Product Manager

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Product Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy

• High Growth Company
• Work with well-known brands
• Excellent workplace environment

About the Business

Create, design and source Australia’s most popular hardware and gardening brands! Due to sustained growth across all of product segments, we need more talented, passionate and creative people to join our winning team.

From our modern head office and showroom hub in Doncaster, Ames Australia is home to Australia's leading brands of hardware, garden tools, watering, pots and decor, including Trojan, Cyclone, Supercraft, Hills, Nylex, Westmix and Kelso …. to name a few!

Our distribution centres around the country, service a vast array of top quality independent garden centres and big box retailers and even though our business is over 100 years old, we continue to rapidly expand as more and more retailers and consumers discover our quality product offerings and superior customer service.

The Position

This exciting role involves management of product portfolios, providing strategic marketing direction and the establishment/maintenance of our consumer offer. In support of profitable sales and market share growth, this role demands the application of sound category management principles including driving promotional opportunities that optimize category presence and brand development across the hardware/tools side of the buisness. 

• Taking ownership of concept through to consumer delivery
• Develop business cases for new range offers and co-ordinate seasonal promotions
• Sales and margin analysis
• Gather and analyse competitor information
• Prepare, collate and maintain a range of planning and communication documents
• Maintain costs and/or pricing data
• Assume ownership of brand portfolios
• Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain to successfully launch products and branded ranges
• Identify areas for product / process enhancements and execute through to completion
• Deliver product information and selling aides to assist the sales team

The Candidate

We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic, commercial and creative merchant who is both a team player and results driven.

• Experience as a dynamic Product Manager with at least 3 years experience ideally in hardware or garden tool related categories 
• Experience in product and range development, sourcing and marketing
• Effective communication and influencing skills
• Strong commercial and analytical skills applied to sales and ranging strategy
• Proven ability to evaluate market opportunities, creating strategies and product plans accordingly

Above all, you'll be a terrific fit within the Ames family, sharing ideas and enhancing the already strong, friendly and hardworking culture, central to the success of our business.

In return, you will be remunerated based upon experience, with the opportunity to receive bonuses for strong performance.