Assistant Product Manager

Assistant Product Manager

Looking for a role where your ideas can help shape the products used by thousands of customers across the UK and beyond If youre looking to take the next step in your career and want to develop your commercial analytical and project management skills within a successful British manufacturer wed love to hear from you.

At Autosmart weve spent over 45 years developing innovative products that help businesses keep vehicles clean safe and looking their best. As our business continues to grow were looking for an ambitious Assistant Product Manager to join our Marketing team and support the development of our market-leading product portfolio.

Youll work alongside our Product Manager supporting the full product lifecyclefrom identifying new product opportunities and launching exciting innovations through to analysing product performance and helping shape the future of our ranges. Youll work closely with colleagues across Marketing R&D Sales Operations and our Franchise network giving you real exposure to every part of the business.

This role also offers the opportunity to visit franchisees and customers across the UK helping you understand how our products are used in the real world and ensuring the voice of the customer is at the centre of everything we do.

Please note: This role includes occasional travel throughout the UK and from time to time overnight stays.

What youll be doing:
Supporting the delivery of our New Product Development programme from concept through to launch
Coordinating projects maintaining workflows and helping keep product launches on track
Analysing sales performance market trends and customer feedback to identify new opportunities
Supporting product range reviews pricing updates and lifecycle management
Visiting customers and franchisees to understand their needs and translate feedback into product improvements
Monitoring competitor activity and market developments
Managing product information across internal systems and supporting sales materials
Helping deliver successful product launches and go-to-market plans
Preparing insights and analysis for internal and international meetings

What were looking for:
2 years experience in Product Management or a similar commercial analyst or planning role
A degree (or equivalent) in Marketing Business Engineering Product Management or another relevant subject is desirable
Strong analytical skills with confidence interpreting data and identifying trends
Excellent organisation skills
Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across different teams
Commercial awareness and genuine curiosity about products and customers
Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel
A proactive self-motivated approach with excellent attention to detail
An interest in manufacturing automotive or technical products would be an advantage

What youll get in return:
Competitive salary
Structured training and ongoing professional development
Career progression within a growing award-winning business
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Generous contributory pension scheme
Non-contributory private healthcare
Life assurance at three times salary
Employee assistance programme
Staff purchase scheme take home products for free

Why Autosmart
At Autosmart youll do far more than update spreadsheets or manage product data. Youll help bring new ideas to life influence future productstrategy and work with teams across the business to deliver products that make a real difference to our customers.

This a great opportunity to get hands on and build and understanding of how & why the products youre commercially minded enjoy analysing data love solving problems and want to build a long-term career in Product Management wed love to hear from you.

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