We’re looking for an Assistant Product Manager to join our team and support the delivery of industry-leading water infrastructure products across New Zealand.
This is a hands-on role supporting our experienced Product Managers with product data accuracy, documentation, and cross-functional process coordination. You’ll play a key part in keeping our product portfolio running smoothly, ensuring our customers and internal teams have the right information at the right time.
What you’ll be doing
- Maintaining accurate product data, attributes, and documentation within our systems.
- Setting up and maintaining product codes, contributing to the analysis of pricing and margins elasticity, and supporting the development and rollout of new products.
- Preparing and / or coordinating product marketing and sales enablement collateral such as datasheets, technical documents, and content for digital channels.
- Assisting with product lifecycle tasks, including but not limited to end-of-life processes, and compliance documentation.
- Working closely with Vendor Management, Master Data, Supply Chain, and Category teams to support day-to-day operations.
- Responding to internal queries and triaging product-related requests in a timely fashion.
- Compiling reports and insights to support Senior Product Managers with analysis and decision-making.
You will nail this role if you…
Love detail. You take pride in clean data, accurate files, and well-organised documentation.Are a natural problem-solver. You enjoy figuring things out, connecting the dots, and helping others find answers.Have strong communication skills. You’re comfortable supporting a wide range of internal teams and keeping things moving.Enjoy working with systems and spreadsheets. You know Excel inside-out and are confident navigating multiple tools at once.Are proactive and reliable. You get things done before they become urgent and take ownership of your tasks.Want to grow. You’re keen to learn how product management works and ready to build toward a more experienced PM role over time.What you’ll bring
Strong Excel capability is a must (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data cleaning, and basic analysis).Relevant tertiary qualification (Business, Commerce, Engineering, Product, Supply Chain, Marketing, or similar).2 to 3 years of experience working with product data, catalogues, master data, or technical documentation (advantageous).Comfortable working with ERP systems and Power BI.Excellent organisational and communication skills.A collaborative mindset and willingness to support both operational and cross-functional projects.Don’t tick every box? That’s okay. If this role sounds like you, we’d still love to hear from you.
Who we are :
Founded in 1973, Hynds is New Zealand's premier product supplier for the management of water and water-based waste in the civil and rural infrastructure markets. Hynds remains proudly family-owned and has built its reputation on customer service and innovation.
We are committed as a team to helping our customers succeed and believe in the Hynds Values to guide the way. Hynds is a place where people matter, where we do what's right and where we connect with our customers.
Pre-employment checks :
Hynds are committed to high levels of health and safety. Therefore, all candidates will be expected to pass a pre-employment medical and alcohol & drug screen, along with satisfactorily passing a criminal history check. You will also need the legal right to work in NZ.
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