Specialist Product Planning (Fixed-Term)

Objective of the job:

To provide a product planning support function according to specified processes in order to optimize market share, profitability and customer appeal while controlling related costs. In addition, to build and maintain brand usage and performance in compliance to the Company's Integrity & Anti Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy & S.H.E. requirements and to perform delegated S.H.E. tasks and duties & to inform superior about deviations.

Main Tasks:

Vehicle specification, pricing and positioning: To prepare and develop vehicle specification and price lists with Marketing/external supplier. To analyze competitive intelligence and price adjusted studies in relation to MB Vans overall product and brand strategy.

Visits to Dealer Customers: Visit high contribution dealers. Identify Customer requirements/needs and implement required/appropriate action, analyse the market, to determine opportunities to enter new segments and grow in current segments. Build relationships with dealers as well as other suppliers

Product Liaison and Assistance. To attend to all customer, dealers queries and provide any assistance and information required on products, to ensure customer satisfaction.

Vehicle Point of Sales and Training Material support. To provide Accurate and Competitive product information by verifying specifications and vehicle positioning for both Dealer POS, USP and Training as developed by Product and Marketing and Daimler Training Academy, respectively.

Manage and Control New Product Introduction: incl. current model enhancements: Market analysis and new model introduction. To compile all viability and feasibility studies for new models and for existing models in line with overall MB product strategy and Equipment adjusted pricing done for all models vs competition.

Master coded execution list. To extract and accurately upload all master data product information and to actively manage this on a daily basis. To ensure that new projects relating to product technology or models are managed in a timely and efficient way to achieve project milestones.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

Understanding of vehicle specifications

Good Product Knowledge

Knowledge of the automotive industry

Presentation skills

Business acumen

EXCEL Advanced

Experience:

3-5 years relevant experience.

Applicable to internal candidates and external candidates.

Mercedes-Benz Southern Africa is proud to be an equal opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered, however the following will apply:

• Foreign nationals must qualify for a work visa/permit as per the provisions of the Immigration Act 13, 2002.
• Division's Employment Equity Plan in terms of the Employment Equity Act, No 58, 1998.
• Code of good practice on the employment of people with disabilities.

Only applications submitted online https://group.mercedes-benz.com/en/ will be considered. Applications sent by email WILL NOT be considered. Email address provided for query purposes only.

IMPORTANT: For an optimal selection process, please attach all relevant documents.

Closing date: 6 October 2022

Qualifications

Matric. A related tertiary qualification (i.e. Advance Diploma or degree in Commerce, Engineering or Business) will be an added advantage.