Specification Manager

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🕒 February 16

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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ITW

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10,000+ employees

🤝 B2B

🔧 Hardware

B2B • Hardware

ITW is a global, multi-industry manufacturing leader (Illinois Tool Works Inc. ) founded in 1912 and built around a proprietary business model. The company operates through seven industry-leading segments and more than 80 global divisions to deliver customer-focused industrial solutions—ranging from components and fastening systems to food-preservation and motion-powering technologies. ITW emphasizes innovation, sustainability, and strong margins and returns while serving primarily business customers worldwide.

📋 Description

• Manage employees performing activities in multiple operational disciplines & functions. • Develop and execute policies and procedures for compliance and develop organisational and technical strategies in line with short term and long-term business requirements. • Build and develop a customer-focused operation resulting in continuous improvement activities. • Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, suppliers, peers, partners, and direct reports. • Build, develop, and maintain strong strategic relationships with housebuilders, architects, engineering consultancies, and offsite manufacturers. • Create and strengthen partnerships that influence specification, standard details, and early-stage design decisions. • Identify and unlock commercial (££) opportunities through partnerships, framework engagements, early involvement, and specification-led solutions. • Act as a trusted technical and innovation partner to external stakeholders, supporting long-term collaboration and repeat opportunity generation.

🎯 Requirements

• Health & Safety – Strong commitment to safe working environments and continuous improvement. • Observation & Interviewing – Skilled at structured/unstructured discovery, asking probing questions, and spotting user behaviours, workflows, and pain points. • Curiosity & Learning: Naturally inquisitive, with a drive to explore new ideas, challenge assumptions, and uncover insights that inform smarter decisions. • Communication Excellence – Clear and confident communicator, both verbal and written, with the ability to present findings and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels (from end users to senior leadership). • Analytical Thinking – Skilled in gathering and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data, with experience applying frameworks such as SWOT and Jobs-to-be-Done to uncover insights. • Problem-Solving – Ability to translate unclear feedback into actionable opportunities; identifying root causes behind industry challenges. • Technical Understanding – Strong ability to grasp technical concepts, workflows, and environments, translating feedback into meaningful product improvement ideas. • House Design Knowledge – Understanding of residential house design, construction methods, and design-stage decision-making processes. • Industry Experience – Proven experience working with or engaging housebuilders, architects, and engineering firms, with an understanding of specification, design coordination, and commercial drivers. • Adaptability & Initiative – Comfortable in varied environments (sites, factories, offices); proactive, flexible, and eager to learn. • Collaboration – Team-oriented, sharing knowledge and best practices to drive continuous improvement.

🏖️ Benefits

• Pension - company contributions up to 11% • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays • Life assurance up to six times your pensionable salary • Employee Assistance Program, and access to a virtual GP • Long term disability insurance • Discounts at gyms, retailers, and restaurants