Hallmark UK & Ireland

Product and Range Manager

Hallmark UK & Ireland  •  Hybrid  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

As a Product & Range Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in bringing our creative vision to life. You’ll be responsible for the execution and commercialisation of product ranges, partnering closely with Product, Creative, Marketing and Visual Merchandising teams to deliver inspiring, insight‑led ranges to market.

You’ll shape and deliver end‑to‑end product solutions — from identifying product opportunities and writing briefs, through to collaborating with supply partners, refining range architecture and supporting in‑store activation. This is a role for someone who thrives on creativity, commercial thinking and cross‑functional collaboration.

Your Responsibilities

  • Deliver an insight‑led, market‑leading product range that reflects both customer need and creative ambition.
  • Execute the product strategy within our value‑for‑money principles.
  • Build ranges in line with agreed strategy, considering architecture, pricing and fixture/display layout.
  • Use sales data, shopping lists and insight to inform product selection for range builds.
  • Identify product gaps and write line‑level product briefs aligned to the creative vision.
  • Collaborate with Marketing to support product launches and related activity.
  • Partner with supply teams and suppliers to ensure quality, delivery and cost expectations are met.
  • Attend and contribute to customer meetings, sharing range recommendations and insights where required.
  • Support brokered publisher relationships (where relevant) alongside Procurement.
  • Drive efficiencies by leveraging global resources and common SKUs.
  • Work with the Senior Product & Range Manager to complete workbooks ahead of sign‑off.
  • Identify improved ways of working across the team and champion process efficiency.

Your Accountabilities

  • Delivery of customer‑focused range builds for in‑store or online.
  • Creation of product briefs that align to range gaps, VFM principles and creative direction.
  • Range data capture including item information, pricing and mix details.
  • Alignment to key milestone timelines and critical paths.
  • Input into the product development process.
  • Effective lifecycle management of allocated SKU pools.

Your Key Relationships

You’ll work closely with:

  • Art Director
  • Senior Product & Range Manager
  • Design Manager
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Account Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Creative Studio
  • Supply Teams
  • Procurement

To Be Successful You Will Need

  • Experience in a product development or marketing‑related discipline.
  • Ability to deliver strategy against fixed objectives and KPIs.
  • Experience building product ranges and articulating the rationale behind decisions.
  • Ability to write clear, insight‑driven product briefs and collaborate creatively.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills.
  • Commercial acumen with experience delivering profitable product solutions.
  • Knowledge of retailer range validation including price, mix and product hierarchy.
  • Understanding of costing, pricing, sourcing and supplier management.
  • Agility, resilience and the ability to stay focused on objectives.
  • Confidence working with data, insight and reporting for a variety of audiences.

Based at our Dawson Lane site in Bradford, close to key motorway links you’ll be able to take advantage of:

  • Competitive salary
  • 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Health cashback scheme
  • Pension benefit
  • Flexible working opportunities including hybrid working
  • Free onsite parking for when you are in the office
  • A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance

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Hallmark UK & Ireland

About Hallmark UK & Ireland

Hallmark aims to help people to live caring, connected lives full of meaningful moments. For over 100 years, we’ve been dedicated to helping people celebrate and share the moments that matter.

 

We create and sell a variety of products, including greeting cards, gift wrap, stationery, ornaments, gifts, and more, through our website and via many independent, high street and supermarket customers throughout the UK and Ireland. 

 

Our focus is on creativity and quality in everything we do. We take pride in our work and the people who help make it happen. We’re a lively and imaginative bunch who understand that our success depends on how well we work together.

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Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Bradford, GB
Year Founded
1910
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