Product Manager
Job Description About Us Proudly part of the DuluxGroup, B\&D Group are the market leader in garage door solutions and technology. Since 1956, B\&D has been keeping homes and families safe while manufacturing over 5 million garage doors worldwide. The company thrives on teamwork, innovation, and employee well-being, believing that success comes from a united team. It champions continuous improvement and bold thinking, encouraging all team members to challenge norms, make a difference and never stop learning. Above all, B\&D fosters a people-first culture, offering support, flexibility, and growth opportunities, with work-life balance deeply embedded in its operations. Your Role This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Product Manager to take genuine end-to-end ownership of a physical product portfolio within B\&D Group. You’ll shape the portfolio strategy and roadmap, identify new market and customer opportunities, and turn those opportunities into commercially successful products. From initial insight and ideation through product requirements, engineering, testing, commercialisation and launch, you’ll be at the centre of bringing new products to life. This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll work across Engineering, Innovation, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and other key functions, comfortably bridging the gap between technical development and commercial opportunity. What You'll Be Doing * Own the portfolio strategy, roadmap and longer-term product vision * Identify customer, market and competitive opportunities * Lead end-to-end new product development, from concept through engineering, testing and launch * Develop product requirements, business cases and investment recommendations * Partner with Engineering, Sales and Marketing to deliver successful products * Manage multiple NPD, lifecycle and continuous improvement projects concurrently Our Benefits * Let us support you with Life, total permanent disability and Health Insurance * Exclusive discounts on DuluxGroup products and partner offers * We will match up to 4% of your salary to Kiwisaver * 20 weeks paid parental leave (primary carers) and 2 weeks partner leave * Market leading learning, development and career pathways * Access to our Wellbeing Hub and full EAP support * Recognition programs that celebrate your impact What We're Looking For We’re looking for an experienced, self-sufficient Product Manager who can confidently take ownership of their portfolio and operate effectively in a fast-moving environment. Importantly, you’ll bring strong physical product development experience. This role requires someone who has genuinely led products from the ground up, rather than exclusively managing software products or sourcing finished/off-the-shelf products. You’ll ideally bring: * Proven Product Management experience within a physical product environment * End-to-end experience developing new products from concept through to commercial launch * Strong experience developing product strategies, roadmaps and portfolio plans * Confidence working directly with engineers through design, development and testing * An understanding of manufacturing and production concepts such as tooling, assembly, testing and quality * Familiarity with Stage-Gate or similar structured development processes * Strong commercial capability, including business cases, pricing, margin, cost and lifecycle decisions * The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution * Excellent communication and stakeholder influencing skills * A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience. Experience across electronics, automation/access control, mechanical or electromechanical products, door systems, manufacturing or building products would be advantageous, however your industry background is flexible. Why Join Us? Progressing your career with the DuluxGroup means being part of a network of over 8000 employees globally who believe in our purpose to ‘Imagine a Better Place’ With origins dating back to 1918, we are a leading marketer and manufacturer of iconic brands such as Dulux, Selleys, Cabots, Yates and B\&D to name a few. By joining us, you will be a part of a long term strategy to deliver profitable growth through brand leadership, innovation and customer intimacy. We are committed to internal mobility and growth while fostering an inclusive culture with flexible work options. If this sounds like an environment you would like to be a part of, please apply online!