Progressive
Product Manager
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Product Manager
Location: Stevenage
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Package + Bonus
Are you a Product Manager with experience working on physical engineered or manufactured products, looking to take ownership of a product portfolio within a global engineering business?
This is an opportunity to join a Global Engineering & Manufacturing company at their UK Engineering & Manufacturing HQ near Stevenage.
This Engineering & Manufacturing business designs, manufactures and assembles physical industrial products, so this role is not suited to backgrounds in software, digital, AI, or service-based products.
The Product Manager Role
As a Product Manager, you will take ownership of a range of products, ensuring they deliver against commercial targets while identifying opportunities for growth and improvement.
You will work cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, operations, and sales teams, using data and insight to support decision making and product performance.
Key Responsibilities of the Product Manager
- Manage the performance of product lines, ensuring sales, margin, and growth targets are achieved
- Support new product introduction activities from concept through to launch
- Develop pricing strategies and product positioning to improve market performance
- Analyse demand, forecasts, and product data to support planning and decision-making
- Work closely with operations and supply chain to ensure product availability and efficiency
- Assess market trends, customer needs, and competitor activity to identify opportunities
- Support business planning processes including forecasting, inventory, and lifecycle management
- Use data and reporting to highlight risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Requirements for the Product Manager Role
- Degree in Engineering or Business-related field
- Experience in a Product Manager role within engineering, manufacturing, or industrial sectors
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage product performance
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with data, forecasting, and analysis
- Experience supporting new product introduction or lifecycle management
- Strong stakeholder management across technical and commercial teams
- Experience working with ERP, forecasting, or planning systems is beneficial
What's On Offer
- Salary £55,000 - £65,000 + Bonus
- Pension scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Opportunity to work within a global manufacturing business
- Clear scope for progression and development
- Location - Stevenage and commutable from Hitchin, Luton, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Bedford, and surrounding areas
Apply Now - This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Product Manager to take ownership of a product portfolio and make a real impact.
Product Manager, Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Engineered Products, Manufactured Products, Assembly, Industrial Products, New Product Development (NPD), Product Lifecycle Management, Product Strategy, Commercial Management, Pricing Strategy, Margin Management, Demand Forecasting, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Excel Modelling, Pivot Tables, Data Interpretation, Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP), S&OP, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, ERP Systems, MRP, Market Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Voice of Customer (VOC), Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, P&L Responsibility, Business Planning, Growth Strategy
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Desired Skills and Experience
Product Manager, Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Engineered Products, Manufactured Products, Assembly, Industrial Products, New Product Development (NPD), Product Lifecycle Management, Product Strategy, Commercial Management, Pricing Strategy, Margin Management, Demand Forecasting, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Excel Modelling, Pivot Tables, Data Interpretation, Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP), S&OP, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, ERP Systems, MRP, Market Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Voice of Customer (VOC), Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, P&L Responsibility, Business Planning, Growth Strategy
To find out more about Progressive please visit www.progressiverecruitment.com
Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP, is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Registered office: 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom. Partnership Number: OC387148 England and Wales
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills