Graduate Product Developer (Sports Equipment)

At Net World Sports, we are extremely proud of our innovative products and the important role that they play in customer satisfaction and driving the business forward. We are looking for a Graduate Product Developer to join our growing and dynamic team to work on developing products for our product ranges, as well as developing our existing ones. You’ll be involved in all stages of the Product Development life cycle and will have unrivalled exposure to skills and career development opportunities.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Carry out end-to-end Product Development, creating innovative, exciting and high-quality products, maintaining collaborative communication across the business to ensure a smooth and successful product lifecycle alongside support from Senior members of the team.
• Conduct market and competitor research in-line with projects provided by management team. Analysing competitor and market trends to support development of product ranges; presenting insights to Product Development team.
• Maintain strong levels of knowledge of your product categories, contributing to the continued expansion of our product ranges.
• Carry out product testing with the wider product team, providing comprehensive feedback with the aim of supplying high quality products to our customers.
• Demonstrate competent negotiation skills to ensure best prices and terms, use market knowledge to provide pricing analysis on products within your categories.
• Comfortably manage multiple ongoing projects at entry levels and increase your commercial knowledge within the sports equipment industry.
• Working with International suppliers daily, effectively managing your relationships with your supplier network alongside senior team members.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• A degree in a transferrable or relatable field.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, working alongside the wider team and independently.
• Strong desire to achieve results and meet both internal and external targets.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to situations when they don’t go to plan.
• Ability to negotiate effectively with both domestic and international suppliers.
• Microsoft Excel experience (desirable) and other Microsoft packages.
• A passion for sports is highly beneficial.

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

• Health & Wellbeing – Workouts, Run Club, Nature Trail, Wellness Allowances, Gym Memberships, On-Site Gym (Coming Soon!), Golf Memberships & Mental Health Support.
• 29 Days Annual Leave (Including Bank Holidays) - Increases with Length of Service.
• Flexible Working Hours.
• Social Events – Busy Schedule of Parties, Sports Tournaments, Charity Events & Lots More!
• Table Tennis, Pool Tables & Sports Equipment in the Office.
• Additional Benefits Available - Help to Buy Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Travel Schemes & Lots More!
• Product Discount on Net World Sports & Affiliate Partner Products.
• Subsidised On-Site Bistro - Serving Freshly Prepared Food Every Day for Breakfast & Lunch.
• Employee Recognition - Bonus & Commission Schemes and Performance, Length of Service & Life Event Rewards.
• Employee Support - Saving Schemes, Legal & Financial Advice, Parental Guidance.

OUR VALUES:

• Go above and beyond: Get stuck in and show your passion!
• Ideas over hierarchy: If you have an idea, speak up! It doesn’t matter what role you’re in, we want everyone to shout about ways the business can develop and improve.
• Be bold, move fast: We value speed; we make fast decisions, trust our guts and get things done as efficiently as possible.
• Keep it simple: Don’t over-complicate it!
• Results driven: We embrace results that drive positive change, even if it means occasional failure. Mistakes are valuable as long as we learn from them and avoid repeating them.
• Growth: We’re a fast-growing business and we want our staff to grow with us.

CONTACT:

Gareth Davies (Recruitment Specialist) / careers@networldsports.com / 07979 815630 / linkedin.com/in/garethdanieldavies