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Overview
Do you want to help enrich the lives of learners worldwide? At RM, we've been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector supporting over 10 million students around the world. We work with 28,000 schools, nurseries, and education trusts in 115 countries to deliver customer-centric solutions that improve education outcomes worldwide.
What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification. We partner with schools, examination boards, central governments, and other professional institutions to enrich the lives of learners.
Are you working in Education looking to move into a rewarding career where you can enrich the lives of learners? Here at TTS, we are focused on sourcing and developing educational resources that, when used by practitioners and children in a setting, will really make a difference to a child's learning and development. Our mission is to help improve outcomes in the sector globally.
We are looking for someone who is truly enthusiastic about the Early Years sector to join our team as a Product Manager. It doesn't matter if you don't have any product management experience; you will use your knowledge and experience of working in an educational setting to help us understand what is needed by practitioners and children to ignite a child's imagination and learning. In this role, you will be involved in the development and life cycle of our early years products.
Responsibilities
The main responsibilities will be to:
* Have a deep understanding of the sector and what really matters most to an Early Years setting.
* Collaborate with the team and our suppliers to select products that will make a difference to an early years' environment and create compelling Early Years categories.
* Make valuable connections with Early Years individuals so we can learn and grow.
A Product Manager will:
* Work with the Category Manager and Early Years team to understand how to build and maintain a commercially viable product range.
* Work with our marketing and digital teams to present our products in a way that is meaningful to our customers - an Early Years setting.
* Articulate how a product can be used to facilitate many learning styles.
* Create innovative product photography, videos, and product copy online to maximize sales.
* Work with our Innovation team to initiate product ideas that can be sold to settings worldwide and be instrumental in a child's life.
* Review and optimize their categories, including product lifecycle management.
Experience
Experience:
* Firstly, we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about the sector and wants to help improve a child's outcomes globally.
* Have experience of working/studying in the sector.
* Have good time management and be highly organized.
* Have excellent administration skills and can use applications like Word and Excel.
* Be tactful and diplomatic, able to communicate with all different departments and levels.
* Build a great network both at TTS and externally.
* Proactively solve problems and have a keen eye for detail - someone who can finish a task with excellence.
* Relevant professional qualifications in the sector.
* Full UK driving licence required.
What is in it for you?
At RM, we have "My Work Blend @RM" which provides office-based colleagues with multi-location and hybrid working options to suit them. As well as your office base, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres, or on the move. We expect how we make best use of hybrid working may continue to adapt as we adjust to our new ways of working.
As well as a competitive salary and our core benefits package, which includes private medical healthcare, life assurance, and a Group Personal Pension Plan with higher contribution levels available, some roles are also eligible for a performance-related bonus. There are lots of voluntary benefits too.
To better reflect the society that we serve, we're committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. We create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work. We also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at recruitment@rm.com.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
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