Ikatee is hiring!

Junior Product Manager – 6-month fixed-term contract (with potential for advancement)

📍 Position based at 34 Quai Saint-Vincent – ​​Lyon (1st arrondissement)
📅 6-month fixed-term contract – long-term leave replacement
💰 Salary based on experience (between €25k and €30k + bonuses) + health insurance + 50% transport allowance + meal vouchers + fully equipped on-site kitchen

Founded in 2016, ikatee is a leading French brand specializing in sewing patterns for women, children, babies, and now also for the home. We also offer a wide selection of fabrics and haberdashery items. Our products are distributed through our online shops (ikatee.fr and ikatee.com) as well as through an international network of over 300 retailers.

Our workshop and boutique, located on the banks of the Saône in the heart of Lyon, is a welcoming space where creativity, high standards, and positive energy come together. We are currently recruiting a junior product manager to cover a long-term sick leave.

🎯 Your mission
Reporting to the Sales Director, and working closely with the Head of the Creative Studio and the Artistic Director (Founder), you will play a key role in the success of Ikatee products, from their conception to their marketing . In a human-sized structure, the role is multifaceted and covers the entire product lifecycle.

1. Monitoring & development of the offer
Conduct competitive intelligence and monitor market trends.
Analyze the performance and relevance of the existing offer (streamline the product ranges).
Identify product opportunities (new patterns, kits, accessories…).
Participate in defining the product strategy: positioning, range consistency, profitability.
Evaluate the opportunities from their economic, commercial and organizational perspectives.

2. Management of the action plan
Plan and manage the technical construction of fabric/pattern/haberdashery offerings for the year.
Coordinate the teams involved (studio, communication, logistics, suppliers).
Follow the overall product release schedule: orders, photoshoots/visuals, newsletters, social media, tutorial videos…
Contribute to the development of pricing policy.

3. Operational implementation
Monitor the manufacturing of products/prototypes in conjunction with the design team and suppliers.
Write product descriptions, pattern tutorial booklets, and product sheets for the website.
Participate in the creation of educational content (technical videos, tutorials).
Filming and editing video tutorials for the patterns.
Prepare and orchestrate the launch of products across all channels.
Offer sales promotion activities: acquisition, loyalty, trade shows, event sales, cross-selling, kits…
Contribute to the creation of sales support tools.

4. Performance Monitoring & Analysis
Set up marketing tracking tools.
Design relevant dashboards.
Analyze the results and formulate recommendations.

🔎 Desired profile

You love sewing and you are even relatively expert in this field: understanding a pattern, a finish or a material is part of your daily pleasure.

With a Bachelor's degree (Bac+3) to Master's degree (Bac+5) in business or fashion, you ideally already have some initial experience in product management or operational marketing. Experience in e-commerce would be a real plus.

You have excellent knowledge of the market (pattern makers, fabrics, haberdashery) and you are always on the lookout for new developments: trends, emerging brands, textile innovations… nothing escapes you.

Structured and organized, you know how to manage several projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines. You also enjoy data analysis: understanding performance, measuring the impact of a launch, or interpreting dashboards are among your driving forces. You are proficient in the Adobe suite.

Finally, you are naturally enthusiastic, positive, and you enjoy working in a team in a collaborative and creative environment.

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