Product Manager

JOB TITLE: Senior Product Manager/ Business Manager

Chromebook Product Category

SALARY: £45,000-£50,0000

Benefits: £12,000-£15,000 bonus, car allowance, pension, healthcare, holiday

Hook: Our Chromebook business is one of the fastest growing product categories and we require an experiencedProduct Manager/ Business Manager to manage the relationships between Google, our channel partners and retailers.

LOCATION: West Drayton/ Home based/ Hybrid

JOB SPECIFICATION: We are looking for a Senior Product Manager/ Business Manager to develop and grow the Chromebook category across retail and commercial go-to-markets segments. You'll work closely with all business functions, collaborating with sales, marketing, finance and service teams across the UK & EMEA. You'll be integral to the product strategy, business planning, marketshare growth as well as revenue and margin contribution.

Building and developing relationships with our business partners (retail, resellers, distributors and Google) is key to the successful business planning of this role.

In addition you will be responsible for: -

• Developing quarterly business plans that ensure the successful delivery of the annual financial budget
• Managing the Chromebook product category P&L and achieving revenue and profit targets in accordance with Key Performance Indicators
• Optimizing the product and customer mix to maximise category margin, revenue and market share growth
• Collaborating with regional EMEA product teams to ensure the successful management of product roadmaps and lifecycles including forecasting, new product introductions, sell-in, sell-through and EOL management
• Building, maintaining and leveraging strong relationships with resellers, distributors, alliance partners and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for growth, while ensuring the brand is best positioned to win
• Owning the strategic alliance partner relationships with Google's Chromebook teams across consumer and commercial

REQUIREMENTS: This is a real hybrid role requiring someone who has both sales and commercial skills.

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager/ Business Manager with a strong background in product and channel management.

You'll need experience of either working for a competing vendor within the ICT/ IT space, or a distribution background within a product management role.

You'll need a strong understanding of the IT Industry, with a real passion for technology, combining strong b2b and commercial skills as well as being a strategic thinker and meticulous planner.

If this role sounds of interest and you feel you have the relevant skills and experience, please apply today!

KEYWORDS: IT Channel, IT Sales, Channel sales, product manager, product management, category manager, business manager, category management