Product Lifecycle Consultant – Aftermarket
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Location: Onsite in Peterborough
Contract: 12 Months (Likely to Extend!)
Rate: £31.90 per hour
Role Overview:
As a Product Lifecycle Consultant, you will be at the forefront of aftermarket strategy — leading deliverables in major New Product Introduction (NPI) and product deletion projects. This position is integral to ensuring long-term parts growth, service readiness, and customer support through innovation, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead aftermarket deliverables in NPI and product retirement projects, ensuring alignment with business and product strategies.
* Develop and optimise repair and service solutions to drive parts revenue.
* Manage key lifecycle elements such as branding, IP, supplier agreements, design changes, service, and overhaul planning.
* Support business cases for innovative aftermarket solutions and guide them through to market launch.
* Analyse key metrics to continuously improve processes and boost parts sales performance (POPS).
* Ensure accurate service level settings for parts to maximise availability and revenue.
* Collaborate across engineering, product, supply chain, quality, and operations to ensure aftermarket readiness is built into product design.
Skills & Experience:
* Proven experience in NPI and/or product lifecycle management within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
* Strong knowledge of aftermarket systems, design changes, repair and service solutions.
* Ability to influence and lead across teams without direct authority.
* Skilled in project and change management with excellent time and task prioritisation.
* Experience working with complex datasets for analysis and decision-making.
* Capable of reading and interpreting engineering drawings using systems such as Teamcenter or equivalent.
* Familiarity with parts sales and marketing functions is a plus.
Qualifications:
* A degree in engineering, business, or a related field – or equivalent experience in a technical or manufacturing environment.