Product Manager

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Product Development: Define product requirements, manage stakeholders, and design the roadmap to meet business objectives.

Range Review: Evaluate the product range to identify gaps, optimise offerings, and align with market needs.

Manage Pricing: Develop and adjust pricing strategies to ensure competitiveness and profitability.

Porta has been supplying timber and panel products for residential and commercial construction for over 100 years.

With deep industry expertise, we understand the critical relationship between timber and panel materials in every project — which is why we're committed to offering a comprehensive, curated product range from a single, trusted supplier.

We support the home improvement, building, trade, and commercial sectors, delivering quality, consistency, and innovation at every step. We're passionate about progress and sustainability; and proudly Australian. Our focus is on providing solutions that meet current demands and anticipate future trends — enabling our customers to build into the future with confidence.

That's how Porta is built for the future.

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to join our team at our Head Office in Gosford NSW. Your new position, reporting to the Head of Marketing, will be responsible for the overall management and coordination of our manufactured and sourced product ranges. This includes the design and development optimisation, evaluation and ongoing technical feasibility of our products.

What's in it for you?

Work in an exciting, fun and enthusiastic team

Work in an environment that leans into your strengths and develops your professional capacity

An exciting opportunity to be responsible for the overall management and coordination of Porta's hardwood product range

The opportunity to further establish our corporate brand and established industry reputation

An attractive salary, great location and supportive environment

Job variety, strategic challenges and end to end responsibility of projects

Key Objectives:

Develop and manage a pipeline portfolio of Innovation for Porta. Own the creation, ongoing refinement, prioritisation, and ultimate successful execution of manufactured and new product roadmap

Manage existing products portfolios to ensure profitability and strategic product life cycles (includes sales, margins, volume and stock levels review)

Create every aspect of new innovative products from conception, delivery to distribution centres and supporting customers

Develop a deep understanding of our customers, putting their needs at the centre of all product design and development

Manage the quality & technical specifications of all hardwood products for Porta

Develop a deep understanding of competitors including positioning, product performance and pricing

Develop and maintain the company database, intranet and ERP

Represent the company at trade shows

Manage price increase process and price lists internal and externally (customers)

Develop a compelling and relevant product vision using trend research, customer loyalty/insights, customer feedback/research and internal operational metrics

Build a culture of new product delivery speed and excellence, crafting innovative solutions to solve significant customer problems and getting them into market quickly and efficiently. Set criteria to increase the speed/frequency with which enhancements and new capabilities are delivered

Lead product roll out efforts in collaboration with marketing and production teams to launch to market

Identify, develop and manage relationships with strategic partners and suppliers both domestic and abroad

Stock level establishment and coordination in preliminary trial and launch phases

Responsible for preparation of documentation and input to technical specifications, installation manuals and information for sales and marketing

Responsible for the development of production tooling, jigs, fixtures and assembly processes in liaison with production team

What you will have:

Minimum 5 years' experience in product development (preferably manufacturing/timber/building products)

Customer insights leading to product development innovation experience

Hands-on Building/interiors industry skills is preferred but not essential

Mechanical engineering skills and experience

Experience working with internal and external design and engineering teams

Experience in testing and verification procedures and methods

Communication skills to uncover and work through complexity

Team leading skills and experience to meet project goals

Highly skilled in excel and project management

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Porta values and is committed to creating a diverse working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of the recruitment process, we welcome a diverse range of candidates for all roles.

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