About the job
We are looking for a commercially minded and consumer-led Product Manager to own and steward the company’s full portfolio of products. This role is accountable for translating business strategy into clear product choices, managing the end-to-end product lifecycle and ensuring the portfolio delivers consumer relevance, operational scalability and long-term value.
You will work cross-functionally to lead product decisions while remaining hands-on in a lean, scaling organisation.
Core Responsibilities
- Portfolio Strategy & Prioritisation Own the product and portfolio strategy, translating business priorities into clear product roadmaps.
- Define portfolio roles (hero, growth, maintain, exit) and make recommendations on focus, renovation and rationalisation.
- Balance growth ambition with operational capacity, margin targets and execution realities.
- Maintain a clear, prioritised product roadmap aligned with business strategy.
- Partner closely with the Strategy and Marketing functions to translate business strategy, growth guardrails and investment priorities into concrete product and portfolio decisions.
- Provide product-led input into strategic planning, scenario analysis and long-range growth discussions.
- End-to-End Product Lifecycle Management Own products from early concept through development, launch, scale, renovation and disciplined exit.
- Lead New Product Development (NPD) initiatives from concept to market.
- Own and manage multiple SKUs, including performance tracking and lifecycle decisions.
- Lead development of robust business cases including managing the product/portfolio P&Ls partnering closely with Finance.
- Coordinate decision making on trade-offs across cost, quality, speed and complexity.
- Partner with R&D from early concept through scale to ensure product designs are technically feasible, consumer-relevant and aligned to long-term capability development.
- Consumer Insight & Product Truth
- Develop a deep understanding of consumer needs, occasions and expectations using insight, data and feedback.
- Define clear value propositions and product briefs grounded in consumer truth and commercial viability.
- Ensure taste, texture, format and overall experience meet or exceed expectations.
- Work with R&D to translate consumer insight into clear product briefs, technical requirements and development priorities.
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Delivery
- Act as the central integrator across R&D, Operations, Marketing, Business Development and Finance for all product initiatives.
- Partner with Strategy and Marketing to ensure product roadmaps, portfolio choices and sequencing reflect long-term ambition, capital allocation priorities and capability plans.
- Work hand-in-hand with R&D to guide formulation, prototyping, testing and iteration, ensuring product intent is preserved through development.
- Partner with Operations to ensure products are manufacturable, scalable, compliant and margin accretive.
- Support Marketing and Business Development with clear product positioning, pricing logic and launch readiness.
- Performance & Optimisation
- Track in-market performance post-launch and identify opportunities for improvement or course correction.
- Use performance data to inform future development priorities and portfolio decisions.
- Feed performance learnings back into core business functions to inform future product, commercial, operational and capability decisions.
- Skills and Experience
- Skills
- Strong strategic thinking and the ability to connect business goals to product decisions.
- Excellent commercial judgment and the ability to balance growth, margin and risk.
- Financial acumen, including P&L, budget management and business cases.
- Consumer-centric mindset with strong insight synthesis and value proposition skills.
- Exceptional portfolio and product management capability, including prioritisation and lifecycle thinking.
- Influencing and collaboration skills, able to lead cross-functional teams.
- Analytical and structured problem-solving with data-driven decision-making.
- Clear and persuasive communication, able to align diverse stakeholders and build consensus.
- Experience5+ years’ experience in FMCG (food division) Product Management
- Proven ownership of multi-product portfolios and SKUsStrong experience leading NPD and renovations
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Food Science, Engineering, or similar (Master of[LC1] Business Administration desirable)
What We Offer
Opportunity to work alongside a dynamic team in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment.A chance to contribute to the strategic direction and growth of the company.
Competitive salary and benefits package.A collaborative culture that values creativity, learning, and making an impact.
Interested candidates may send their updated C.V to: hr@fixchocolatier.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
