Product Specialist –Excavators

Salary: Competitive Salary

Contract Type: Full Time

Working Pattern: Permanent

The Opportunity – Product Specialist –Excavators

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About the role

Large Excavators are a vital part of JCB’s global growth strategy, and we are looking for a driven and commercially minded Product Specialist to help shape the future of our excavator portfolio.

This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a key product range, ensuring JCB’s large excavator offering remains competitive, profitable and aligned to customer and market needs. Working closely with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Commercial and Regional teams, you will play a pivotal role in defining product strategy, driving product development and delivering a compelling “Why Buy JCB” proposition across global markets.

As the product champion for the X-Series tracked excavator platform, you will combine customer insight, market intelligence and technical understanding to influence future products, support product launches and help maximise JCB’s market share and customer satisfaction worldwide.

What does this role involve day to day?

• Owning and developing the global product strategy and roadmap for JCB’s excavator range, ensuring it meets customer, market and business requirements.
• Working closely with Engineering, Sales, Marketing and Commercial teams to define product specifications, features and future developments.
• Using customer feedback, dealer insight and competitor analysis to identify opportunities, drive innovation and maintain JCB’s competitive advantage.
• Supporting new product launches, pricing strategies and product portfolio optimisation to maximise growth and profitability.
• Developing sales tools, training materials and product communications that clearly demonstrate the value of JCB’s excavator offering.
• Providing product expertise through customer visits, demonstrations, technical support and industry events across global markets.

This will be suited to you if...

• You have a strong understanding of construction equipment, ideally excavators, and a passion for delivering customer-focused product solutions.
• You can combine technical knowledge with commercial awareness to influence product strategy, profitability and market success.
• You have experience working with customers, dealers or sales teams in a product, engineering, technical or commercial role.
• You’re a effective communicator who can translate complex technical information into clear and compelling customer benefits.
• You’re an analytical, proactive and confident using market trends, customer insight and competitor intelligence to support decision-making.
• You enjoy building relationships and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across a global business.
• You’re a self-motivated, able to manage multiple priorities and willing to travel internationally when required.

What happens next?

Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial team’s interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at ***email_hidden***

What's in it for you?

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor and dentist. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email ***email_hidden***, and a member of the team will be in touch.

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