Product Manager

The resource will contribute to the management of Company assigned products, in a dynamic, international and multicultural context.

Specifically, it will be responsible for the management of the following activities:

o Manage the product group lifecycle according to company targets.
o Plans the strategic development of the assigned product portfolio, in line with the approved product strategy.
o Evaluates concepts with respect to technological and commercial aspects and enhancements to existing products.
o Ensures constant observation and analysis of relevant markets, technology and product trends creates regular reports on innovative product concepts.
o Report identified relevant product characteristics, which are of customer and market value.
o Manage the Innovation development activities ensuring the correct execution and meeting the defined targets (time, cost and performance)
o Analyses initial product cost structure and product benchmarking if required supported by tests.
o Write the product specifications according to the product defined.
o Prepare the technical BID
o Identifies and contribute potentials for optimization and sets-up action roadmaps to be agreed by management.
o Designs and proposes cost reduction measures (design to cost, target costing, standardization, key data, etc.).
o Support Marketing, problem solving and Engineering product related activities.
o Manage the product obsolescence aspects
o Prepare, analyze and summarize monthly the performance KPIs

Competencies:

o Target achievement orientation
o Problem solving and decision making
o Analytical and structured approach
o Team working attitude
o Leadership

Experience & Education:

o Degree in Electrical or similar
o Good knowledge of English
o Solid experience (5 years) in a similar role in a multi-product manufacturing company or operating in the railway sector