Junior Product Manager

Job description

Are you an early-career product professional with experience in a commercial, marketing, or technical environment, ready to take real ownership of a product portfolio?

Do you have a curious, analytical mindset and the ability to translate data and customer insight into practical product decisions?

Are you comfortable working cross-functionally across R&D, Sales, Supply Chain, and Marketing to bring products to market and manage their lifecycle?

MacGregor Black are partnering with a well-established consumer goods manufacturer on the search for a Junior Product Manager. This is a permanent, hybrid role based in the North East.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their product career to take genuine ownership of a selection of newer brands, supporting the full end-to-end product lifecycle across a paint, cleaners and abrasives portfolio.

Working closely with R&D, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain, you will help shape products that meet market needs while upholding high standards of quality, sustainability, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define product requirements based on customer insights, market data, and competitor analysis.
• Collaborate with R&D to support formulation updates and new product innovation.
• Work with international supply partners to source products.
• Support lifecycle activities including product refreshes, discontinuations, and SKU rationalisation.
• Act as internal point of contact for product-related queries.
• Conduct competitor analysis and market research, monitoring trends to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Gather and synthesise customer feedback from sales teams, retailers, and end users.
• Support the development of business cases for new product opportunities.
• Collaborate with Marketing on product positioning, packaging briefs, label copy, and promotional content.
• Assist in coordinating product launches across cross-functional teams.
• Support pricing and margin analysis alongside Finance and Sales.
• Ensure accurate product setup across internal systems and customer portals.
• Work with Supply Chain and Manufacturing on forecasting and demand planning.
• Assist with quality issue investigations and regulatory compliance as legislation evolves.
• Prepare reports covering sales, margin, and product mix with recommended improvement actions.

What We’re Looking For:

• A graduate with a minimum of 2 years’ workplace experience in a product management, marketing, commercial, or technical role.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work confidently with data tools such as Excel, Power BI, or similar.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Proactive, organised, and detail-driven, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A customer-centric mindset and genuine curiosity about products and markets.
• Comfortable working across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in a branded or manufacturing environment is desirable, as is exposure to European or international markets.

Apply now or contact Daniel Hookway to learn more about this opportunity.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Tyne And Wear

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

06-07-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English