Product Manager
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About the Role
FIX Dessert Chocolatier is looking for a commercially minded Product Manager to own the full product portfolio. The role involves translating business strategy into product choices, managing the end-to-end lifecycle, and ensuring consumer relevance and operational scalability.
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Responsibilities
- Own the product and portfolio strategy, translating business priorities into clear product roadmaps
- Define portfolio roles (hero, growth, maintain, exit) and make recommendations on focus, renovation and rationalisation
- Balance growth ambition with operational capacity, margin targets and execution realities
- Maintain a clear, prioritised product roadmap aligned with business strategy
- Partner with Strategy and Marketing to translate business strategy into product decisions
- Own products from early concept through development, launch, scale, renovation and exit
- Lead NPD initiatives from concept to market
- Own and manage multiple SKUs including performance tracking and lifecycle decisions
- Lead development of robust business cases including managing product/portfolio P&Ls
- Coordinate decision making on trade offs across cost, quality, speed and complexity
- Partner with R&D from concept through scale to ensure product designs are feasible and consumer relevant
- Develop deep understanding of consumer needs using insight, data and feedback
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in FMCG (food division) Product Management
- Proven ownership of multi product portfolios and SKUs
- Strong experience leading NPD and renovations
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Food Science, Engineering, or similar
- MBA desirable
Full Job Posting
About the job
- We are looking for a commercially minded and consumer led Product Manager to own and steward the company’s full portfolio of products.
- This role is accountable for translating business strategy into clear product choices, managing the end to end product lifecycle and ensuring the portfolio delivers consumer relevance, operational scalability and long term value.
- You will work cross functionally to lead product decisions while remaining hands on in a lean, scaling organisation.
Core Responsibilities
- Own the product and portfolio strategy, translating business priorities into clear product roadmaps.
- Define portfolio roles (hero, growth, maintain, exit) and make recommendations on focus, renovation and rationalisation.
- Balance growth ambition with operational capacity, margin targets and execution realities.
- Maintain a clear, prioritised product roadmap aligned with business strategy.
- Partner closely with Strategy and Marketing to translate business strategy into concrete product and portfolio decisions.
- Provide product led input into strategic planning, scenario analysis and long range growth discussions.
- Own products from early concept through development, launch, scale, renovation and disciplined exit.
- Lead New Product Development (NPD) initiatives from concept to market.
- Own and manage multiple SKUs, including performance tracking and lifecycle decisions.
- Lead development of robust business cases including managing the product/portfolio P&Ls partnering closely with Finance.
- Coordinate decision making on trade offs across cost, quality, speed and complexity.
- Partner with R&D from early concept through scale to ensure product designs are technically feasible, consumer relevant and aligned to long term capability development.
Skills and Experience
- Strong strategic thinking and the ability to connect business goals to product decisions.
- Excellent commercial judgment and the ability to balance growth, margin and risk.
- Financial acumen, including P&L, budget management and business cases.
- Consumer centric mindset with strong insight synthesis and value proposition skills.
- Exceptional portfolio and product management capability, including prioritisation and lifecycle thinking.
- Influencing and collaboration skills, able to lead cross functional teams.
- Analytical and structured problem solving with data driven decision making.
- Clear and persuasive communication, able to align diverse stakeholders and build consensus.
Experience
- 5+ years’ experience in FMCG (food division) Product Management
- Proven ownership of multi product portfolios and SKUs
- Strong experience leading NPD and renovations
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Food Science, Engineering, or similar (MBA desirable)
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work alongside a dynamic team in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment.
- A chance to contribute to the strategic direction and growth of the company.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- A collaborative culture that values creativity, learning, and making an impact.
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