Associate Service Parts Lifecycle Manager

About us

The Global Manufacturing and Beauty Operations team delivers manufacturing technology and solutions for the mass production of Dysons innovative product technology through partnership with our design, quality and commercial organisations, as well as with our suppliers and contract manufacturers. Our operations team continuously drives reductions in our supply costs, and improvements in our quality and delivery performance ensuring our products are delivered on time to our customers with the highest standards.

About the role

The role is responsible for ensuring global service readiness for postlaunch product changes across the product lifecycle. This role leads spare parts creation and governance, Master Parts List (MPL) management, and collaboration with Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM) partners to ensure robust aftersales support worldwide.

The position works closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, SKU teams, Quality, IT, and global markets to ensure timely, accurate, and wellgoverned service readiness solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Launch Readiness & Lifecycle Governance

• Ensure service readiness deliverables are met in line with product and change milestones, including timely creation and release of Master Parts Lists (MPLs).

• Own and oversee governance of spare parts, including EPN/SPN frameworks and service configuration standards across the product lifecycle.

• Ensure adherence to service readiness processes for both new launches and postlaunch changes.

JDM Partner Collaboration

• Lead and standardise spare parts processes with JDM partners, ensuring consistent ways of working, data quality, and accountability.

• Act as the primary escalation and decisionmaking point for service readiness topics involving external manufacturing partners.

Change Management & PostLaunch Support

• Review and assess engineering changes for aftersales impact, ensuring service implications are clearly understood and addressed.

• Ensure markets receive clear, timely, and accurate communication relating to service changes, spare parts, and system updates.

• Oversee postlaunch system updates, ensuring customerfacing imagery, systems, and service data changes are requested, tracked, and completed.

CrossFunctional & Market Engagement

• Represent Aftersales and Service Readiness in crossfunctional projects across the business.

• Act as the subjectmatter expert and key point of contact for spare parts setup, service systems, lifecycle management, and aftersales improvements.

• Support global markets by resolving complex spare parts and service readiness queries.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and develop a team of service readiness specialists, setting clear objectives and driving high performance.

• Improve ways of working, tools, and governance to strengthen collaboration across functions and regions.

• Coach and mentor team members, supporting both immediate delivery and longterm capability development.

About you

• Degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related discipline.

• Relevant professional or technical qualifications are an advantage.

• Proven experience in service readiness, aftersales, spare parts, product lifecycle management, or a related engineering/manufacturing environment.

• Experience managing or supporting teams (directly or indirectly), with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work across complex, global, and matrixed organisations.

• Strong problemsolving skills, with the ability to analyse complex issues, identify root causes, and develop practical, dataled recommendations.

• High attention to detail with a strong delivery and results orientation.

• Strong analytical capability, including experience investigating data and understanding endtoend business processes.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.

It would be ideal to have:

• Experience working with Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM) partners or external suppliers.

• Strong systems and data expertise, including tools such as Excel, SAP, MDG, Teamcenter, or similar PLM/ERP platforms.

• Experience supporting postlaunch changes and service governance across global product portfolios.

• Background in consumer products, electromechanical products, or highvolume manufacturing environments.

Benefits

Dyson monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that, youll enjoy a transport allowance and comprehensive medical care and insurance. But financial benefits are just the start of a Dyson career. Professional growth, leadership development and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. And with a vibrant culture, the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, its an exciting team environment geared to fuelling and realising ambition. #LI-AK

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds dont think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.