Product Manager - Energy Sector

Stone, England, United Kingdom

12/6/2024

Join our team as a Product Manager at Lucideon!

We’re actively seeking an energetic and driven Product Manager to join our Marketing Team, specialising in the Energy sector.

Role Purpose

This exciting new role is perfect for a candidate who has strong materials-based technical skills, a desire to work in a results-orientated environment, and an eternal curiosity around clients’ businesses and markets. No two days will be the same, as you provide a technical spin to our marketing focus on the Energy sector, concentrating on those parts of the sector dealing with novel means of conversion, distribution and storage of energy, including batteries, SOFCs, renewables, etc.

You will develop a deep technical understanding of relevant markets, identify commercial opportunities and open doors to customers who can use our broad range of services, and recommend services that require Lucideon’s investment to develop and establish.

You will liaise extensively with other team members across the business, therefore a collaborative, team-player approach with excellent communication is essential. The role will be at our main office in Stone, Staffordshire, and will involve travel for market and client interactions, as well as engagement with Lucideon’s facilities in the US and UK.

Core Responsibilities

• The development of business plans, including investment plans, for allocated areas.
• Develop a strong understanding of Lucideon’s services and match existing or develop new offerings to suit high-value market requirements.
• Engage in commercial activities, leveraging developed contacts to evaluate our Services Portfolio and continue to meet customer demand.
• To be highly visible in the marketplace; face to face meetings, relevant conferences/seminars and speaking as a subject matter expert on Lucideon’s offerings.
• Development of marketing collateral for the Services Portfolio to support commercial plans and Energy Sales Team.
• Support the coaching and development of the Sales Team from a product knowledge perspective, including accompanying sales visits.
  
  

Benefits Include

• Permanent position
• 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday
• Private Medical Insurance (including a cash plan to pay most excesses, and the option to enrol other family members)
• Medical Cash Plan
• Annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays (including Christmas shutdown)
• Pension scheme (matched up to 5%)
• Onsite Mental Health First Aiders
• Life Assurance up to four times basic salary
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, or a related technical discipline
  
  

Knowledge / Skills / Experience

• Strong material science knowledge
• An eternal curiosity around the clients' businesses and markets
• Emerging skills at networking and client management
• Skills or interest in marketing, product management or product development
• Ability to work in a "one team" manner to resolve any internal or external challenges
• Exceptional communication skills both written and oral
• An ability to write concisely and frequently on market findings
• Experience with client interaction and exposure to product management is desirable
  
  

Here at Lucideon we are passionate about making the world a materially better place. And that’s exactly what we strive to do, day in day out, using our capabilities, expertise, and technologies in materials science and testing, to solve problems and provide innovative solutions. Our society rightly demands ever more environmentally-focused application of resources and energy; our vision is to be the world’s number one trusted materials science partner, providing unrivalled technical expertise to enable, enhance, and accelerate our customers’ activities… and to satisfy those demands.

We are materials magicians. Our range of activities is fascinating and diverse. We make damaged nuclear reactors secure. We ensure medicines stay safe. We reduce our customers’ energy consumption and monitor their CO2 emissions. We keep aircraft engines turning. We test the world’s most iconic buildings…even making sure the roof of Wembley Stadium doesn’t collapse! We make sure replacement hip joints stand the test of time. We improve toothpaste and shampoo. We even have some of our products on Mars. And that’s just a few examples. There is never a dull day at Lucideon!

Ready to power up your career journey? Apply now!