International Key Account Manager – Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) UK

About the role

BYD is currently seeking a Product Manager to work from our London office currently based at Iver Buckinghamshire. This exciting opportunity has become available due to the successful growth of the company. The Product Manager will manage existing product portfolios.

Main Tasks and responsibilities:

• Manage existing product portfolios.

• Lead the conceptual design of the platform in the early stage.

• Propose and prepare R&D feature prioritization list with R&D for management approval.

• Develop monitor evaluate and standardize key metrics and product analytics to improve technical (performance reliability scalability) and customer / business performance.

• Gather relevant product and supplier information across departments.

• Monitor supplier reliability lead-time alternatives and prices.

• Manage the process of root cause analysis and product improvement to customer and product problems as they arise.

• Work alongside business development R&D technical management project management and cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidate profile:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering.

• 5 years of experience as a product manager product owner business analyst or similar role.

• Knowledge about Automotive industry is highly advantageous.

• Experience with High Tech Start-up / Electric Vehicles / Alternative Energy / Batteries is desirable.

• Strong and effective written verbal and interpersonal communication skills in English.

• Business level Chinese language would be beneficial but not essential.

• Proactivity and attention to the details and time-discipline.

• Strong problem-solving skills going from the customer to how the technology works; ability to quickly translate customer opportunity or need into product and technology dependencies.

• Comfortable with ambiguity; self-starter and purpose driven; have a strong sense of curiosity; experience with dashboard and metrics.

• Demonstrated experience in working with an international team.

• Must be team-oriented possess a positive attitude and work well with others

Benefits:

• Performance and experience-based competitive remuneration;

• Scottish Widow workplace pension;

• 25 days paid holidays public holidays;

• On-site free parking;

• Commute allowance;

• Car sacrifice scheme

• Team building events and employee learning opportunities

About BYD UK

BYD UK is the UK distributor of BYD Company Ltd which is a China-based company and a global leading-edge provider of green energy technologies. BYD UK offers a range of electric vehicles including all-electric cars all-electric buses and all-electric forklift trucks. BYD is expanding its UK operations to support a growing portfolio of electric bus projects.