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Product Manager – Automotive Aftermarket
An exciting opportunity for an automotive Product Manager is available within one of the UK’s leading automotive aftermarket parts distributors. The Product Manager will be responsible for developing product ranges and ensuring quality of new and existing ranges for both UK and Overseas markets, becoming part of a global sourcing team. Our ideal candidate will combine Product Management experience with a knowledge of the automotive parts market.
This role is an opportunity to work for a market leader with a fantastic brand where alongside your salary you will also receive private healthcare, life insurance and pension benefits as well as being an integral part of a growing business.
Office based – Ideal locations – Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Luton, Aylesbury, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City, Watford, High Wycombe, Oxford, Hitchin, Brackley, Buckingham, Northampton
Salary £30-40k dependent upon experience + private healthcare +life assurance + pension
The Role
- Recommend and develop product ranges within the framework of the company’s margin, product brand and car part coverage strategies.
- Work closely with other departments covering part number creation, brand selection, market pricing, cross referencing, catalogue linking, assisting with product identification and dealing with queries
- Assist in maximising the gross margin by working in conjunction with the purchasing department to resolve any pricing issues and improve the company’s overall purchasing terms whilst maintaining the quality brand / product level to meet the company’s strategy.
- Assist with the stock management and stock cleanse activity in conjunction with the purchasing department to meet the company’s requirements
- Help to create and collate information for the company’s catalogue database.
- Assist with enquiries from purchasing and sales departments to any product related issues including pricing, warranty, technical issues, identification, cross references etc.
The Candidate
- Our ideal candidate will have Product Management experience, preferably in the Mechanical Engineering
- A knowledge and experience of the automotive industry is highly advantageous.
- An understanding of stock control.
- Experience on Quality Assurance processes is required.
- You should be detailed, and results orientated.
- Strong negotiation skills are a must.
Apply in Confidence
To apply for the position of Product Manager – Automotive Parts please forward your CV to Kayleigh Bradley, Senior Recruitment Consultant at Glen Callum Associates Ltd or call Kayleigh on (phone number removed) for a further chat on the job.
JOB REF 3941KB – Product Manager – Automotive Parts
Glen Callum Associates are a leading automotive, engineering and industrial recruitment agency for sales, operational and marketing positions.
