Product Marketing Manager

About Us

At Mercedes-Benz Vans, we deliver world-class vehicles and services that keep people and businesses moving across the UK. We’re ambitious, future-focused, and leading the shift to electric mobility with smart digital solutions and exceptional customer experiences.

Our culture is built on inclusivity, respect and equal opportunity, because our diverse backgrounds and perspectives drive our success. From our passionate colleagues to our trusted Dealer network, everyone plays a part in shaping the future of transportation.

It’s an exciting time to join us, why not be part of the journey?

How you’ll play your part

We’re looking for a results-driven leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and puts the customer at the heart of every decision. Resilient, forward-thinking, and driven by continuous improvement, you’ll bring proven experience across Product, Marketing, Engineering, or Commercial functions, along with a strong track record of shaping and delivering product strategies that accelerate growth, increase market share, and enhance customer satisfaction and profitability.

In this role, you’ll lead the Product & Engineering function,  owning product strategy and lifecycle management, driving successful market launches, and ensuring robust regulatory compliance. You’ll steer bodybuilder programmes and provide expert sales engineering support across the UK, working in close partnership with Sales, Planning, Finance, and Controlling teams to unlock commercial growth, enhance customer value, and deliver sustainable business performance.

What you’ll do:

·        Lead and inspire the Product & Engineering team, building a high-performance culture and strong capability for the future

·        Act as the voice of Product, influencing senior leadership and aligning UK priorities with global strategy while strengthening collaboration across HQ and the dealer network

·        Shape and deliver the UK product strategy, driving lifecycle excellence, competitive positioning, and commercial performance

·        Lead the UK Bodybuilder Programme, elevating partner performance, integration, and customer value to unlock growth

·        Deliver standout UK product launches end-to-end, aligning cross-functional teams to maximise market impact and dealer readiness

·        Drive regulatory compliance and homologation strategy, influencing industry bodies to protect performance and support future growth

What makes this role exciting:

Shaping the future of our UK vehicle portfolio end-to-end, you be leading strategy, influencing global direction, and bringing innovative products to market that drive real commercial impact and customer value.

What you’ll bring:

·        Leadership experience in a senior Product, Product Marketing, Engineering, or Commercial role

·        Proven success in developing and delivering product strategies that drive commercial growth, market share, customer satisfaction, and profitability

·        Clear, confident communicator who can simplify complex technical and commercial topics, with strong ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and external partners

·        Proven track record managing complex product portfolios end-to-end

·        Strong grasp of UK automotive market, regulation, and industry trends

·        Experience delivering successful vehicle launches and go-to-market strategies

·        Ability to influence strategy in a matrix environment

·        Commercially astute, using data to drive pricing, profitability, and performance

·        Inspirational leader with experience building high-performing teams

At Mercedes-Benz, we operate with integrity and therefore you are required to maintain ethical standards in accordance with our polices and adhere to the Company's Compliance Guidelines and Policies including Anti-Bribery and all relevant competition law.   

What’s in it for you

As well as the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, with a great team and culture, we’ll offer you a competitive salary and discretionary bonus structure. We also hope you’ll love our products as much as we do, with access to our colleague car schemes. On top of that, you’ll be able to join our pension scheme and you’ll get a flexible benefit pot that can be used to find the benefits that are right for you. We are pleased to be able to offer a hybrid working approach – achieving a great balance between remote and office working.

We’re here to support you – we offer access to colleague wellbeing resources, including an Employee Assistance Programme and Mental health First Aiders, as well as flexible opportunities to support work life balance. We’ll also encourage your development, with the training and knowledge you need to reach your potential.

Who we are

Through the doors of Mercedes-Benz Vans, you’ll find a passionate team working to innovate and deliver top-tier commercial vehicles that drive business success. We know that to keep this team motivated, we need to ensure that everyone has equal opportunity.

We celebrate a culture of appreciation and respect, where everyone is valued for who they are. We believe our backgrounds, experiences and cultures contribute to our shared experience and shape who we are and what we do. The diversity of our colleagues reflects the diversity of our customers. This diversity is the driving force behind our ideas.

What’s next?

Once you click apply, we’ll take you through to the Mercedes-Benz Group careers portal – this is our parent company site, so don’t worry, you’re in safe hands. Here, you’ll find a short application form to complete.

Please be assured that we’re here to support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond, and reasonable adjustments are available to any candidates who need them. We’re also open to working flexibly and are happy to discuss flexible working options.

Due to UK legislation, we need to let you know that we can only accept applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

Managing your data

We care about your personal data. The UK General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by submitting an application to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process.

Data categories that we process in relation to your application are the ones that you provided as part of the application process. We process your personal data in relation to the application, in accordance with the legal requirements. Recipients of your personal data within our company are the managers of the specialist unit in charge of filling the position and the responsible colleagues from HR.

Your application data is held within our secure application tracking system called Taleo – you’ll be given access to a candidate zone in this system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your progress through the recruitment process. You can also seek ‘job alerts’ once you are registered in Taleo and it’s possible your details may be returned in searches we conduct for new positions and we may contact you by email to let you know about them. We limit the storage of your data to the necessary period. Contact us as careers@mercedes-benz.com for further information.

If you have any questions about any matter relating to data protection or the personal data that we process about you for the purpose of personnel recruiting, please contact the Chief Officer of Corporate Data Protection for the Mercedes-Benz Group at the following address: HPC W079 70546 Stuttgart , data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.