Product Development Manager
London, Großbritannien
• From September 2011 responsibility for product development management and partner relationship management• Communication with cooperation partner Time Out• Co-managing the creation team for the European leader in gift experiences• Reviewing, developing and improving the new range from the current range of products• Developing and delivering the 2012/13 range of Smartbox products, directly influencing conception of ideas, business models, pricing, partner recruitment, copy-writing, design and proof reading• Exploiting product knowledge and awareness of direct and indirect competitors and current market trends• Maintaining and evaluating market research and trends, competitor activity and information• Recruiting, training, managing, motivating and inspiring the regional Assistant Product Managers to deliver the partners required for each Smartbox product in the range• Responsibility for regular progress updates for recruitment of partners and product performance• Working with the CRM programme to manage all partner information and a special Smartbox design programme to create the partner pages