Solutions Manager

Solutions Manager

Location: Manchester

Salary: £55,000 - £57,000 per annum (plus company vehicle)

Start date: ASAP

The Company

Our Client is a leading provider of solutions and services that solve transport, lighting, infrastructure and telecommunication problems across the Urban and Inter Urban environments. They are part of a global technical services provider, with a turnover in excess of €4bn and circa 23,000 employees.

Their team strives to identify, define, sell and deliver their proposition, centred-around technology and world class service solutions. Our client continues to evolve the team to best align themselves to changing markets and enhanced propositions. Introducing and building on the Company's traffic and infrastructure capabilities and brand, the team represents a progressive, developing and diversifying company with the flexibility and knowledge to meet the changing needs of their clients.

The Role

We have a great opportunity for an organised individual to join our client's IPS (Innovation and Professional Services) team as a Solutions Manager based in either Basingstoke or Manchester reporting to the Senior Solutions Manager.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that the company's solution, product portfolios and roadmaps are aligned to current and future market requirements. The successful candidate will be responsible for gathering and prioritising market requirement, defining and implementing the proposition. As a Solutions Manager you will be identifying potential partners, working closely with our business development, marketing, development engineers and operations teams to ensure that the solutions roadmaps are realised. The role will also involve the creation of business cases and management of budgets.

Customer service is key to delivery as well as ensuring that QHSE regulations and procedures are followed at all times.

The Candidate

To be considered for the Solutions Manager role you should have the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• Previous experience of solution and/or product management in a market and client facing role
• Previous experience of creating business cases to support solution development
• Excellent communications skills with experience of providing PR and marketing support, together with the ability to present to large groups
• Strong Analytical skills, together with a technical background and ability to liaise with engineers in a development environment
• Degree level or equivalent
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel
• In addition some or all of the following would be useful:
• Knowledge of the intelligent transport systems market
• Experience of working with local and national authorities, together with a knowledge of their political influences and associated funding streams and procedures

Ref: 13062 | Published: 24th May 2016