Product Manager

About the job

Portfolio Strategy & Prioritisation

• 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 the Strategy and Marketing functions to translate business strategy, growth guardrails and investment priorities into concrete product and portfolio decisions.
• Provide product-led input into strategic planning, scenario analysis and long-range growth discussions.

End-to-End Product Lifecycle Management

• 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.

Consumer Insight & Product Truth

• Develop a deep understanding of consumer needs, occasions and expectations using insight, data and feedback.
• Define clear value propositions and product briefs grounded in consumer truth and commercial viability.
• Ensure taste, texture, format and overall experience meet or exceed expectations.
• Work with R&D to translate consumer insight into clear product briefs, technical requirements and development priorities.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Delivery

• Act as the central integrator across R&D, Operations, Marketing, Business Development and Finance for all product initiatives.
• Partner with Strategy and Marketing to ensure product roadmaps, portfolio choices and sequencing reflect long-term ambition, capital allocation priorities and capability plans.
• Work hand-in-hand with R&D to guide formulation, prototyping, testing and iteration, ensuring product intent is preserved through development.
• Partner with Operations to ensure products are manufacturable, scalable, compliant and margin accretive.
• Support Marketing and Business Development with clear product positioning, pricing logic and launch readiness.

Performance & Optimisation

• Track in-market performance post-launch and identify opportunities for improvement or course correction.
• Use performance data to inform future development priorities and portfolio decisions.
• Feed performance learnings back into core business functions to inform future product, commercial, operational and capability decisions.

Skills

• 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 (Master of[LC1] Business Administration 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.
• Interested candidates may send their updated C.V to: hr@fixchocolatier.com.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.