Product Manager at PoweredUp Consulting

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Level: Experienced

Position Objective

• Responsible for managing the product throughout the product life cycle from planning to execution in support of organizational strategy and objectives.

Key Responsibilities
Research and Analysis:

• Research and analyze market conditions
• Identify key competitor and consumer trends
• Articulate market requirements and opportunities
• Identify opportunities for product innovation and product enhancements
• Work with research regarding product development.

Product Planning and Management:

• Determine product specifications
• Define the long term strategy of the product and create product road map
• Prepare product documents including Market Requirement Documents and product use cases to drive product activity
• Develop pricing strategies and product policies
• Determine product packaging solutions
• Negotiate with suppliers
• Oversee product development
• Manage and communicate with cross functional teams.

Product Marketing:

• Develop product marketing plan and event campaigns to generate product awareness and demand
• Plan product launch
• Liaise with advertising and public relations to promote product
• Support sales and marketing with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise
• Conduct product presentations
• Develop sales tools and sales training material
• Provide input for marketing collateral development
• Supply sales with latest research and marketing information
• Implement marketing plan in conjunction with all departments
• Drive ongoing improvement in sales and profitability.

Customer and End-User Support:

• Manage product-related support, feedback and inquiries from users
• Co-ordinate market research to track customer and end-user feedback
• Monitor product inventory
• Use market feedback to inform product refinements and ongoing development

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science
• Minimum of 3 years’ product management or related experience
• Quantitative and business analysis skills
• Knowledge of marketing principles and practices
• Knowledge of business and management principles and practices
• Project management skills
• Proficient in relevant software applications.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Right attitude
• Good team spirit
• Bold, articulate and confident
• Excellent analytical, writing and oral skills
• Good use of presentation tools
• Good interpersonal relation.