Assistant Product Manager in Cambridge

Our client is a rapidly expanding chemical distributor looking for an Assistant Product Manager who will work closely with and support the Head of Product Management on product and development activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Calculate cost pricing and support the sales teams regarding all product related matters.
• Liaise with suppliers and global product managers with respect to product availability and price developments
• Actively monitor price and market developments of the product portfolio.
• Oversee supply chain of goods and ensure efficiency in all aspects of the process
• Preparation of demand forecasts in close dialogue with the sales teams and head of product management
• Regularly liaise with operations on the levels of inventory at warehouses
• Coordinate and organise sample management, liaise with sales and logistics on sample ordering and despatch from supplier to the warehouse

Technical skills

• Highly numerate the ability to calculate pricing, margins and costs are key to this role.
• Excellent listening skills
• Ability to pay great attention to detail
• Must be adept in use of MS Office, Excel and Word, Internet, email
• The ideal candidate will have CRM and ERP experience (SAP)
• Ideally the candidate will have experience in an international trading and/or distribution environment and be familiar with incoterms
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation and accustomed to working with business processes, policies and priorities

Personal Skills

• Excellent communication and people skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and able to work on own initiatives
• Polite, tactful, friendly and open-minded
• A good understanding of the needs of customers
• Good planning and organisational skills, ability to prioritise competing demands
• Good problem-solving skills and able to work efficiently and effectively under pressure to meet targets and deadlines
• A willingness to learn