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Product Manager
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 9:00am – 5:30pm, early finish Friday at 4:00pm
Bedfordshire
Permanent, Office Based
We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established and growing sports equipment company, designing and supplying a broad range of own-brand training equipment alongside officially licensed merchandise for major football clubs, national teams, and global entertainment brands. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Product Manager to take ownership of product strategy and development across own-brand and licensed ranges, working closely with design, sourcing, marketing, and e-commerce teams to bring products to market and drive commercial performance.
The successful candidate will be commercially minded, highly organised, and comfortable managing licensing relationships alongside product development, within a fast-paced, growing consumer goods business.
Key Responsibilities for a Product Manager:
* Own the product roadmap for allocated categories, from concept through to launch.
* Manage relationships with licensing partners (sports clubs, leagues, and entertainment brands) to develop compliant, on-brand product ranges.
* Work closely with design and sourcing teams to develop new products and improve existing ranges.
* Analyse sales performance and market trends to inform product decisions and identify growth opportunities.
* Collaborate with the e-commerce team to ensure products are effectively represented and merchandised online.
* Manage product lifecycle, including range reviews, discontinuations, and new product introductions.
* Prepare and present concepts, mock-ups and product decks for internal sign-off, licensor approval and key retailer presentations.
* Work directly with factories on product specifications, technical drawings, pre-production and gold seal samples, and packaging proofs.
Key Skills for a Product Manager:
* Proven experience in a Product Manager role, ideally within a retail, e-commerce, or FMCG/consumer goods environment.
* Experience managing licensed product ranges or brand partnerships is highly desirable.
* Strong commercial acumen, including product costing, margin management and pricing, with the ability to interpret sales and performance data.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to work confidently with internal teams and external partners.
* Comfortable working with e-commerce platforms (e.g. Shopify) and product data.
* A genuine interest in sport and sports merchandise would be an advantage.
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