Job Description
Product Development Manager
Location: Northampton (Head Office)
Help shape and grow the product categories behind the UK s leading fitness retailer.
Fitness Superstore is expanding its product offering across fitness, wellness, recovery and lifestyle categories. We re looking for a commercially minded Product Development Manager to build and manage our product ranges, develop OEM opportunities and work closely with global suppliers to deliver high-performing, profitable products.
This is a commercial product role, ideal for someone from a buying, category management or sourcing background who enjoys owning product ranges and bringing new products to market.
The Role
You ll be responsible for managing and developing our product categories, identifying new opportunities, working with suppliers and overseeing the commercial performance of your ranges. You ll support the creation of new OEM products, manage supplier relationships and ensure our ranges stay competitive, profitable and aligned with customer needs retail and B2B.
This is a hands-on, commercially focused role with real influence over what we sell and how our categories grow.
What You ll Do
- Build and manage product ranges across fitness, wellness and lifestyle categories
- Identify market trends, customer needs and category gaps
- Develop commercial product briefs and business cases
- Work with OEM suppliers on new product opportunities and improvements
- Negotiate costs, margins, terms and commercial agreements
- Manage product lifecycle, pricing, performance and range optimisation
- Collaborate with marketing, digital and retail teams to support launches
- Monitor competitor activity and category performance
About You
You re a commercially driven product professional with experience in buying, category management, sourcing or product management within retail or consumer goods.
You'll bring:
- Experience managing product ranges or categories
- Strong commercial awareness and analytical thinking
- Confidence working with suppliers and negotiating costs
- Understanding of product lifecycles and range planning
- Ability to translate customer insight into product opportunities
- Experience with OEM or overseas suppliers is a strong advantage
Fitness industry experience is helpful but not essential
What We Offer
- Basic Salary Negotiable.
- Generous bonus scheme
- Pension
- Generous staff discount (after probation)
- 21 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Free on-site parking
Why Join Us?
- Influence the product strategy of a market-leading retailer
- Work across OEM and global brand partnerships
- Shape fast-growing wellness and recovery categories
- See your commercial decisions directly impact performance
If you re commercially minded, product-focused and excited by the idea of shaping market-leading ranges, we d love to hear from you.
