Product Manager

The Company

Our client is a well-established, international business operating in the automotive and technical products sector. With a strong market position, an extensive product portfolio and ambitious growth plans, the business is looking to strengthen its product management capability to support continued expansion and innovation.

The Role - Product Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven Product Manager to take responsibility for developing and enhancing a broad portfolio of technical products, with a particular focus on the UK automotive aftermarket.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in identifying new market opportunities, anticipating emerging trends and ensuring the business has the right products, technologies and supplier partnerships to drive future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and capitalise on emerging market trends, customer requirements and new technologies to develop commercially attractive product opportunities

• Drive product portfolio development across electrical, electronic, automotive and increasingly digital and connected technologies

• Identify, evaluate and develop relationships with manufacturers and external suppliers to introduce innovative, competitive products

• Take commercial ownership of product performance, including pricing, profitability, margins and market positioning

• Work closely with customers, distributors and sales teams to identify gaps in the market and develop compelling product propositions

• Manage the product lifecycle, including new product introductions, portfolio expansion and rationalisation

The Candidate

We are seeking an ambitious and commercially astute product management professional with a proven track record of developing and growing technical product portfolios.

Essential Experience Required:

• 5+ years leading product management or product development function within a comparably sized business in the automotive or automotive aftermarket industry

• Experience identifying, sourcing and successfully launching new products, including those manufactured by third-party suppliers

• A good understanding of aftermarket distribution channels and commercial routes to market

• The ability to anticipate future market developments and translate these into profitable product opportunities

• Strong commercial awareness, customer engagement skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across a business

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful, growing international organisation where you will have genuine influence over product strategy, innovation and future commercial growth.