Vehicle Product Specialist

4 weeks ago

Oxford Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Different Technologies Pty Ltd. Full time

Forseven, a revolutionary company that will transform the EV industry through cutting-edge technology and innovative engineering practices, is seeking an exceptional Vehicle Product Analyst to join our highly skilled and dynamic Product Team.

This pivotal role will operate in a hybrid capacity from one of our offices near Guildford or Warwick and the successful candidate will have the rare opportunity to work on an all-new electric vehicle product from an all-new vehicle brand.

What you will do

We are looking for 2 Vehicle Product Analysts to join the rapidly growing Product team at Forseven. Reporting to one of our Vehicle Product Managers, you will support the definition, development and refinement of the product offer through to market launch and beyond. You will work closely with a cross-functional team to analyse market trends, identify opportunities, and develop strategies to define our products.

As a young but experienced organisation, we will value your support to create a culture of collaborative innovation which can challenge convention, powered by diverse experiences, a critical thinking approach and effective inter-personal relationships.

Specific responsibilities will include:

  • Develop a deep understanding of our product offerings and their competitive landscape.
  • Ensure the ‘Voice of the Customer’ is heard in all product development activities, helping to guide the direction, inform trade-off decisions and protect the original product strategic intent.

Product definition and lifecycle management

  • Work closely with the Product Development teams to support product attribute & content positioning; managing trade-offs to achieve the best product fit for customer / brand and financials.
  • Support the optimisation of product lifecycle to enhance competitiveness and maximise business case contribution; including developing strategies for variants, special editions, trim levels, features, options and colour & materials.
  • Develop Accessories and Personalisation content strategies.
  • Through continuous monitoring of post-launch vehicle sales performance data across all markets, develop Model Year strategies which enhance and optimise the customer offer throughout the lifecycle, maximising the bottom line.

Product Management Process & Documentation

  • Support the change control and documentation of your product direction documents.
  • Support the definition and assignment of feature codes for your product.
  • Work with Product Pricing to develop price and take rate assumptions to feed the business cases for all Trims, Options & Accessories.
  • Support product direction sign-off through development and delivery of compelling presentations and product proposals to the Senior Leadership team.

We would like you to have:

  • A proactive and ambitious approach; highly motivated and desiring accountability.
  • An open and transparent communication style with the ability to build influential relationships at all levels of the business.
  • A sincere responsibility for personal development and a genuine passion to develop extensive relevant product knowledge.
  • Direct experience of working in a fast-paced startup environment or be able to demonstrate that you can thrive in a less-structured adaptable setting.
  • Experience or exposure to vehicle product management, including concepts of: software defined features, digital twins and product/configuration lifecycles.
  • A highly analytical but creative mindset that can create order and control to manage complexity and/or ambiguity.
  • Qualification (degree or higher) ideally in Marketing, Business, Sales or Engineering.
  • 3+ years post qualification experience in product management or a related field
  • PC systems literacy – highly competent with Microsoft Office environment and a familiarity with JIRA/Confluence and MIRO tools.
  • Fluency with English language.

Ideally, you may also have:

  • Direct vehicle product experience in a global vehicle OEM, or an auto importer/national sales HQ.
  • A familiarity with the typical content of a vehicle product development programme.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of global automotive legislative and regulatory environment.
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