Head of Product (Permanent)

My client is a leading distributor of parts to the UK and Europe. A company that has gone from strength to strength, and are now looking to hire a Head of Product, leading a team of 24. This is a company that truly values its staff and clients! Are you someone who is looking for a business that cares, that wants to drive your career and team forward?

You will be responsible for a team who deals with everything related to products! With Access to 2.5 million stocked parts, you will be looking after a team who are responsible for; specifications, images, part diagrams, part setup and all data associated with this. This role will be hands-on and you will be involved in product investigating, handling and analysing large data sets in relation to product specifications as well as ensuring team productivity.

The Role:

• You will be responsible for understanding, contributing and delivering the Company strategy
• Training, coaching & developing individuals to maximise their performance, development & productivity
• Leading the Product Data Team
• Maximising inter-departmental communication of project developments to ensure timely delivery
• Maximising work flow through effective people management, KPI setting, reporting and dashboards
• Developing the back office systems to reduce duplicate input, either through in-house development or outsourcing
• Developing best practices in data management and control
• Improve department efficiencies
• Ensure the data & content are at least as good as the OEM, focus on regular streams of data supply and a proactive approach to gaps in our data portfolio
• Ensuring product data is loaded in line with the data prioritisation plan
• Maximising on-line customer experience through findability of parts
• Working with the Head of Purchasing to ensure plans are in place on the route supplies of model data
• Analysing the product performance of parts, recommending changes to improve and drive conversion
• Maintaining product information at optimal levels as per company KPI, including lifecycle management and product relations
• Understanding returns in relation to data errors and set proactive actions to reduce

About you?

• Experience in managing and leading a large team of people 12+ people within FMCG or Distribution
• Proven ability to work with product information for a large amount of products
• Familiar with the updating of product specifications for 100s of products on E-Commerce platforms
• Management systems and SQL databases, spanning from ERP to integrations with websites and to the manipulation of large data sets through SQL
• Knowledge of RPA processes and systems to improve departmental efficiencies
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with ability to assimilate information
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines set
• IT literate in appropriate Microsoft systems including advanced excel
• Experience in developing internal applications to maximise the power of PIM systems to enable internal departments to optimise processes
• Highly organised with the ability to schedule your own and others workloads
• Ability to work on projects independently and as part of a team
• The ability to lead with speed

The Role:

• £50,000 - £55,000
• Free on-site parking
• Up to 34 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Pension scheme
• Access to over 250 discounts including high street and online shopping, travel, technology, entertainment, food and drink and many more via Perkbox
• Staff discounts on all products
• Private Health Insurance
• Car Allowance
• Hours: Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00

Location: Small Heath

Apply today!

Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.