Product Owner – Inventive Management
Brother International Europe Ltd
📍 Manchester
Reporting to: Head of Business Engagement
⭐ Role Overview
We are looking for a Product Owner to lead the implementation and ongoing management of a new Incentive Management System across Europe.
You will work closely with a central shared service team, local offices, and external vendors to deliver the system rollout and ensure long-term success. The role focuses on driving best practice, standardising processes, and optimising how incentives and rebates are managed across the organisation.
You will own the product roadmap, manage enhancements, and ensure the platform delivers measurable value to sales, finance, and commercial teams.
🌍 About Brother
Brother is a global brand providing products and services to customers worldwide, with manufacturing and sales operations in more than 40 countries and regions. Since beginning in 1908 as a sewing machine repair business, the Brother Group has grown through more than 110 years of innovation.
Our “At your side” spirit sits at the heart of everything we do, always putting our customers first. We combine a customer‑focused mindset with a strong commitment to the circular economy, ensuring minimal environmental impact through our “At your side 2030” vision and environmentally conscious approach.
🔍 Requirements
What we are looking for:
- Experience working as a Product Owner or similar product role in a technology or systems environment
- Strong understanding of sales, finance, or commercial processes, particularly incentives, rebates, or pricing structures
- Experience of working with international stakeholders
- Experience with Jira and Agile methodologies to support structured delivery
- Ability to translate user needs and data insights into product improvements
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and external vendors
- Experience supporting process improvement, standardisation, or change initiatives
- Willing to travel occasionally to European offices as required
🎯 Key Responsibilities
- Own the product roadmap, prioritising features, improvements, and efficiencies.
- Deliver executive-level reporting, including steering meetings and KPI reporting.
- Define user stories, manage the backlog, and align delivery with business objectives.
- Oversee system development, testing, and deployment with internal teams and vendors.
- Work closely with the Systems Analyst, Project Manager, and implementation partner to scale and innovate solutions and processes.
- Support the design and implementation of rebate, incentive, and contract/data management processes.
- Drive process standardisation across European markets.
- Align incentive and rebate processes across local offices and shared services teams.
- Partner with sales, finance, and e‑commerce stakeholders to maximise system adoption and value.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and system integration
💙 What We Offer
Alongside a competitive salary, BIE provides a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Hybrid, flexible working
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the option to purchase 5 additional days.
- Industry‑leading Pension Scheme
- Excellent training & career development
- Life Assurance at 4× annual salary.
- Simply Health cash plan, subsidised by 50% of single membership.
- Plus, a range of wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle perks
📩 Apply now through LinkedIn or email your application to: recruitment@brother.co.uk