Senior Product & Category Manager

Overview

Noodle Talent Partners is exclusively supporting an exciting organisation in recruiting a Senior Product & Category Manager to join their friendly team near King’s Lynn. The role supports shaping the future of the product portfolio across UK and international markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the product management team, providing guidance, setting clear objectives, supporting development and building a high-performing, cohesive team that demonstrates company values and delivers quality products in line with market and calendar deadlines.
• Own and execute the end-to-end product strategy and full product portfolio, steering growth, innovation and lifecycle management from concept input to launch to performance review and end-of-life decisions; actively shape new product direction for UK and international markets.
• Collaborate with international teams to provide market insight and act as the key UK connection, ensuring localisation and fit with UK/EU markets; help turn great ideas into winning products and standout launches.
• Ensure the product range is relevant to operating markets and built for long-term success to deliver commercial growth.
• Develop and maintain multi‑year category roadmaps, translating global strategy and local market needs into actionable range and margin plans.
• Drive insight‑led decision making through analysis of sales performance, market data, trends, and competitor activity.
• Serve as the product and category expert for Sales, Marketing, Amazon and Supply Chain, supporting line reviews, launches, storytelling and issue resolution.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally on forecasting, demand planning, OEM schedules, partnerships and licensed programmes to optimise availability and profitability.

Qualifications

• Existing leadership/people‑management experience; approachable, supportive nature with ability to give clear direction and build a high‑performing team.
• Experience and success in Category Management, Product Management or Product Development within FMCG, managing end‑to‑end product lifecycle.
• Ability to use data‑driven insights to shape global priorities and develop market‑relevant product opportunities.
• Strong commercial awareness and decision‑making skills.
• High attention to detail, analytical skills and ability to interpret market data; experience with PowerBI desirable.
• Excellent cross‑functional communication, team working and international collaboration.
• Ability to identify performance improvement areas and provide constructive feedback.
• Senior management reporting and presentation skills; working knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel.
• Highly organised with strong forward planning and prioritisation skills.
• Problem‑solving ability and capacity to manage product issues promptly.

Benefits

• Very competitive annual salary with salary reviews.
• Discretionary 10% annual bonus.
• Hybrid working: 3 days in office, 2 days from home.
• Annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
• Private healthcare.
• Life assurance & Employee Assistance Programme.
• Perkbox (discounts on leisure, travel, shopping, eating out, etc.).
• Supporting, friendly, and collaborative team culture.
• Modern offices and free on‑site parking.
• Accredited Great Place to Work employer.

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