Junior Product Manager

Location: Dorset

Working Structure: Monday to Friday, Hybrid after probation

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary & Benefits:

• £28,000 PA + 10% Yearly Performance Bonus, and Annual Discretionary Company Bonus
• Flexible working hours, and hybrid working arrangements
• 25 days holiday per annum + BH increasing with service to 27 days after 3 years and 30 days after 5 years
• Extensive benefits programme including buying additional holiday, medical cash plan, access to mental health support and many other benefits
• Generous Company Sick Pay
• Pension Scheme Contribution (7% employee, 5% employer)

Dovetail Recruitment are thrilled to be partnering with a global product and packaging creative agency based in Dorset, known for their cutting-edge, trend-led work with some of the UK’s biggest high street names. They’re now looking to welcome a Junior Product Manager into their Health & Beauty and Household division. This is genuinely an exceptional opportunity for a creative, driven graduate with around a year’s commercial experience, ideally in product development.

This role offers the rare chance to be involved at every stage of the product journey - from spotting the next big trend to helping shape bold new concepts and seeing them through to launch on the shelves of retailers like Primark and Aldi. You’ll be right at the heart of a vibrant, collaborative team that thrives on fresh thinking and fast-paced innovation. If you’re passionate about creating products that stand out in a crowded market and want to build your career in an agency that values imagination, ideas, and initiative, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. With brilliant exposure, support from industry experts, and the chance to make a real impact from day one, it’s an ideal step for someone looking to grow in a role that blends creativity, strategy, and commercial thinking.

Responsibilities of the Junior Product Manager:

• Understand the market, product trends and research, including talking to customers and visiting customer stores.
• Assess competitors’ products to identify important features and compare performance with equivalent company products.
• Conduct market research, identify and drive new product development and product upgrades against a plan.
• Support on all projects for the HBH division (Primark & Aldi).
• Own the entire product lifecycle from concept to launch.
• Deliver products and ranges that are targeted and exceed customer expectations.
• Manage cross functional relationships with overseas offices, maintaining a strong and collaborative team culture at all times.
• Manage critical paths and ensure communication is at the front of mind.
• Write clear briefs and communicate efficiently with production teams globally.
• Be able to work with large amounts of detail.
• Arrange samples, costs, and presentations for customer meetings and present to customers/attend customer meetings.
• Review supplier quotes to ensure competitive and fair pricing.
• Collaborate with commercial to analyse product costs and margins.
• Suggest and negotiate solutions for product components or the final product to align with profitability goals.
• Develop and engage with the wider team on new product concepts.
• Approve product samples and assure quality standards through all stages of new product development.
• Travel to office locations across the UK and for meetings/trade shows.

Minimum Experience & Requirements:

• Ideally 1-2 years experience in product management role or similar
• A willingness to learn and improve and have a hands-on approach
• Passionate about spotting and shaping the next big health and beauty trends and products before anyone else does!
• Can show examples of cross functional working
• Appetite to learn new categories and explore new product ranges
• Confident in communicating and developing relationships
• Fluent use of Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel and Power Point
• Fluent use of online platforms for virtual meetings and presentations

If you’re interested in this Junior Product Manager opportunity, click Apply Now - or give us a call and ask for Maria. She’ll be happy to talk you through the role in more detail.