Junior Product Manager

TOMY Europe is a Children's Toy Manufacturer based in the UK, France and Germany, and supplies toys and game products to national and specialised retailers across Europe, Middle East and parts of Asia. TOMY currently has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Product Manager to join our New Product Development Team in Brooklands. Reporting to the Director of Development and Project Management, you will be actively involved in developing and project managing products for our European markets on the Britains brand. You will work closely with the Brand Manager and Development Team, as well as liaising with our licensors and our Far East Development Team to create and launch world-class vehicle collectables.

The Role:

• To directly manage multiple products from conception through to production, working closely with our project managers, engineers, marketing and product integrity teams to do so
• To create and develop excellent replica and toy products against marketing strategy
• To liaise with licensors throughout the development process to ensure highly accurate replica products
• To complete the development of design projects on time
• To lead and be a part of regular calls and video conferences with our TOMY US team and TOMY Hong Kong Team
• To work closely and build relationships with internal and external team members
• To assist in the development process of new products
• To demonstrate a willingness to learn about budgeting and tooling management
• To be a quick thinker and problem solver

The person:

Growth and diversity is at the heart of TOMY’s future, so you must feel at home working in a team where two days are never the same. The ideal candidate will:

• Have a good knowledge of materials and the manufacturing process, especially for plastics and die-cast. Knowledge of utilising and interpretation of CAD data; or a replica toy development background would be highly desired, but is not essential
• Have previous experience in a product development/project management role or be a graduate of a product development degree
• Have excellent project management aptitude with the ability to work on multiple complex projects with a professional approach
• Be highly organised and have an exceptional eye for detail
• Have excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to comfortably present to stakeholders
• Display strong initiative, problem solving and resourcefulness
• Have the ability to work independently
• Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Be eager to learn and welcome new challenges
• Have an interest in collectable die cast vehicles (highly desirable)
• Display a ‘playing to win’ attitude

The ideal candidate will be a tenacious and reliable individual, who is a willing team player. You will be confident in communicating at all levels and willing to act with the company’s interests at heart.

TOMY offers a hybrid working approach, which allows employees to benefit from working 40% of their working time from home. Full-time attendance in our Brooklands office will be required for the initial training period, to enable the successful candidate to gain the relevant skills needed for the role.

We are looking for people who are passionate about being part of a diverse team, where different backgrounds, experience and opinions are valued and incorporated into our daily work. We want to welcome people into our company that like to collaborate, take on challenges and value a wide variety of global views about consumers, brands, processes and products.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Weybridge: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Project management: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Weybridge