Industrial Product Manager

 Your areas of responsibility:

Managing 2 product management assistants and working closely with our industrial sales & technical management team, your main responsibility will be the management of our industrial lubricant portfolio to maximize commercial results.
•    Develop core product range to meet the demands of the market, including new product development and product deletions. Ensure that products are made available in the correct packaging.
•    Research market trends to ensure correct pricing strategy is applied
•    Forecast sales patterns to ensure that correct strategic stocks are kept to minimise “stock-out” situations.
•    Minimise volume and value of excess and redundant stock 
•    Reporting on product range performance and profitability by market.  Reporting would include SKU management and stock management.
•    Responsive technical and commercial support for the field-based sales teams.
•    Reviewing the lifecycle of products within the company portfolio
•    Manage all aspects of in-life products, including customer feedback and issues.
•    Communicating with commercial teams for forecasts and new business
•    Communicating with global product management.
•    Liaising with R&D, production and marketing teams.
•    Projects would typically include product launches and product removals.
•    Working collaboratively with the Marketing team on campaign projects to suit relevant target markets.

The Ideal Candidate:

You will demonstrate strong technical and commercial acumen and a clear understanding of reporting and data analysis. You will be an experienced product manager with experience working in manufacturing, and a passion for identifying how to add value.
•    Degree level education and experience working in an industrial product management environment for 3+ years
•    Understanding of the industrial marketplace.
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills both internally at all levels of the organisation, as well as with external contacts
•    A keen eye for detail and a structured analytical approach toward tasks and projects
•    Computer literacy and numeracy skills are a pre-requisite, with the ability to create proposals and to deliver professional customer presentations.
•    Strong candidates will be self-motivated with good project management skills and be committed to delivering outstanding results.
•    Ideally a knowledge of SAP, but not role critical
•    Good leadership skills and a team player

Our Benefits:
•    Competitive salary & bonus scheme.
•    Car Allowance.
•    Holiday Entitlement above Statutory.
•    Defined Contribution Pension Scheme.
•    Discounted private medical cover
•    Employee Assistance Program
•    Training opportunities for personal development
•    Supportive working environment
 

Do you have any questions? Nichola Hubball (nichola.hubball@fuchs.com) will be more than happy to answer them!