Manage an industrial electrical range in a mature, high mix market.
Shift decisions from intuition to analysis using BI and reporting tools.
Work with owners and technical leads to agree changes and deliver them well.
The Opportunity
This is a long-standing New Zealand wide supplier of industrial electrical cables and associated products.
While it sells mainly through national wholesale distributors, it is exploring other channels.
The business is seeking to strengthen its product management discipline in an environment that already enjoys deep technical knowledge alongside strong customer relationships.
In a relatively stable market, wins are generated from well-executed product lifecycle management. Carefully balancing a range of complex considerations, supported by consistent excellent follow through across the large SKU base will continue to produce quality results.
The role provides a significant challenge for a skilled, highly experienced product manager.
Key Responsibilities
Guide and lead overall product direction and commercial performance by combining both an analytical view and knowledge of evolving market dynamics.
Use business intelligence platforms and market insight to drive quality decisions, translate market and channel signals into clear priorities.
Oversee process developments and technical product team to improve business efficiency and simplify business processes.
Align with the key business drivers and strategies to coordinate delivery across Procurement, Technical, Marketing and Sales teams to ensure the business delivers and maintains a high-performing offering in market.
Optimise the product portfolio for additions, improvements, or retirements as required.
While you do not need to be the deepest technical expert in the room, you do need to be analytical, well organised, and credible with a wide range of stakeholders.
About You
You bring at least ten years in product or category management from the electrical industry or an adjacent industrial or technical sector.
You can effectively juggle multiple competing needs – you see yourself as the general manager of product.
You combine hands-on field experience with strong commercial acumen and a results-driven mindset.
Your style is calm, down to earth, steady, and you can bridge between technical detail with commercial reality.
You bring a rare blend of being process-driven but with an entrepreneurial focus.
You’re seeking a long-term role where your contribution will continue to build value over time.
How to Apply
Apply online now, or for further information, contact Theo Lawson on 021 710 743 or John Lawson on 021 922 930 for a confidential discussion.
Who is Lawson Williams?
At Lawson Williams, we have supported New Zealand’s manufacturing, engineering and wider technical businesses for over 30 years.
We work quietly alongside some of the country’s most respected companies to connect them with leaders, technical specialists, and operational professionals who drive performance across operations, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, quality, and technical sales functions.
For the professionals we work with, a career move through Lawson Williams means joining businesses where you can make a real impact, contribute to business improvement, and continue to grow your career over the long term.
We do not shout about what we do, but the relationships we build and the trust we earn speak for themselves. We look forward to working with you when the time is right.