Experience

Speedo International Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Product Manager - Goggles

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Managing the Goggles product range, the biggest category within the Speedo brand, generating circa. £36m profit per annum. Responsible for the planning, development, and delivery of new product ranges to deliver seasonal objectives and KPIs in line with seasonal timelines.Key Role Responsibilities:- Identification of growth opportunities within the category- Scoping product solutions to deliver against the brand strategy- Formulation of new product development (NPD) briefs- Management & delivery of annual & seasonal plans- Cross-functional working across the business – including interfaces with design, brand, digital, sourcing, materials planning, finance- Management of product lifecycle from concept to retirement- Development of packaging briefs & solutionsRole Highlights:- Launch of the Biofuse 2.0 product range, the largest franchise in the Speedo and Pentland Brands portfolio o Supporting the brand and marketing teams navigate communication around the improved environmental credentials of the product in a rapidly changing legal landscape surrounding sustainability claims o Fantastic reception from both consumer tests and global sales accounts Show less

• Global Product Manager - Swimwear

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2022

  Managing the Women’s swimwear product range. Responsible for range architecture planning, new product development and delivery, to support seasonal objectives and KPIs in line with seasonal timelines.Key Role Responsibilities:- Identification of growth opportunities within the category- Scoping product solutions to deliver against the brand strategy- Formulation of new product development (NPD) briefs- Management & delivery of annual & seasonal plans- Cross-functional working across the business – including interfaces with design, brand, digital, sourcing, materials planning, finance- Management of product lifecycle from concept to retirement- Development of packaging briefs & solutionsRole Highlights:- Introduction of a new sun protection collection, developed during wider business shut-down due to COVID-19, in a hugely compressed timescale- Onboarding and training of colleagues based within the Shanghai office Show less

• Assistant Product Manager - Female & APMEA Swimwear

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

  - Lead the Female and APMEA Swimwear product ranges during extended absence of the Product Manager- Conduct range analysis and gathering market insights and feedback, culminating in the creation and briefing of seasonal range plans- Work cross-functionally with Designers, Product Developers and Brand teams to deliver compelling and desirable product propositions for future ranges

• Assistant Product Manager - Swimwear

  • Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

  - Supported the Female and Junior global product ranges; collating sales information, conducting benchmarking, supporting range build and pricing activities and seasonal product reviews- Presented the Female range to global partners at seasonal conference- Managed product trackers to ensure single-point-of-truth for all product information was always correct- Responsible for sign-off of catalogue information and product photography- Key UK contact for Asia-Fit range, supporting with product tracker management, and co-ordinating UK and Hong Kong/Shanghai teams to ensure that all products were loaded and priced ready for seasonal order windows- Conducted training in Shanghai for new China Product Manager and China Head of Channel Marketing and Merchandising- Briefed and managed special-make-up programmes to deliver targeted propositions to drive incremental business growth- Lead project in utilising liability fabric to prevent out-of-season fabric wastage, with successful uptake- Documented Speedo Product Team processes, including technical manufacturing processes (e.g. printing, garment manufacture) following vendor visits in Italy and China Show less



JLR

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Analyst, Global Marketing

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

  - Owner and Subject Matter Expert for a vehicle line, along with the Product Manager, throughout its lifecycle- Owner of the 'OXO' document - a complete record of customer-facing vehicle features, and their fitment worldwide across model derivatives- Interact with the Global Consumer Insights team to build up a target customer persona, who is the central point of reference when fighting for programme content- Act on behalf of the customer to ensure that required and desirable features are delivered. Interact with the global markets to ensure the vehicle offers a strong proposition worldwide- Use demand planning figures and market input, and formulate take rates for features to generate business cases and support purchasing activities- Conduct benchmarking activities to support Senior level meetings, to ensure the product offering remains competitive- Co-author the Product Brief document, together with the Product Manager, which gives all agencies the required product information to create printed and digital assets and creative campaigns- Run the Chief Programme Engineer and Marketing alignment meeting, a weekly forum where Senior level programme issues can be aired and resolved Show less

• Design Engineer, Land Rover SVO Colour & Materials

  • Dec 2014 - Sep 2017

  As an Engineering graduate working within the Colour and Materials Design field, my strengths of clear, logical thinking and taking a methodical approach to tasks led to improved quality of business processes and project deliverables. My ability to communicate with both ‘creatives’ and technical-biased teams across the business has been commended by management and thus maximised my personal impact in my creative, yet project delivery oriented role.Key responsibilities and achievements included:- Progressed from contributing to minor accessories, to ownership of Colour & Materials projects within whole vehicle programmes- Created a clear, concise ‘Design Intent’ document structure for my projects that clearly communicates Design information to the wider business- Established strong working relationships with interfacing areas of the business including Engineering and Marketing, as well as external suppliers- Managed two full-vehicle models from specification and materials sourcing to delivery within a compressed timescale to meet an executive-level review deadline- Mentor to a new starter to the department and profession, sharing working practices and offering technical knowledge and supportI also spent 2 years acting as the JLR Campus Team Lead for Durham University, during which I:- Introduced a placement competition for students, increasing student engagement- Supervised on-campus fair presence and departmental presentations- Managed an annual budget and a team of ~10 colleagues from all areas of the business Show less

• Product Development Graduate (SVO Exterior Trim)

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2014

  Two year graduate training scheme, based predominantly in the Special Operations (SVO) department at Jaguar Land Rover.Placements have included:- SVO Marketing - Land Rover Colour and Materials- Global Testing and Facilities Planning (including time spent in Dubai, overseeing test site operations and carrying out in-market research)- Land Rover Market Launch PlanningHaving performed strongly in my Colour and Materials placement, I was offered a position in the team upon completion of the scheme. Show less