Background
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McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.
Purpose of Role
This role is responsible for leading product management, marketing and launch management for future products within McLaren Automotive.
Principal Accountabilities
The Future Product Launch Manager will lead sales and marketing activities across the following areas:
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience in Automotive Sales and Marketing including specific experience (5+ years) in product management and marketing.
- Experienced people manager both of direct teams and indirect stakeholders.
- Experience of and direct involvement in product development programmes is highly desirable.
- An in-depth understanding and experience of product pricing, value indexing and options analysis.
- Must be able to define and execute business processes, and understand the importance of formal process to reduce risk and variance.
- Expertise in presentation skills to both internal and external audiences.
- Experience in representing company values through interactions with HNW customers and automotive media.
Personal Attributes
- An ability and genuine passion to develop extensive in-depth product knowledge.
- Strong commercial acumen.
- Highly numerate and analytical, with a clear view of the big picture and a flair for strategic thinking.
- Excellent communication, collaboration and leadership skills.
- Understand that intelligence of presentation is key to deliver convincing arguments to management.
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to operate at a senior level in cross-functional roles.
- Highly self-motivated and able to motivate and influence others.