Product Manager

Product Group Manager

Permanent, Hybrid, Full Time, 38.75 hours, Monday to Friday 8:45am to 5:30pm

Location: Rugby Head Office

Your new Company:

Häfele is an internationally trusted name supplying furniture fittings, ironmongery and hardware to the trade. We are recognised for our extensive range and quality of product as well as our expertise in the industry and excellent customer service.

Your new role:

As Product Group Manager you will be accountable for shaping the future direction and commercial success of assigned product groups within the UK business. You will own end-to-end range development and product lifecycle management, ensuring a market-leading portfolio that delivers innovation, relevance, and commercial efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the market to continually improve our product proposition
• Ensure effective and consistent product lifecycle management for all items withing your product group(s)
• Leveraging data, insights, and commercial performance metrics to drive informed, strategic, decision-making

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role – proven commercial experience in developing successful strategic product ranges which deliver results
• Customer-oriented, enthusiastic team player with a problem-solving mindset
• Ability to seek out opportunities for improvement, understand the impact and present to multiple audiences in a compelling and proactive manner
• Extensive experience in best-in-class product lifecycle management and implementing this with positive results
• Understanding different market segments; their needs, wants and behaviours, and using this to curate market leading product ranges

What you’ll get in return:

• Competitive Salary with annual bonus
• Car Allowance
• Benefits including:
• Holiday of 23 days’ basic + 8 bank holidays in a complete year, increasing to 28 days basic with our length of service programme
• Health Cash plan scheme; Claim back up to £765 annually for medical and wellbeing costs for yourself, and up to £470

This is a full-time, permanent position. Core hours of work are 8:45am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, however, flexibility will be required for this role. The role is being offered with hybrid option meaning you would be site-based Monday and Tuesday and a further third day of your choice, with 2 days from home.

A job profile is available on request. Please send your current total remuneration package, CV and covering letter to the Recruitment Team at recruitment@hafele.co.uk.

Shortlisting and interviews for this role will take place while the advert is live; the vacancy will be closed as soon as the successful candidate is appointed. Applicants are therefore encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible. We are committed to equal opportunities

At Häfele UK, we’re proud to be a Living Wage accredited employer, demonstrating our commitment to fair pay and the wellbeing of our people. This means every member of our team earns a wage that meets the real cost of living – not just the government minimum – because we believe hard work deserves fair reward.