AMD Product Specialist

Reading, England, United Kingdom

8/13/2025

Job description:

AMD Alliance Manager

 

At Westcoast, we take pride in distributing some of the most renowned global IT brands to resellers, retailers, and organizations across the UK and beyond. As an innovative and inclusive company, we thrive on teamwork and the diverse talents of our people. We invite you to turn your passion into a rewarding career with us!

 

The Job Role 

 

Working within the Client Product Management team the successful candidate will work in partnership with AMD and leading PC client vendors (HP, Lenovo, Dell). In this role you will be responsible for program management, design, and delivery across the PC portfolio working closely with AMD, product management, sales, and marketing, as well as having direct contact with customers.

 

The successful candidate will be commercially aware, have a positive mindset, be proactive in their work, ambitious to grow and to learn while showing an excellent attention to detail.

 

As the AMD Alliance Manager, you will have P&L responsibilities and should be comfortable in reporting back performance against key KPI’s to both AMD and senior management. There will be a requirement to create and measure strategic plans to ensure the objectives of both Westcoast and AMD are met.

 

Candidates will ideally have a background in Product Marketing, Sales, or Category Management.

 

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities Will Include:

 

• Develop key stake holder relationships internally and externally to effectively deliver growth plans.
• Effectively manage the forecast and planning of key KPI’s, business plans and customer commercials.
• Create business plan to deliver key objectives for AMD.
• Hold stakeholder meetings internally and externally.
• Engage with marketing teams to build channel plans.
• Maintain and manage data to measure program success.
• Deliver training and manage customer events.
• Educate sales teams internally and externally on the benefit
• Sales Pipeline management

 

Is this the role for you?

To be successful in this role you will have some of the following skills and experience and the desire to develop in other areas:

• Previous experience in marketing, sales, or product management.
• Experience of working within IT channel.
• Commercially aware.
• Numerically iterate.
• Able to work well under pressure.
• Experience of conducting client/vendor presentation
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A strong and disciplined attitude to work.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office/BI.
• Confident decision maker.
• Data management and analysis.
• Create and deliver product and marketing campaigns.

 

What’s in It for You?

This is a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the IT industry, build lasting relationships, and grow with a Sunday Times Top Track 100 company.

• Growth Opportunities: We offer training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential. Whether it’s funded apprenticeships, work-based studies, or professional qualifications, we’ve got you covered.

• Generous Benefits Package: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, employee referral bonuses, perks and discounts. (Theale only – New fully equipped gym available 24/7).
• Wellbeing Support: Access to Westcoast Wellbeing services including mental health counselling, virtual GP services, physiotherapy, life insurance, eye care schemes, and more.
• Community & Connection: Our teams enjoy social and charitable events throughout the year, fostering a strong sense of belonging.

 

What’s Next?
If you’re ready to join a company that values its people and rewards success, click apply to start the quick application process (5-6 mins).

Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback for every candidate. If you don’t hear from us within 14 working days, we’ve moved forward with other applicants for this role, but we encourage you to explore future opportunities with us.