If You Don’t Know, Now You Know… This is Protein Works
Rewind to 12th December 2012. Out of a freezing cold office (because we couldn’t afford heating back then!), our founders huddled round a couple of computer screens. This was the moment. After a year of working round the clock and a lifetime of tempering the thirst to create a world-class brand, we pressed LAUNCH. That was the moment Protein Works website went live to the globe.
It’s not an overly fancy story, we know. There’re no garages worked out of, no office in the Bay Area to talk up. But fancy isn’t in our DNA, innovation is. With the idea to rock the very foundations of a sports nutrition industry that had become complacent, we set out to create an online sports nutrition brand that put pure quality & wow service before lowest possible price. With that vision and all it entails; we knew we’d be the underdogs from the very beginning. But you know what? We love that.
Fast forward almost 8 years and the journey from humble Cheshire beginnings, to over 1 million orders shipped globally may be in the bag, but our future is just beginning…
At our very core we believe in innovation in everything we touch. It’s engrained in our product range, in our people and in our proposition.
So of course, it follows naturally that we believe in an in-house approach to everything. We purposely put the talent and expertise that our business thrives on in the sole care of ourselves and our team. In short, we don’t ‘do’ agencies, and we categorically believe that if there’s a solution to be had – our team are the best ones to devise and deliver it. As such, Protein Worka is an entrepreneurial place that values those people who want to make a dent, don’t want to be held back & don’t do politics. Our people are bored with ‘corporate’, are positively impatient & passionate self-learners. The culture is fast paced, supportive, and audacious.
The way our business is built and what we’re capable of, reflects that mindset.
At our Cheshire based HQ we handle the full business mix - a vast facility over two sites and over 75,000 square feet. On one site you’ll find everything from our Operations Department, including Finance & Customer Experience to Fulfilment and Warehousing, On the second site, you’ve got the engine room of Manufacturing, Product Development, Technology and Digital Marketing teams. Our award-winning Sales & Marketing Team handle the full Performance Marketing mix, Brand Management, Design, Customer Experience, Content Creation, SEO and CRO and Trading. Is it a squeeze? Sure. But only when it comes to knowledge base! We do this on purpose because we believe that our business is best when it collaborates and moves as one. It’s super charges personal and business growth.
Opportunities Like This Don’t Come Often…
This is your chance get on board! You’ll bag yourself a pivotal role within the business. You’ll be part of a wave of new talent coming into the brand to deliver the next fast growth phase of the business. Work with like-minded, passionate people, be given genuine responsibility and ownership and have the autonomy normal people would be scared of, whilst enjoying flexible working, in a market that is buzzing, in offices purposely located out of the jammed city centre, in the suburbs of the northern digital hub.
You’ll experience fantastic comradery from the off, with a diverse range of talented individuals all around you, making up one unique team ethos. You’re going to take the lead on all projects across the business related to everything from Technology to Operations. You will be involved in challenging and innovative projects from conception to completion and be a key driver in the process. From project scoping and resource planning to daily stand-ups and product testing, you will be the “go-to” person for all elements within each project. The role will include not only our multi-million pound ecommerce platforms, data warehouses, operational departments, marketing and product development, making this opportunity truly diverse, exciting and unique. This role will suit a self-motivated team-player with digital expertise, great people skills and great attention to detail.
Put clearly, right now, we’re on a mission to discover talent who can come into our team and deliver from day one. We’re looking to enhance our internal expertise and the speed of execution. These new VIPs will play a key and prominent role in delivering to plan.
In short, we’re offering seats on the rocket ship right now and are buzzing about our future journey with new talent adding fuel to the fire!
The Role: Ecommerce Product Owner – Access All Areas
This is a newly formed role within the business and has been created for three primary reasons;-
1. To effectively manage end to end the key projects across the business from concept to launch
2. To support all teams in delivering projects on time, to scope and to budget
3. To ensure that all projects add tangible value to the business when we need it most
You’ll be responsible for the management of multiple projects across the business including ecommerce, apps, WMS, ERP, product launches, new country launches and more! You will work on a wide variety of projects ensuring effective inter-personal communication, planning and reporting to ensure projects are of high quality, fit for purpose and delivered on time.
You will take a very much 'hands-on’ approach to the running of projects from testing end-to-end, Jira management, milestone mapping and of course delivery scheduling. You will have the ability to tailor the selected approach on a project by project basis (Agile, Waterfall etc.). The ideal candidate will have an excellent project management background and have commercial acumen and be able to make important business decisions and work on your own initiative. You will have the opportunity to identify improvements to current ways of working, make recommendations to senior management and implement these as and when required.
You’re Naturally Like This…
1. Highly organised and with an eye for detail
2. Strong ability to multi-task and react at speed
3. Growing strategic mindset and appreciation
4. Avid self-learner & teacher
5. You have high standards for quality of delivery from yourself and from others
6. You are positively impatient
7. You are great at building positive, productive relationships
8. You have excellent interpersonal skills, and you are able to clearly communicate complex topics in simple terms, to a variety of audiences
9. You are a highly motivated self-starter with a flexible, can-do attitude
10. You are an uncommonly fast-learner
11. You place a high value on delivering business impact
2. Good understanding of software development and IT related business operations (full software development lifecycle, UX/UI, Front-End facing projects etc.).
3. Experience in full project lifecycle (scoping, estimation, end-to-end etc.).
4. Clear and proven experience in project management or as a product owner
5. Proven track record of delivering to target
6. Experience working for an online and/or retail business
Desirables
1. Previous experience working for an ecommerce FMCG brand
2. An understanding of / experience in the latest UX and ecommerce trends
3. Ability to grow into a more senior role as the organisation develops
We Think This Type of Person Would Kill the Role!
1. A Project Manager who has previously excelled in a similar role on more than one occasion
2. A Product Owner who has proven experience of coordinating all development aspects of an ecommerce entity
3. Someone looking to unleash their hard-earned project management experience at the highest level
