Play an integral part in the success of a major, exciting, and growing category by coordinating strategic product management across multi-channels within the business that brings top results.

• Exciting Opportunity within a Growing Organisation

• Iconic brand with over 400 stores across Australasia

• Part of Genuine Parts Company, the global leader in automotive parts and accessories

The role and you:

Playing an integral part in the coordination of category related product management including the maintenance of internal systems and supporting collateral. This fast-paced role reports directly to a Merchandise Manager and ensures that product and supporting ranging plans are rolled out to a high standard, and to schedule.

To be successful in this role, you will have a technical mindset, are hands on and enjoy learning and researching opportunities. You are resilient, have a tenacious personality and enjoy the challenge of meeting defined deadlines.

Duties include:

- Meet business objectives in relation to category plans – develop and execute product strategies that drive revenue growth and profitability.

- Full product portfolio management – working with own brand and major national brands. Including:

• Competitor landscaping

• Range reviews, gap opportunities, planogram, range rationalisation and managing product vitality

• Identifying/writing product specifications

• Forecasting launch qty’s and monitoring ongoing stock levels

• New product research – identifying customer needs and market trends

• Own brand product development and assisting with driving the brand strategy

• Artwork and user manual reviews and creation: Packaging, F&B, Specifications, Assembly/Operation Guides

• Managing product and category launch collateral

• Pricing analysis and setting

• Staff product training

• Product and product category performance reviews

- Following internal processes and systems

- Working in collaboration with local and overseas vendors and quality assurance teams – ensuring products within the portfolio comply with local laws and regulations

- Working closely and collaboratively with interna and external stakeholders.

- Report preparation and presentations

- General administration support related to the role and category

- Occasional requirement to travel domestically and internationally

The successful applicant will have:

• Demonstrated experience in product management/product development preferably in a technical related field such as automotive, tooling, mechanical products etc

• Engineering, business, or related discipline

• Experience working together with QA, compliance, and legal departments and agents

• A demonstrated understanding of key industry competitors and market participants

• Strong interpersonal/negotiating skills with strong oral and written communication skills

• Promotional planning experience, or a strong desire to learn

• Retail industry marketing awareness/prowess

• Strong communication skills and the ability to develop solid stakeholder relationships

• Experience with ERP systems

• Well-developed excel skills, including other Microsoft packages

• A passion for analysing information

• A keen eye for detail, and strong sense of logic

• Clean and structured file keeping/management

• A hands-on approach with a proactive attitude and mindset

• Administrative prowess

• A natural ability to be organised

• The attitude to “operate it like it’s your own”

Looking after you:
We are committed to ensuring our people are well looked after. In addition to a rewarding and challenging career, we will provide:

• Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies

• Private health insurance discounts

• Employee assistance program

• A highly safety conscious work environment

• We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this

• Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation

GPC Asia Pacific
Movement is in our DNA. We are GPC Asia Pacific: one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. Our iconic brands include Repco, NAPA, McLeod Accessories and Motion Industries.

Yet we are more than just a parts and service company. We propel people forward.

With over 8000 team members in Asia Pacific, and 60k+ globally, being part of Genuine Parts Company won’t leave you standing still. Reach is key to our success. Learn more about our business online at www.gpcasiapac.com

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