Product Manager

4 weeks ago


Birmingham Business Park, United Kingdom Alliance Automotive Group UK Full time

**Position**:Product Manager

**Location**:Birmingham

**Salary**:Competitive

**Benefits**:Hybrid Working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home)

Access to AAG benefits which include discounts to major retailers and grocers/ staff discount on car parts.

Become part of a global brand and organisation with plenty of room to progress for the right individual

**The Company**

Alliance Automotive Group are a leading distributor of light and commercial vehicle parts to the independent aftermarket in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine PartsCompany (GPC), the largest worldwide automotive parts distributor with combined turnover of over 22 billion USD. Alliance Automotive Group are proud to be the home of the NAPA Racing UK British Touring car team.

**The role**

Working within a dynamic commercial purchasing department, your role forms an essential link in the supply chain working for a leading automotive parts distributor. You will have full cradle to grave product lifecycle management responsibilities.

The Product Manager will be responsible for owning the product strategy, pricing, supplier management and go to the market strategy within the commercial team.

New Product Development will be integral to the success of your product portfolio (suspension dampening products)

This role would suit either an experienced Product Manager or Assistant Product Manager who is looking to take a step up in their career and is looking for career progression.

**Key responsibilities and duties - daily tasks will include but not be limited to**:
**Responsibilities**
- Launch and maintenance of product ranges
- Inventory management
- Business systems are kept functional and maintained
- Marketing and Campaign planning for your product portfolio leading to sales support
- Successfully executing the company’s business strategy.
- Facilitate teams to achieve Sales and Profit Budget
- Regularly undertake product and supplier reviews and present management proposals for appropriate steps to maximise performance of stock and sales
- To be able to collaborate with different departments internally
- Develop and enhance relationships with suppliers and ensure they understand and meet our requirements
- Price benchmarking against market to validate our programs market competitiveness
- Management of product part number cross reference and alternates database ensuring minimum of 95% coverage across the category
- Identifying areas for growth, including new ranges and product group extensions
- Work with AAG Global sourcing partners to manage private label range introductions.

**Essential Requirements**
- New product launch
- Data processing and analysis
- Supplier relationship management
- Project planning capability
- Working against tight deadlines
- Effective communication skills
- Microsoft skills, particularly Excel
- Adaptive attitude

**Desirable Requirements**
- Automotive supply chain experience but not essential


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