Product Manager

Genuine Parts Company; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Automotive Group seeks a Product Manager for the busy team based in Milton Keynes or Birmingham. You will own the lifecycle of product groups, manage ERP-based product data, and coordinate new product launches with suppliers and internal teams.

The role involves analysing pricing, creating product factsheets and data notes, and close collaboration with Marketing and Sales to boost brand awareness. Experience in automotive aftermarket and strong Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Excel proficiency and strong computer literacy.
• Experience in the Automotive Aftermarket.
• High level of commercial awareness.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Technical knowledge of vehicle components.

Responsibilities

• Manage complete product range lifecycle from New to End of Life.
• Maintain live product files in the ERP system.
• Catalogue products via Make/Model indexing and aftermarket tools.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders for timely launches.
• Perform supplier benchmark analysis including pricing references.
• Produce and manage product factsheets, data, and notes with technical teams.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Sales to promote brands.
• Handle basic technical queries.

Skills

Excel

Automotive Aftermarket experience

Commercial awareness

Team player

Written and verbal communication

Technical knowledge of vehicle parts

Tools

ERP systems

Product cataloguing tools

Job description

Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) is a leading distributor of passenger and commercial vehicle parts to the independent automotive aftermarket in Europe. It operates in France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Hungary and Romania.

The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), the largest global automotive replacement parts distributor with activities in North America, Europe, and Australasia. AAG’s network serves thousands of customers across Europe supported by a logistics infrastructure of 75 Distribution Centres, approximately 2,550 Stores and thousands of vehicle repairers, body shops and auto-centres. AAG has a revenue of 3.4 billion euros with over 17,000 employees. Learn more at www.allianceautomotivegroup.eu

We have vacancy for a Product Manager to join our busy team based in either Milton Keynes or Birmingham. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the ongoing management of the Product Groups under your control including lifecycle management, providing analysis and insight into requirements in an ever changing and evolving automotive aftermarket. Full management of the product groups allocated to the candidate from new to range introduction to end of life exit.

We are offering a competitive salary and ideally, the successful candidate should have previous experience working within a similar background.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for complete product range lifecycle from New to Range through to end of life removal
• Maintaining the live product file on ERP systems
• Product cataloguing (Make model index) via aftermarket solutions and supporting the wider cataloguing business function
• Liaising with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate new product launches
• Carry out Supplier benchmark analysis including pricing and cross referencing.
• Working in conjunction with the supplier and internal Technical teams to produce and manage product factsheets, technical data and product notes
• Working closely with the Marketing and Sales teams to promote internal and external brand awareness
• Handling basic technical queries

Essential requirements;

• Strong level of computer literacy particularly in Microsoft Excel is essential.
• Experience of working within the Automotive Aftermarket
• High level of commercial awareness.
• Team Player.
• High level of both written and verbal communication.
• Technical knowledge of vehicle components.

Alliance Automotive Group is an equal opportunities employer.