Title: Accessory Product Planner
Location: Fountain Valley, CA (Onsite)
Employment Type: Temp (Possible Temp to Hire)
Pay: $35-$38/hr. DOE
Position Overview
Ultimate Staffing Services is actively seeking a talented Accessory Product Planner to join a dynamic team in California. This role requires a strategic thinker with a solid background in automotive accessories to develop and present accessory product plans, ensuring alignment with market trends and company goals.
Responsibilities
- Generate and present new vehicle product plans based on industry and market trends, ensuring knowledge of all marketable and technical features.
- Create and present new concept package reports, analyzing business cases, risk levels, customer interest, and supplier availability.
- Develop business cases and conduct profitability reviews for current and future projects, ensuring alignment with product plans and goals.
- Curate intelligence from Brand Planning to inform and update the Product Plan.
- Produce trend reports focusing on new product strategies and roadmaps to drive revenue and profits.
- Provide administrative support for the Accessory Planning Department, including taking meeting minutes and distributing them to stakeholders.
- Experience in the automotive accessory business with a strong mechanical and technical understanding is preferred.
- Possess knowledge of vehicle and accessory lifecycles within a wholesale environment.
- Exhibit strong interpersonal communication skills, with a focus on executive and brand communications.
Skills
- High competency in Microsoft Office programs.
- Advanced knowledge of electronic communication, data gathering, and reporting methods.
- Strong analytical skills, ideally with experience in statistical methodology related to data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
- Experience in market segmentation and research fundamentals, providing data-driven recommendations.
- Ability to understand target audiences to create compelling presentation materials.
- High attention to detail and strong communication skills within an accessory business environment.
- Effective organizational, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to interact with senior and executive management.
- Well-organized, capable of implementing and monitoring multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing assignments effectively.
- Motivated self-starter, able to work well under tight deadlines, and thrive in a team environment.
- Ability to work cross-functionally, manage multiple projects with changing priorities, and initiate and complete projects with minimal guidance.
- Strong results orientation with proven success in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Work Hours
Monday through Friday, first shift.
Benefits
Additional details about benefits can be provided upon request.
Additional Details
Salary Range: $35.00 - $38.00 per hour
Desired Skills and ExperienceAutomotive AccessoriesProduct PlanningMarket Trend AnalysisBusiness Case DevelopmentProfitability AnalysisBrand StrategyRoadmap DevelopmentMarket ResearchData Analysis & ReportingMicrosoft Office SuitePresentation DevelopmentExecutive CommunicationCross-functional CollaborationProject ManagementVehicle Lifecycle KnowledgeWholesale Operations
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.