Product Manager - Accessories & Consumables

GSF Car Parts; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts supplier in Wolverhampton seeks a driven colleague for product management. You will develop and optimize the product offering, manage category lifecycles, and support marketing initiatives. The ideal candidate has experience with consumables and accessories. Competitive salary, annual reviews, and various benefits are included.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Access to financial wellbeing portal

Life Assurance scheme

Access to discounts from various brands

Qualifications

• Driven colleague with experience in product management.
• Ability to effectively manage product lifecycle.
• Familiarity with pricing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define brand strategies within your categories.
• Develop and optimise the product range.
• Manage the lifecycle of categories effectively.

Skills

Experience with consumables and accessories

Strong analytical skills

Effective communication

Job description

About The Role

Development of our product offering to ensure category and business objectives are achieved.

Main Duties and Accountabilities

• Working with the Head of Category to define the brand strategies within each of your categories, taking into consideration suppliers, competition, market size, share, growth and trends.
• Develop and optimise the product range, positioning products within various quality and brand tier levels and looking for opportunities to consolidate the offer.
• Reviewing lost sales and conversion data to support development of core product offer.
• Ownership of Product data maintenance via various systems, including Autopart and Product Information Management System (PIMS), to support sales channels including online catalogue and website.
• Working with the Procurement team to identify the best sources for the products and brands within the categories to ensure that group objectives are achieved in terms of sales and margin.
• Effectively manage the lifecycle of your categories and ensure that the stock profiling programme is relevant for the needs of the business, liaising with Supply Chain to ensure good product availability.
• Working with the Pricing team to ensure that the category pricing is positioned correctly for the market while maximising the volume vs revenue mix.
• Supporting Marketing in the development of compelling product material and promotional campaigns to drive category sales.
• Engaging with Sales teams to understand business and market requirements to assist with development and growth within a product group.

About You

We are looking for a driven colleague with experience and know of consumables and accessories.

About Us

We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset. We value the commitment they make to the business which is why we are continually working to provide a market leading rewards and benefits package. Competitive salaries Annual salary reviews every April 33 days holiday (including bank holidays). We also reward Team Members with the chance to earn extra holiday days based on length of service with the company as a way of showing our appreciation for their loyalty Eligibility to join our Electric Vehicle Scheme Financial Wellbeing is an important part of taking care of your mental health. With that in mind all our Team Members have access to our financial wellbeing portal provided by Salary Finance. This includes Personalised loans, advances and share schemes. Peace of mind that if the worst should happen, GSF will look after your loved ones with our Life Assurance scheme which pays out a tax-free lump sum equivalent to 2 x your annual salary Perks at Work – access to Discounts from 100’s of household names including Asda, Nike & John Lewis Health & wellbeing tools Access to our Accelerate programme, where you will be able to gain qualifications that are nationally recognised.