Full job description GLL is looking?for?an Assistant Product Manager,?to work in the Junior Products Department, at Middlegate House (Head Office). If you have the skills?and ambition to join us as?an Assistant Product Manager,?there has?never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than?a?Assistant Product Manager job,?it’s?a career.??
As an Assistant Product Manager, alongside the National Product Manager, you will be responsible for all products and services related to:
* Birthday Parties

* Trampoline Parks / Multi-Zone Activity Areas

* Soft Play

* Clip n Climb

* Inflatable Zone

* Toddlers World

This role involves collaborating closely with the marketing team on campaigns and product launches, as well as managing projects linked to capital-funded schemes. You will work alongside centre management teams to ensure full compliance with relevant standards and processes, while carrying out thorough financial performance reviews to track and drive business success. The position also focuses on identifying innovation and growth opportunities, alongside maintaining effective supplier management to ensure strong partnerships and value delivery.
As this position entails supporting centre management teams across the GLL estate, you will be expected to travel across the UK.
What you need:?
* Proven experience and knowledge within the Junior industry.

* Strong understanding of marketing collaboration, including campaigns and product/service launches.

* Experience working with compliance frameworks and processes.

* Demonstrated ability to conduct financial performance analysis, with a focus on driving improvements.

* Commercial awareness with a track record of identifying growth and innovation opportunities.

* Excellent communication and delivery skills.

* Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

* Good level of numeracy and analytical thinking.

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)

As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with!?
The Basics:?
* This is a Full time, permanent position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service, flexible working may be possible, working from home is not possible in this role.?

* We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry leading rates of pay?.

* We can offer a career, not just a job with extensive Learning & development support available.?

* GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to?benefit?the communities we?operate?in.?

* As a staff owned organisation you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business?



Additionally?GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:?
* Access to a pension scheme.?

* Health Assurance and access to Counselling services?

* Access to the tax efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.?

* Free annual eye tests?

* Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras!?

GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period) include:?
* The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to?represent?you?

* Access to team building and fun events such as Treks, Concerts outings etc?

* Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet?

About GLL:?
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England,?Wales,?and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues,?libraries,?and children’s centres.?
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.?
One of our core values is ’More than a Job’,?because working with us?opens?a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us.?To make sure?we are?having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.?
We offer two?different types?of work arrangements:?
* A permanent employment contract - part time and full time?

* A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool?

If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can?work and?are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.?
So?whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children,?you’ll?be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.?
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People?Gold?Award employer.?
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.?
We are an inclusive employer. We?seek?and welcome diversity in our teams.?
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience,?qualifications?and location.