Product Marketing Manager (Octopart Procurement & Supply Chain Solutions)

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Shape and communicate procurement-driven value across Octopart’s platform, aligning product roadmap with supplier management, BOM optimization, and risk visibility to help procurement teams and sourcing professionals make better sourcing decisions.

  • Bridge Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to solve procurement challenges and maximize platform impact.
  • Translate complex supply chain capabilities into procurement-specific narratives for CPOs, procurement managers, and component buyers.
  • Represent procurement workflows, including component availability, pricing trends, supplier consolidation, and inventory planning, in roadmap discussions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and communicate the value of Octopart's solutions specifically for procurement teams, supply chain managers, and sourcing professionals.
  • Work across teams, including Product, Sales, Marketing and Customer Success, to ensure our platforms solve real procurement challenges and are positioned for maximum impact in supply chain decision-making.
  • Procurement-Focused Storytelling & Narrative Development: Craft compelling narratives that translate complex supply chain capabilities into procurement value-tailored to CPOs, procurement managers, component buyers, and supply chain analysts.
  • Define messaging around component sourcing efficiency, supplier risk mitigation, inventory optimization, and supply chain visibility.
  • Lead creation of procurement-specific content (supplier presentations, component sourcing guides, supply chain risk assessments, procurement ROI calculators, competitive battlecards vs. sourcing platforms).
  • Partner with Brand and Content teams to deliver campaigns targeting electronics procurement conferences, supply chain events, and component sourcing trade shows.
  • Product Influence & Procurement Roadmap Alignment: Act as the voice of procurement professionals-bringing insights on component availability, pricing trends, supplier consolidation, and sourcing challenges into product development.
  • Work closely with Product Management to influence priorities based on procurement workflow optimization, supplier management needs, and inventory planning requirements.
  • Define use-case driven value propositions for BOM management, component lifecycle tracking, supply chain risk assessment, and procurement cost optimization.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership in Supply Chain Marketing: Collaborate with Sales Enablement to develop materials for procurement teams (sourcing playbooks, supplier evaluation frameworks, component selection guides, TCO calculators).
  • Support procurement customer and supplier partner engagements, including early access programs for sourcing tools, supplier advisory boards, and component sourcing events.
  • Represent procurement marketing in internal planning discussions focused on supply chain strategy and procurement market opportunities

Requirements

  • 4+ years in B2B product marketing with 2+ years focused on procurement, supply chain, or sourcing solutions
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or Procurement
  • Knowledge of procurement software, sourcing platforms, supplier management systems, and inventory planning tools
  • Understanding of electronics supply chain disruptions, component lifecycle management, and procurement cost optimization strategies
  • Strong background in supply chain marketing, procurement strategy, or component sourcing operations

Preferred

  • Background in electronics component distribution, component manufacturers, supplier chain management, or procurement operations
  • Experience marketing to CPOs, procurement managers, supply chain directors, and component buyers
  • Knowledge of Octopart, component search platforms, or electronics sourcing tools
  • Understanding of procurement analytics, spend analysis, and supplier performance metrics

Benefits

  • Private health insurance, including dental coverage
  • Pension scheme with company match up to 9%
  • nilo.health, mental health and wellbeing support
  • Remote working abroad program
  • Professional development support and resources
  • Employee referral program
  • 28 days' holiday + public holidays and special leave
  • Enhanced family and special leave
  • Corporate membership rates with national gyms
  • Free lunch, snacks, and drinks in the office
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GCA Altium

GCA Altium is the European business of GCA, a global investment bank that provides strategic M&A and capital markets advisory services to growth companies and market leaders. The firm offers worldwide coverage with over 500 professionals in 24 offices across America, Asia and Europe. Built by the people that run the business, GCA is a firm of experts who focus on deals that require commitment, original perspective, skill and exceptional networks.SECTORSGCA delivers deep expertise in all the key industries and has a particular focus in Technology, Digital, Media and Media, Consumer, Retail, E-commerce and Leisure, Industrials and Industrial Technology, Healthcare, Financial Technology and Services and Business Services. OFFICESGCA has teams of highly experienced bankers in Birmingham, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Fukuoka, Lausanne, Leeds, London, Manchester, Milan, Mumbai, Munich, Nagoya, New Delhi, New York, Osaka, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and Zurich.

Founded in 1980
London Colney, England, GBR
21 employees (1 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~21

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (5% of company)