Product Manager - Brick in Cheadle Hulme

Join us as a Product Manager for our Brick products, where you will be delivering high‐quality product portfolio management and leading initiatives that strengthen our brick range. You'll be providing clear insights, proactive product governance and championing portfolio development, whilst also collaborating across multiple teams to shape a strong commercial future for our brick category. You will understand the market landscape, capture the Voice of the Customer (VOC) and be the expert for your designated product lines.

Duties Also Include:

• Managing Life Cycle activities from ideation through to exit planning for designated product lines.
• Defining and implementing a 5–year product portfolio strategy and 18‐month tactical plans.
• Ensuring full adherence to the annual Category Management governance model and the new product development process.
• Supporting idea generation and innovation within rolling 5‐year Category Plans.
• Ensuring product data is accurate and maintained across all platforms, including PIM systems.
• Developing product promotion, distribution and pricing strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Monitoring and analysing product performance and recommending corrective actions.
• Developing and maintaining a Product Optimisation Roadmap.
• Supporting the sale of non‐standard and reject products through pricing and promotion proposals.
• Working with Channel Marketing to understand segmentation and proposition needs.
• Developing commercially viable business cases for new product introduction.
• Defining target segments, pricing, sales forecasts and go‐to‐market approaches.
• Creating Product Launch Plans.
• Supporting customer‐facing teams with product training and competency building.
• Ensuring effective post‐launch reviews and addressing issues.
• Monitoring product budgets and stock levels.
• Completing monthly reporting.
• Contributing to key governance meetings.

You'll be supporting our purpose by shaping a strong and competitive product portfolio that delivers for our customers and strengthens our market position. Your work will help ensure our ranges meet the needs of the industry today and tomorrow, supporting sustainable value and quality across the business.

There are opportunities for career development and collaboration across multiple functions. The role is based at our Cheadle Head Office (near Stockport) with hybrid working options. Regular travel across the UK is expected. A company car/allowance is provided. Working hours: Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm.

About You (Essential):

• Experience as a Product Manager managing products for the construction and building sector.
• Good understanding of the routes to market for products in this sector.
• Passion for innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Project management skills.
• Stakeholder management experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to present information and influence decisions/change.
• Market‐sensing skills (including capturing VOC and interpreting market insights).
• Analytical skills to identify key trends.
• Teamwork.
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel.

Desirable:

• Commercial experience.
• University level education or equivalent training/experience (Technical disciplines such as Engineering or Architecture are an advantage).

About Our Benefits:

• Salary – competitive.
• Annual bonus up to 6%.
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays. Holiday flexibility means you can buy up to four extra days and sell up to two. You'll also get an extra day each year to volunteer.
• A company car is available, or you can choose a car allowance.
• Support is there when you need it through our employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.
• Health and wellbeing benefits include dental cover, a health cash plan, and eye tests.
• Financial advice and support are available, including expert guidance from our pension provider and help with savings and loan options.
• Discounts are available with a range of retailers, gyms, and Wienerberger products.
• Life assurance is provided at twice your annual salary.
• You can join our Share Incentive Plan and our Employee Profit Participation Programme, so you share in our success.

Wienerberger UK & Ireland is building for what's next - delivering full building envelope solutions for the built environment. Uniting leading brands and expertise, we empower our partners to create lasting impact, with quality products, technical support, and a shared commitment to progress.

Join us as a Product Manager and help us shape tomorrow – because we're building for what's next – and that starts with you.

The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.