Product Analyst

Product Analyst

Job Title: Product Analyst Location: Smyrna, TN Work Arrangement: Hybrid Maximum 1 day per week remote Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers, and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 65,000 team members working at more than 200 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, DRiV, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket. This position will report within the DRiV business group. DRiV is Tenneco's aftermarket product solutions group, with a mission to deliver advancements that help people get the most out of every vehicle, every ride, every race, and every journey. We strive to consistently deliver top tier results behind branded product solutions for our community and shareholders.

Role Overview: The Product Analyst will support the Product Management team by assisting with day-to-day product activities, analysis, and cross-functional coordination. This role plays a critical part in supporting product launches, conducting market and competitive research, evaluating supplier offerings, and enabling Product Managers to make informed, data-driven decisions. The position provides strong exposure to core product management activities and serves as a development role for future product leadership opportunities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support product managers in daily activities including:
• Product resourcing for cost and quality improvement
• Cataloging Part application research
• Review automotive parts and provide customer technical information. Technical information to include product attributes such as size, electrical connections, function, and materials.
• Analyze product lifecycle status and recommend changes/obsoletions
• Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to support product strategy, portfolio decisions, and growth initiatives
• Participate in supplier product reviews by analyzing product offerings, pricing, performance data, and market fit
• Support product lifecycle management activities including consolidations, new product introductions, product line extensions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Purchasing, Catalog, Pricing, Warehouse Operations, Sales, and Marketing to support product initiatives
• Help identify process improvements and opportunities to increase efficiency within the Product Management group
• Provide analytical and administrative support for special projects and strategic initiatives as needed

Required Skills / Experience:

• 2 + years of experience in Product Management and Product Launches
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferred, additional training, education and/or experience will be considered.
• Minimum Qualifications:
• Work experience within Engineering, Product Management, Purchasing, Business Development, Marketing or Sales.
• Demonstrated project management skills with an ability to define and deliver project scope, milestones and overall schedule.
• Strong working knowledge of automotive technology, experience as a technician or auto parts retail management is a plus
• Familiarity with aftermarket and/or OE catalogs and product information
• Excellent project management and overall communication skills.
• Strong collaboration ability with suppliers and purchasing
• Occasional collaboration with customers, sales team, and marketing
• Proficiency with Excel and web based product management database
• Detail-oriented with excellent follow-up, critical-thinking and time management skills
• Travel domestic and international up to 10%.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and overcome challenges with a high degree of flexibility and professionalism.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to walk significant distances within and between warehouses
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, talk, and hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.