Product Manager

Swindon
6 months ago
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Are you looking to become a product manager with a market-leading automotive parts manufacturer that supplies many of the world's leading automotive and industrial companies?
We have an opportunity with a leader in the Automotive Aftermarket for a Product Manager to join a forward-thinking global automotive manufacturing company.
Our client is a leader within the Automotive Aftermarket for both the UK and export markets, and their customers demand the highest level of service, quality and availability.
The company is going from strength to strength. In 2024, it grew by over 50% from a market-leading position.
The role will give you a really broad exposure to the automotive aftermarket. In the UK, it supplies all the major buying groups as well as having an impressive international customer base.
Ideally, you will have experience managing a product range within the automotive aftermarket and understand the needs and demands of an industry undergoing significant change.
You will be a good communicator who is persuasive and professional.
You will have a deep understanding of how to obtain competitor and market intelligence to ensure that the company remains at the forefront of product development.
You will be confident using MS Office packages and have a great knowledge of Excel and similar platforms.
You will be a team player who understands the need to be proactive to ensure that the sales team have the tools to sell the range and the buying team have the correct forecast data to be able to ensure industry-leading availability.
Ideally, you will be based within travelling distance to Swindon, Wiltshire.
For further details, please contact Stewart Lupton of JSL Solutions, JSL Solutions - Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment.
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