Oliver Brown

Product Manager @Vauxhall Motors Ltd

Coventry, GB

As a Product Manager working for Vauxhall, I manage the Corsa and Mokka carlines, while working with the wider product and pricing team within Vauxhall and other Stellantis brands, collaborating with multiple teams and departments to assist in multiple areas to shape the product and pricing position of Vauxhall and their lineup effectively in the automotive market.Primary responsibilities included- Managing product lifecycle of Corsa & Mokka products, including launching new products & model years- Collaborating with central Opel-Vauxhall Product colleagues to prepare for launches, manage existing products & rectify issues- Ordering of pre-production test and scout cars, early product units & marketing fleet cars- Managing pricing power analysis of market segments & monitoring KPIs- Managing set up of new models and model years in third-party systems such as MVRIS & Thatcham- Managing key customer-facing and retailer-facing marketing material such as price and specification guides, ordering guides, press releases & communication assets- Reporting on brand, market, & segment performance to the wider marketing team- Managing Vauxhall ordering and invoice systems GEOS & CRONOS, rectifying widespread issues affecting retailers and customers, as well as managing the creation of new models for future launches- Researching & conducting competitor analysis in order to perform deep-dive presentation into key competitors or models, and assist with the development of new Vauxhall products, sub-brands such as GSe & special edition cars- Collaborating cross-functionally across departments as well as the wider product team in order to develop business cases & pricing proposals for new models- Representing Vauxhall at events such as fleet customer events, car shows, residual value events & content shoots, helping to answer technical questions & presenting to attendees- Managing & rectifying model specific customer & retailer technical queries

Nottingham Trent University

BA (Hons) Business Management and Marketing

St. Crispins School

A-Levels, Science, Business & History