Simon Kirk Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Gb

Within this fast scaling semiconductor manufacturer I am leading a product team and am responsible for developing a balanced portfolio and roadmap of profitable RF chip products that maintains competitive advantage whilst ensuring continuous growth for Pragmatic, by maximising return on investment and working closely with industry partners and all internal departments to ensure success.

Poissy, Yvelines, Fr

In this fast-growing environmental monitoring solutions provider, I am leading the Product Management team in the ENVEA group. After the business was restructured, I led the coaching and mentoring of the team, developing skills and best practices. I introduced professional training and upskilled the team to enable more strategic product management. I also focused on optimizing the impact of the function, establishing processes and tools, and ensuring the PM function delivers new products, support, influence, and industry knowledge to execute a customer-led product strategy.As part of the Market Engagement and Product Strategy management team, I am working In collaboration with the CTO to drive strategic product development through the delivery of a product roadmap, product life cycle management, obsolescence and improved NPD processes. I am also working with the CCO, Marketing team and ASMs to grow the ENVEA business through the delivery of a cross-functional commercial strategy.Key Successes: • Introduced a Product Lifecycle process to the group and defined product strategies• Introduced a Product Roadmap and championed its adoption as part of the ideation and innovation processes• Advocacy of the Product Management function at the group level and the promotion of the team into a position of more influence and market leadership within ENVEA and its channels

Poissy, Yvelines, Fr

As a member of the ENVEA UK Business Unit Senior Leadership Team, I contributed to the day-to-day running of the business unit, having commercial, Product Management and Marketing responsibilities.As the Product Manager, I defined and specified new products, championing their delivery and launch. I led the road mapping and life cycle management of the existing product portfolio. I provided a link between the commercial and R&D teams and optimized product training, VOC capture and product definition. As Marketing Manager, I managed the ENVEA UK Marketing team, defining the Marketing Plan, and enhancing the function through optimized digital and e-marketing capabilities. The marketing team delivered marketing support on MARCOMS, events, launches, collateral, literature, etc.Key Successes: • Increased awareness of Product Management tools, input, influence, and value at ENVEA• In collaboration with the senior team, define the business unit's Mission, vision, values and goals and rolled this out across the unit

Cambridge, Gb

At this independent market research, consultancy and events company which specialises in emerging technologies such as printed electronics, electric vehicles and 3D Printing, I was part of the senior leadership and led the Marketing team and was Product Manager for the company's research products. I worked to enable a product vision that would capitalise on and grow the product portfolio and helped develop several new products. I was responsible for improving marketing effectiveness, increasing customer and market share growth, bolstering awareness, growing product exposure, optimising digital presence, enhancing existing marketing collateral, and launching new products and services.Key Successes: • Defined the tier structure for a SAAS product and built up the Marketing team capability

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

My role was to improve the market share and revenue of a portfolio of piezoelectric inkjet printheads, including thin-film silicon MEMs technology. I collaborated closely with the executive team to lead business unit strategic planning, road mapping, launch plans, product life cycle management and strategic and tactical commercial plans. I supported a joint venture partnership in the Advanced Manufacturing and 3D sectors as part of my responsibility as a senior leader in a new business unit. I was prominent in introducing new processes to improve efficiency and awareness of the function throughout the business. Key Successes: • Increased Wide Format Graphics market share through a new product launch, marketing campaigns and creating channel partners• Senior role in forming a new business unit • New product from cradle to $6+m in revenue in 2 years• Grew the Coding and Marking sector revenue by over 50% through product repositioning• Championed Six Sigma; led projects which saved over £200k annually in OPEX• Completed Unbeatable Mind training programme

Preston, Lancashire, Gb

I was asked to establish the Product Management function within the Detection division of this SME business (which focused on defense and rail products at the time of my employment). I integrated the function into the business, enabling a more customer-centric focus on the business plan. Once set up, I worked to optimize and enhance the company’s Detection product offering (Military and Airport Defense and Security Screening) including global market positioning, product life cycle management, portfolio management, enhancing the marketing presence online and supporting the Sales teams with strategic product planning (road map and go to market plans) and marketing, exhibition and event planning. The products ranged from millimetre wave human scanners to X-ray baggage detectors and handheld drug and explosive tracer detectors.Key Successes:• Achieved Certified Product Management status from the AIPMM• Set up of PM function within a business unit

Woking, Surrey, Gb

My primary role was to establish the Product Management function within this SME; enabling and leading the incorporation of a product-centric focus to the business strategy. This included the management of a product rationalisation program and the implementation of a new NPD phase-gate process. Products ranged from fluidic cleaning devices, cleaning chemicals and equipment and testing kits.Once the product management function was set up my role, as part of this global supplier of water treatment and engineered products to the Plumbing and Hot Water industry, was responsible for the development, launch, training, trend monitoring, portfolio management and life cycle management of the Fernox products.Key Successes: Transition to a customer-led and market-led product strategy, implementation of a PM function in collaboration with R&D, Marketing and senior team

Waltham, Ma, Us

Working in the Microbiology division I led the successful growth in revenue of over 3,000 products including laboratory capital equipment, reagents, test kits, culture media and class 1 medical devices. The key focus was on range management and growth as well as new product launches and supply chain management. I led strategic market positioning and campaign activities, product life cycle management, training, and marketing collateral generation. I trained as a facilitator, team leader and champion of Practical Process Improvement (continuous improvement) and led several projects.Key Successes: Range profitability growth, and several new product launches of key industry products.

Waltham, Ma, Us

Product Management responsibility for all microbiology products sold into the industrial food, pharma and water industries. Interface with R&D on NPD into the sectors in my remit and worked with marketing to improve global positioning.Key Successes: Led a continuous improvement project saving hundreds of thousands on OPEX

Waltham, Ma, Us

I was the leader of a small team in R&D who supported strategic sourcing decisions with scientific data.

Waltham, Ma, Us

The development, quality check and continuous improvement of microbiology culture media, reagents, equipment and test kits.

Institute For Manufacturing, Iot Strategy And Technology

Continuing Professional Development (Cpd), Industrial Air Pollution Monitoring

Faculty Of Sciences, Existing And Emerging Biotechnologies

Bachelor'S Degree, Applied Biomedical Science

Higher National Diploma (Hnd), Biomedical Science

Gnvq, Advanced Science