Product Manager

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Job reference 320562
Product Manager
Staring salary £58,310 increasing to £62,129 after 12 months (inclusive of London weighting allowance), 10% annual bonus potential with 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing to 27.5 days after 10 years service, and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time 

This is a Hybrid Working role with a requirement to attend our London Farringdon office a minimum of 2 days per week, with flexibility required in line with business needs. 

Be part of a team working with some of the biggest names in the licensing world, for a business with a turnover of £12.7 billion. We are at the heart of Royal Mail's brand. Everything we do is aimed at providing our customers with a first class experience and growing our market share through the continuous development of new products and customer driven propositions. 

In this role, you’ll leverage your product management and marketing expertise to deliver a high-performing portfolio of products. Using your strong analytical skills and customer insight, you’ll be accountable for ambitious revenue targets which align with the Stamps and Collectibles Product Strategy. This is your opportunity to make an impact, captivate collectors and fans alike, and grow Royal Mail’s footprint in a vibrant market.

About the role 
•    Full P&L accountability for allocated stamp issues and category areas, including decision-making accountability on product ranges, forecast, creative output and production spend
•    Responsible for product ranges with targets of £7m per year
•    Manage major accounts/licensor relationships for key blockbuster stamp issues
•    Develop new products in line with Stamps and Collectibles’ Strategy
•    Brief internal and external suppliers on product requirements to satisfy different customer needs  
•    Stakeholder management with internal creative and production teams to ensure timely delivery of new product development 

About you 
To truly excel in the role, you will possess the necessary skills and experience listed below 

•    Proven experience within product management/marketing role
•    Strong analytical skills, with experience in developing product opportunities in response to customer insight and retail trends
•    Demonstrable experience of establishing and maintaining stakeholder relationships, including major IP holders and senior management
•    Experience of managing a new product development process from concept to launch 
•    Track record in achieving stretching revenue targets
•    Highly directed individual capable of decision making, prioritising, and organising a complicated workload effectively
•    Strong numerical skills & Microsoft excel capability, with a good knowledge of MS Office

We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you. 

Extra Benefits
•    RMG Share Schemes - partnership and matching share offer
•    Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
•    Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
•    Supportive and generous company sick pay
•    Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. We plan to hold interviews w/c 18th November. 

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people. 

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. 

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: Sunday 10th November 2024. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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