Mamas & Papas
Senior Product Developer
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Overview
Working on this Category Management Team for Pushchairs & Nursery Equipment alongside Designers, Technicians and Engineers, this Senior Product Developer role aims to conceptualise and invigorate our evergreen ranges across fabric accessories (e.g., winter mittens that attach to pram handles, or matching travel or changing bags as part of the wider “range”), or simply looking to invigorate the fabric look / feel, across our current Hard Good products, with a fabric based trend mindset.
This SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPER opportunity ultimately looking to:
IDENTIFY REQUIREMENT
COST IT
DEVELOP IT
LAND IT
Within this, setting the price, margin and costings, negotiate with supplier & manufacturing partners (likely 2-3 times visiting the Far East or travelling Internationally), using gap and competitor analysis, to make sure we have the right products in the right place, at the right time, at the right margin and return on investment, aligned to “Our Purpose” as a business.
The successful candidate will come from a product development or buying background (note this is not a designer role), with significant understanding of fabrics within product development, being able to collaborate cross functionally to “make things happen”, creating compelling and well researched aligned goals, that engage internally and externally, to then deliver against a structured critical path.
From your side, an opportunity to be part of one of, if not, the biggest baby products brand in the UK, that has seen phenomenal growth over recent years, that is investing back into the business across brand, product and people to further accelerate our growth plans, both UK and International. This newly created role, being an opportunity in our 45 year history to define this next chapter of supporting our customers and incredible community of new and expectant parents (and gifters) around the world.
Interested? Then take those amazing first steps and APPLY TODAY for a member of the recruitment team to reach back out to you to chat through, and bring this role to life some more for you.
NOTE: This role is full time, 5 days a week, with 3 days based at our Huddersfield Head Office (HD5 0RH) with 2 from home. (Hybrid working)
Benefits
We're a business that cares. Here's just some of our benefits on offer;
- 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service.
- Buy & Sell holiday schemes
- Company Bonus Schemes
- Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment.
- Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online
- Ongoing offers & discounts across a variety of external organisations, from holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services to many more worthy discounts through our Benefits Hub
- Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances
- Supportive family related leave policies (including company enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave)
- Supportive Foster Care & Carers Leave offering
- Support for Loss and Bereavement
- A Menopause Friendly Employer
- Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes
- At Mamas & Papas, we’re a business for the future. Every day, we help to welcome a new generation of children into the world, and we want them to grow up in a world that’s sustainable – one that’s full of opportunity and hope.
- Oh, and a great bunch of people to work with too.
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We also operate at Head Office:
- Hybrid flexi working of 3 days in the office.
- Flexi-time schemes based around core working hours whether in the office, or working from home
- Plus, free car parking, Prayer & Contemplation room, subsidised canteen, free tea & coffee, Games & TV rooms & much more.
(NB*: All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms)
Mamas & Papas (Head Office)
Colne Bridge Road,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire
HD5 0RH
Working on this Category Management Team for Pushchairs & Nursery Equipment alongside Designers, Technicians and Engineers, this Senior Product Developer role aims to conceptualise and invigorate our evergreen ranges across fabric accessories (e.g., winter mittens that attach to pram handles, or matching travel or changing bags as part of the wider “range”), or simply looking to invigorate the fabric look / feel, across our current Hard Good products, with a fabric based trend mindset.
This SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPER opportunity ultimately looking to:
IDENTIFY REQUIREMENT
COST IT
DEVELOP IT
LAND IT
Within this, setting the price, margin and costings, negotiate with supplier & manufacturing partners (likely 2-3 times visiting the Far East or travelling Internationally), using gap and competitor analysis, to make sure we have the right products in the right place, at the right time, at the right margin and return on investment, aligned to “Our Purpose” as a business.
The successful candidate will come from a product development or buying background (note this is not a designer role), with significant understanding of fabrics within product development, being able to collaborate cross functionally to “make things happen”, creating compelling and well researched aligned goals, that engage internally and externally, to then deliver against a structured critical path.
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From your side, an opportunity to be part of one of, if not, the biggest baby products brand in the UK, that has seen phenomenal growth over recent years, that is investing back into the business across brand, product and people to further accelerate our growth plans, both UK and International. This newly created role, being an opportunity in our 45 year history to define this next chapter of supporting our customers and incredible community of new and expectant parents (and gifters) around the world.
Interested? Then take those amazing first steps and APPLY TODAY for a member of the recruitment team to reach back out to you to chat through, and bring this role to life some more for you.
NOTE: This role is full time, 5 days a week, with 3 days based at our Huddersfield Head Office (HD5 0RH) with 2 from home. (Hybrid working)
We're a business that cares. Here's just some of our benefits on offer;
- 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service.
- Buy & Sell holiday schemes
- Company Bonus Schemes
- Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment.
- Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online
- Ongoing offers & discounts across a variety of external organisations, from holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services to many more worthy discounts through our Benefits Hub
- Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances
- Supportive family related leave policies (including company enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave)
- Supportive Foster Care & Carers Leave offering
- Support for Loss and Bereavement
- A Menopause Friendly Employer
- Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes
- At Mamas & Papas, we’re a business for the future. Every day, we help to welcome a new generation of children into the world, and we want them to grow up in a world that’s sustainable – one that’s full of opportunity and hope.
- Oh, and a great bunch of people to work with too.
We also operate at Head Office:
- Hybrid flexi working of 3 days in the office.
- Flexi-time schemes based around core working hours whether in the office, or working from home
- Plus, free car parking, Prayer & Contemplation room, subsidised canteen, free tea & coffee, Games & TV rooms & much more.
(NB*: All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms)
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