Assistant Product Manager

Mayo Hardware Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayo Hardware Pty Ltd is seeking an Assistant Product Manager to support end-to-end lifecycle management of our product portfolios across Australia and New Zealand. You will work closely with Product Managers, Sales and Supply Chain to drive range reviews, coordinate product launches and analyze market trends to maximise profitability and market share.

This role is ideal for an analytical, detail-oriented professional looking to make a significant impact within a market-leading categories

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in product management, category assistant, or marketing roles.
• Strong capability in commercial data analysis, margin calculations and inventory reporting.
• High proficiency in ERP software and advanced Excel.
• Excellent organisational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple deadlines and product launch timelines.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with overseas suppliers, internal sales teams and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Product Management team in executing category strategies and full product lifecycle management.
• Coordinate new product introductions (NPI) and product launch timelines, ensuring all cross-functional teams are aligned.
• Maintain accurate product data, pricing structures, and master data configurations within our core ERP system.
• Conduct regular market, competitor and pricing analysis to identify opportunities, gaps, and emerging retail trends.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to develop impactful point-of-sale materials, packaging artwork and product catalogues.
• Assist with range reviews and prepare data-driven presentations for major retail, trade and industrial partners.
• Liaise with supply chain and warehouse to monitor stock levels, forecast demand and ensure product availability.
• Serve as a product champion, providing technical information, product training support and marketing collateral to the internal sales teams.

Skills

Product management

Data analysis

Inventory reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Mayo Hardware is recognised as a key supplier to the retail, trade, and commercial markets. We hold a market-leading position in the safety, security, decorative and outdoor lifestyle categories distributing product throughout Australia, New Zealand and selected export markets. As a market leader in our key categories, we supply many of Australia and New Zealand’s largest industrial, hardware, grocery and general merchandise retailers and are known for innovation, customer focus, teamwork and integrity.

About the Role:

We are seeking a high-caliber Assistant Product Manager to support the end-to-end lifecycle management, development and commercial success of our product portfolios across Australia and New Zealand. Working closely with Product Managers, Sales and Supply Chain teams, you will help drive range reviews, coordinate product launches and analyse market trends to maximise profitability and market share. This role is ideal for an analytical, detail-oriented professional looking to make a significant impact within a market-leading categories supplier.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

Support the Product Management team in executing category strategies and full product lifecycle management.

Coordinate new product introductions (NPI) and product launch timelines, ensuring all cross-functional teams are aligned.

Maintain accurate product data, pricing structures, and master data configurations within our core ERP system.

Conduct regular market, competitor and pricing analysis to identify opportunities, gaps, and emerging retail trends.

Collaborate with marketing teams to develop impactful point-of-sale (POS) materials, packaging artwork and product catalogues.

Assist with range reviews and prepare data-driven presentations for major retail, trade and industrial partners.

Liaise with supply chain and warehouse to monitor stock levels, forecast demand and ensure product availability.

Serve as a product champion, providing technical information, product training support and marketing collateral to the internal sales teams.

What We Are Looking For

Minimum 2-3 years of experience in product management, category assistant, or marketing roles, preferably within FMCG, hardware, consumer goods or industrial distribution as industry experience.

Strong capability in commercial data analysis, margin calculations and inventory reporting.

High proficiency in modern ERP software and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

Excellent organisational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple deadlines and product launch timelines simultaneously.

Exceptional interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with overseas suppliers, internal sales teams and senior stakeholders.

You will play a vital role in delivering innovative product solutions to our big retail partners. Join us today and be part of something BIG and exciting to come.

We thank you in advance for your interest in this position, however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please note that we are not in the position to sponsor visas for this role. No agencies please.