branded Goods programme. This is a role that will see the delivery of collections of apparel, luggage, hard goods and technology products each year that align to the House of Brands worlds, supporting product launches as required.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Active participant and key collaborator in the creation of the future collection intent documentation- Strategic commercial price-point planning relating to price sensitivity of key collection items
- Owner of product benchmarking activity – both at a competitor OEM and fashion brand level to ensure our product offering is compelling with appropriate RRPs
- Manage all aspects of the financial budget management and business planning processes for product development, working closely with the finance and purchasing teams
- Delivery of actions & responsibilities within the development process tracked within a system-led product development programme management tool, Wrike
- Manage the legal checkpoints for collection content as required to ensure compliance
- Maintain close working relationship with dedicated lifestyle design team to ensure collaborative delivery of design intent through to production
- Work closely with Purchasing to ensure an appropriate balance of quality, cost and reliability is achieved
- Support all purchasing processes as required relating to each individual product buy e.g. single source deviations, strategic approach documents, supplier performance reviews and tenders
- Support the requirements of the range planning and operations teams with regards to master data completion, compliance certification and material composition as required
- Be willing to create and deliver product presentations as required within Brand Squad, Brand Curation Forum and other senior forums as required
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Understanding & experience of Lifestyle Product Development; apparel, luggage hard goods and technology with a detailed understanding of how products are made- Proven excellent relationship and supplier management skills
- Strong and entrepreneurial business and commercial acumen
- Program & results orientated delivery
- Project management and negotiation
- Strong and methodical organisational skills & self-motivation
- Ability to work as a key stakeholder and influencer in cross functional teams, as well as working autonomously where required
- Confident communicator with strong presentation skills
SO WHY US?
Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you’ll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.
This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At Jaguar Land Rover, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.
