{"id":63510,"date":"2026-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/junior-product-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T22:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:17:38","slug":"junior-product-manager","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/junior-product-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Product Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Junior Product Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary:<\/strong> \u00a332,000 &#8211; \u00a336,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours:<\/strong> Monday \u2013 Thursday, 9:00am \u2013 5:30pm, early finish Friday at 4:00pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bedfordshire<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Permanent, Office Based<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established and growing sports equipment company, designing and supplying a broad range of own-brand training equipment alongside officially licensed merchandise for major football clubs, national teams, and global entertainment brands. 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