OPE Product Manager

EGO is part of a global manufacturing business established in 1993, employing over 10,000 people and producing over 10 million units each year. As the specialists in cordless outdoor power equipment, their desire to break new ground has helped EGO achieve exceptional growth. Launched into Europe in 2014, EGO continues to push the boundaries of cordless technology with a range of award-winning products.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Director Product Development to align the Outdoor Power Equipment portfolio with the company strategy and help define the product strategy.
• Be a key team member, along with colleagues in North America and China, in helping to develop a stronger tool offering of Chervon tools.
• Identify, specify and introduce new products and services into the range working with suppliers, engineering, sales and marketing.
• Actively participate in customer engagement alongside Sales and Marketing. Advising the appropriate solutions to customer problems and gathering insight to drive the evolution of the products and services.
• Understand and able to clearly articulate the technical challenges faced by customers when defining new products both internally and externally.
• Product manage the range, including lifecycle management and ensuring that all products and services have a sufficient level of supporting materials (e.g. sales presentations, marketing materials, datasheets, user guides, installation manuals, service descriptions, technical documents, certification statements, etc) to empower Sales, Marketing and Solutions to ‘self-serve’ and customers to properly understand our product range.
• Alongside the Director Product Development ensure that commercial objectives are set and tracked for the product range with focus on profitability.
• Build and utilise market insights, providing competitor intelligence and understanding for all stakeholders. Engaging with customers and sales teams acting as a key input into future product strategies.
• Engage with product developers at group level to understand products offerings and roadmaps to enable internal education.

Qualifications

• Be a graduate with 3+ years product management experience and a solid technical background.
• Have worked in or have knowledge of the OPE or professional tool industry with an understanding of the channels involved.
• Have a keen interest in technology and will be able to stand your ground in discussions with experienced engineers, customers and suppliers.
• Be articulate, with the ability to present product and technical concepts confidently and clearly at all levels both internally and externally.
• Thrive in a fast paced, often ambiguous environment.