Product and Marketing Analyst

Role Summary

• Reporting directly to the Product and Marketing Manager.
• Support product range updates and communication to internal sales and external customers.
• Help evaluate and compare competitor products and range offerings.
• Review, evaluate and carry out scheduled price reviews on time for all customers and brands, ensuring adherence to company pricing structure and margin requirements.
• Review and approve/decline special price requests from Sales Team in-line with pricing policy.
• Support technical and product related enquiries from external customers.
• Maintain regular communication with key customers.
• Review warranty claims and adhere to processes.
• Analyse and maintain external/internal sales reports.
• Product information: to provide appropriate marketing aids to fully support and enhance MHUK aftermarket activities.
• Support the development, production and distribution of MHUK product literature and point of sale material for all brands.
• Support MHUK with all aftermarket marketing activities.
• Support sales team with customer trade events and training.
• Keen to play a vital role in the development of the MANN-FILTER and WIX Filters brand product and marketing management within the UK and Ireland automotive aftermarkets.
• Co-ordinate advertising campaigns and promotional activity.

Main Tasks

Main Accountabilities:

• Product awareness: to improve the level of M+H filtration awareness for all MHUK staff and aftermarket customers.
• Communicate new products, supersessions and obsolete part numbers internally and externally.
• Support the necessary resources (knowledge and aids) and help develop a training strategy.
• Brand management: perception of MANN+HUMMEL brands in the UK and Ireland aftermarkets.
• Effectively support the Product Manager and Product colleagues with all activities.
• Support MHUK with strategic marketing planning.
• Ensure conformance to corporate and brand identities.
• Support the Product Manager to achieve a high media profile with MHUK multi-brand strategy.
• Help maintain sales, pricing and marketing reports accurately.
• Promote MANN+HUMMEL filter values.

Key Results Areas:

• Effective and timely communication for Product-related topics (new to range etc).
• 100% accuracy of pricing delivery and within allocated timescale.
• Report monthly accurate sales figures to both customers and external sales team.
• Always promote M+H brands in line with corporate guidelines and multi brand strategy.
• Maintain customer marketing budget.

Your Profile

Essential Attributes:

• Excellent numeracy/confidence working with numbers
• Attention to detail
• Active knowledge of the UK automotive aftermarket
• Experience in a similar job role
• Good educational background
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
• Good Excel knowledge
• PC literate
• Clear presentation skills
• Professional attitude and appearance
• Flexible, decisive and determined
• Strong communicator / influencer with Customer focus
• Organised with ability to work under time and other workplace pressures

Desirable Attributes:

• Artistic flair/interest in product marketing
• Filtration background
• Automotive or technical background
• Marketing experience

Other Circumstances:

• Travel within the UK and Ireland
• Some overseas travel (Germany, Poland)
• Clean Driving Licence
• Occasional work outside of standard hours

We offer

• Full time, permanent role
• Competitive salary
• Company Pension scheme
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Cashplan
• Competitive Monthly Bonus Scheme