About the position
We’re looking for a commercially minded Product Manager to join a growing South African food brand that’s all about bold flavours, quality products, and creating sauces and condiments customers genuinely love.
If you’re someone who can spot a market opportunity, turn an idea into a product, and then make sure it performs commercially, we want to hear from you!
What You’ll Be Doing
- Own and develop the product roadmap, from big ideas to products on the shelf.
- Keep an eye on market trends, customer needs and competitor activity to identify new opportunities.
- Drive new product development from concept through to launch.
- Manage product positioning, pricing, packaging and lifecycle strategies.
- Coordinate with suppliers, manufacturers, packaging partners and internal teams to get products launch-ready.
- Make sure products meet quality, compliance and food safety standards.
- Analyse sales, margins, profitability and product performance and turn the numbers into actionable insights.
- Work with Operations and Supply Chain on forecasting and inventory planning.
- Support retail listings, launches and promotional campaigns.
- Listen to customer feedback and turn it into better products and experiences.
- Partner with Marketing, Sales, Operations and Finance to keep everyone moving in the same direction.
- Present product performance, opportunities and recommendations to leadership.
- Build strong relationships with suppliers and other external partners.
- Bring fresh ideas and innovation to the product portfolio.
What Success Looks Like
You’ll be measured by your ability to:
- Deliver successful product launches on time and within budget.
- Grow revenue and margins across the product portfolio.
- Drive product performance and customer adoption.
- Keep a strong innovation pipeline moving.
- Improve customer satisfaction and retention.
- Manage the product lifecycle efficiently from idea to launch to growth.
RequirementsWhat We’re Looking For
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Product Management, Food Science or a related field.
- 3–5 years’ experience in Product Management, Brand Management or FMCG.
- Experience in food, beverage, retail or consumer goods will be advantageous.
- Strong commercial and analytical ability.
- Proven experience managing product launches and go-to-market strategies.
- Excellent project management and organisational skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A strategic thinker who can also get stuck into the detail.
- A customer-focused, commercially aware and solutions-driven mindset.
- Someone who brings creativity, innovation and energy to the table.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Desired Skills:
- production management
- product development
- commercial analysis
- market analysis
- project management
- stakeholder management
Desired Qualification Level:
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