Undergraduate - Product Management

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Undergraduate - Product Management

At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday. However, we offer flexibility of when you work with our daily flex-time start of between 07:00 and 11:00 providing that there is no business requirement.

Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility we offer is that you can request to work from home for a maximum of 50% of the working days in any one month, again providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.

Role: 

The role is responsible for providing operational support to the European Product Leads.

The key responsibility will be to contribute and support the Product Management team in managing and developing the Honda Car product line up and strategy in Europe. 

The role will focus on supporting the product management team in day-to-day activities including preparing and analysing the European car market and customer data to support product lifecycle development.  It will require working closely with several internal departments to obtain and communicate necessary information and data in a timely manner, including the Head Office in Japan and Honda’s Research & Development teams, Marketing, Sales Planning, Supply Planning and Corporate Communications.

Main Responsibilities: 

Support the day-to-day activity of the Product Management team including: 

Market information 

• Prepare necessary market information on the European Car market, analysing current and future trends and reporting to the Product Management team.
• Study Key Competitor’s products and activities, including pricing, to support key model. 

Product development 

• Supporting the production of a market and competitor activity report for internal distribution on a bi-monthly basis.

Customer information 

• Update and analyse European customer information for Honda and key competitors reporting to Product Management team.

Research Support 

• Support ongoing database administration for market and customer databases.
• Involvement in ad-hoc research projects for new model.

Others

• Liaising with internal teams within Honda, including Sales, PR & Marketing within Europe and Product management in Head Office in Japan.
• Providing product information and support for Honda’s Branches across Europe.

Qualifications, skills and experience: Required/Desirable

Required

• Must be an undergraduate, undertaking a related degree, looking for a placement as part of their studies.
• Advanced Excel & PowerPoint skills. 
• An enthusiastic person who seizes the initiative and is prepared to challenge the norm.
• Logical thinking and well organised with a high degree of accuracy.
• Well organised, calm under pressure with the capacity to manage several tasks at once and prioritise effectively.

Desirable 

• English and other language preferred

About Honda

Honda aims to become the “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative. In order to continue to be a company society wants to exist, Honda strives to help people create a better society through our technologies, ideas and designs. 

Honda is looking for talented Associates to innovate and shape the future of our society. By choosing Honda, you’re choosing a path to personal and professional success. 

The Honda Philosophy and our Fundamental Beliefs drive our desire to “help people and society” and “expand life’s potential”. The underlying basis of such efforts is the concept of “Respect for the Individual,” which is at the centre of our philosophy. We always put “people” in the centre of our thinking, and we believe in the potential of people.

This philosophy is not only shared by all Associates, but also forms the basis for all company activities and sets the standard for the conduct and decision-making of all Associates throughout the Honda Group. 

With over 70 years of heritage, Honda has always been focused on bringing joy to its customers and society. We are always focused on delivering products that answer the real needs of customers. 

Over 76 years, Honda’s passionate associates have delivered innovation and excellence that has made it the world’s largest maker of internal combustion engines. But the challenge of decarbonisation is now the most pressing concern and Honda has committed to act. 

Honda has set an ambitious target and began initiatives to realize carbon neutrality throughout its operations by 2050. Here in Europe, our Automobile range is 100% electrified and this year saw the addition of our second electric motorcycle; the CUV e: scooter to our line-up. At the same time, we will strive to realize a “zero environmental footprint” through our initiatives in manufacturing, such as the utilisation of renewable energy and recycling of resources.

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