Junior Product Manager
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Junior Product Manager (Full-time Permanent)
Hybrid - 2 to 3 office days in the London Office
Unlock your potential with Prinova
We are Prinova a leading global supplier of ingredients and premix manufacturing solutions and trusted by the worlds best-known food beverage and nutrition brands.
Part of the NAGASE Group our expertise lies in Ingredient Distribution Manufacturing Solutions and Customized Services. Our global network of colleagues located in offices and manufacturing facilities around the world delivers sustainable value-added solutions to our customers. We are recognised for our deep expertise commitment to excellence and bold innovation which have earned us a strong reputation as a trusted industry leader.
Wherever your career is headed youll find direction opportunity and belonging with us.
What does a Junior Product Manager role mean at Prinova
As a Junior Product Manager you will provide commercial and operational support to the Product Management and Sales teams acting as a key link between Commercial Logistics Quality Accounts and Marketing functions. You will support contract and pricing management quotations stock planning and customer coordination to ensure efficient daytoday operations.
You will also contribute to new product development market research and commercial opportunities requiring strong organisation attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced international environment.
Whats in it for you
- Personal growth including training and development opportunities
- Health Cash Plan
- Subsidised gym membership
What to expect
- Review all contract balances and expired contracts including those extending to the end of the following month.
- Highlight contracts without follow on agreements and work with the Commercial team to determine whether to cancel or extend them.
- Update the monthly price list accordingly.
- Manage inbox responsibilities by checking the primary secondary and tertiary Product Management inboxes during late morning and early afternoon each day approving urgent items and escalating any issues.
- Prepare and issue quotations directly to sales teams and customers for own products and provide secondary support where applicable particularly during periods of holiday or travel.
- Calculate forward stock positions and stock limits.
- Liaise with the Logistics department to ensure allocations export shipments and imports are completed accurately and on time with priority given to aged inventory.
- Allocate products across different entities as required.
- Maintain and manage customer records across multiple accounts.
- Confirm customer orders promptly and accurately.
- Prepare quotations and support the preparation of customer tenders.
- Assist with lead qualification and identification of additional commercial opportunities.
- Collaborate with the Commercial team on the development of new products using ingredients identified as complementary to the existing portfolio.
- Monitor shipments and liaise with suppliers and origins regarding pending purchase orders.
- Provide market price updates for the Sales team.
- Liaise with Quality and Accounts teams regarding customer requests including new product setup questionnaires and management of nonconformances.
- Work closely with the Marketing team to research products regions brands and byproducts.
- Conduct research on companies products and market information reporting findings back to the Product Manager.
- Research ingredients to support new product development initiatives.
- Provide cover for Product Managers or Sales colleagues during periods of absence.
- Travel with Product Managers and Sales teams for customer visits as required.
- Undertake any other duties as reasonably required by management
Does this sound like you
- Experience in a logistics or commercial role
- Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages a plus
- Strong administrative skills with good Microsoft Office proficiency
- Confident communicator with strong attention to detail
- Proactive selfmotivated and able to work under pressure in a fastpaced team
- Strong timemanagement and multitasking skills able to meet tight deadlines
- Flexible resilient and adaptable to changing business needs
- Willing to travel and work effectively in a multicultural environment
Interested We would love to hear from you.
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If you have any further questions or would like to see the full job description please email us for an informal chat
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