Product Manager
Product Manager
Competitive Salary
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Location: UK- Harrow
Work Pattern: Office/remote-based, with travel as required
Department: Product Management
Reporting To: VP Product Management & Procurement EMEA
About Us
Electro Rent is a global leader in test and technology solutions that help organisations accelerate innovation and optimise investments. Our single-source solution—including rental, financial solutions, the sale of new and used equipment, and asset optimisation—supports leading innovators across key sectors including aerospace and defence, automotive, communications, energy and general electronics. Founded in 1965, Electro Rent operates globally to deliver unmatched technical and commercial flexibility.
About the Role
As Product Manager, you will provide expert technical and commercial product support to the sales organisation, across EMEA, while managing assigned areas of Electro Rent’s EMEA rental fleet. You will connect customer requirements with the right test and measurement solutions, support effective deal strategies, and help ensure that our inventory remains relevant, competitive and financially productive.
You will work closely with sales, sourcing, suppliers and the Americas Product Management team to support customer opportunities, guide investment decisions and maintain accurate product, pricing and forecast information. This is a commercially focused role requiring strong technical judgement, analytical capability and cross-functional collaboration.
About You
You are a commercially driven product professional who combines strong technical knowledge with sound business judgement. You can translate customer specifications into practical equipment solutions, communicate confidently with internal and external stakeholders, and balance immediate commercial priorities with the long-term performance of the rental fleet.
You are analytical, proactive and comfortable working both independently and as part of a global team. You build trusted supplier relationships, use data to recommend action, and communicate clearly in both German and English.
Why Join Us?
At our core, we value the expertise, experience and passion you bring—and in return, we ensure you are recognised, appreciated and well rewarded:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Private Medical Healthcare
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Great company culture focused on accountability, innovation and customer success
What You Will Be Doing
- Sales Support: Identify the right instruments and solutions to meet customer specifications and support the sales organisation across assigned markets.
- Commercial Guidance: Advise on rental pricing, deal strategy and value-based selling to support profitable growth.
- Technical Support: Answer customer technical questions and provide clear product and application guidance.
- Training: Deliver product and solution training to sales teams.
- Supplier Engagement: Arrange meetings between sales teams and key suppliers and maintain effective relationships with relevant supplier contacts.
- Systems and Process Support: Use the Horizon ERP system to support the wider organisation, recommend improvements, test new developments and help implement process changes.
- Inventory Ownership: Manage assigned product groups within the European and Asian rental inventory and collaborate with the Americas Product Management team on global inventory matters.
- Performance Management: Monitor the financial and operational performance of assigned inventory, including utilisation and time-based measures.
- Fleet Refresh: Proactively manage inventory refresh activity and recommend actions to maintain a competitive and relevant fleet.
- Forecasting and Investment: Maintain purchase forecasts and support the Sourcing team with investment recommendations.
- Pricing and Product Data: Maintain rental and sales pricing and accurate product information across company systems.
- Reporting: Provide monthly management reporting on inventory performance, risks and recommended actions.
What You’ll Have
Essential
- Strong technical and commercial capability within a relevant industry environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external customers at all levels
- Analytical, problem-solving, reporting and presentation skills
- Commercial drive and strong business acumen
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a team
- Strategic thinking and the ability to provide leadership and direction within your area of responsibility
- Extensive relevant industry knowledge
- Professional negotiation skills
- Native-level German and professional business-level English
- Experience using modern ERP systems
Desirable
- Experience in test and measurement equipment, rental services or an adjacent technology sector
- Experience managing product groups, technical inventory or rental fleet performance
- Experience working with international sales, sourcing and supplier teams
- Degree or equivalent education in engineering, business or a related technical discipline
Equal Opportunity
Electro Rent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation or ordinance.
All offers of employment are subject to receipt of references that prove satisfactory to Electro Rent UK Ltd.
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