Junior Product Manager

Job Title:

Junior Product Manager

Kentec Electronics Ltd, during the last 40 years, has expanded into a major worldwide manufacturer of independent fire control panels. Over time, the Kentec brand has become known for its top-quality products, outstanding service, and exceptional support. Headquartered in Dartford, Kent, Kentec has established itself as a global leader, supplying control equipment to more than 90 countries across the world in multiple languages.

Department:
Product Management

Reports To:

Senior Product Manager

Location:

Dartford, Kent

Contract:

Fixed-Term Contract initially, with potential to become permanent
Salary:
Up to £30,000 per annum, subject to experience

The Junior Product Manager will provide structured support to the Product Management function across the product lifecycle.

The role will assist with voice-of-customer activities, OEM development, business case preparation, pricing support, product information, project reporting, product documentation and cross-functional coordination.

Working closely with the Senior Product Manager and colleagues across Technical, Sales, Quality, Operations and Administration, the role will help ensure that product activities are effectively coordinated, accurately documented and progressed in accordance with agreed business processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate or early-career professional looking to develop a career within Product Management and gain broad exposure to product development, commercial decision-making and cross-functional project delivery.

• Support Product Management activities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Assist with the coordination of new and existing product initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and structured product information and documentation.
• Support product changes, lifecycle updates and related internal communications.
• Maintain product records, price lists and other relevant product information.
• Support cross-listing projects and product change activities.
• Ensure product-related records are accurate, complete and appropriately maintained.

• Support voice-of-customer activities by collecting and organising feedback from customers, Sales teams and other relevant stakeholders.
• Summarise customer and market information to support product decision-making.
• Assist in identifying recurring customer requirements, market needs and potential product opportunities.
• Work with Sales and other stakeholders to ensure relevant customer feedback is captured and communicated effectively.

• Assist with the preparation of product business cases.
• Gather and organise customer requirements, market information and commercial inputs.
• Support pricing analysis and preparation of pricing information.
• Assist with the identification and documentation of risks, assumptions and implementation considerations.
• Prepare clear information and recommendations for management review.
• Support commercial evaluation of potential product opportunities where required.

• Support OEM development activities and associated projects.
• Gather and maintain information required to progress OEM opportunities.
• Coordinate actions with relevant internal stakeholders.
• Maintain appropriate project and product documentation.
• Track actions, deadlines and outstanding requirements.
• Escalate risks or delays to the Senior Product Manager where appropriate.

• Coordinate product project updates across relevant business functions.
• Track agreed actions, owners and deadlines.
• Prepare clear project status information for review by the Senior Product Manager and General Manager.
• Identify and elevate risks, delays or dependencies that could…