Sidel - Product Manager

1. Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan (Product roadmap)

2. Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities

3. Ensure continuous competition watch and benchmark

4. Responsible for PDP budget for the product line represented

5. Collect requirements from sales/marketing and complement with own market inputs or research (customers feedback, competition benchmarking, internal inputs, Techno watch, etc.)

6. Drive business cases for new development & make decisions on the project launch

7. Review and monitor with program management the progress of PDP execution : Quality (Specifications), Time & Cost

8. Bring continuous market input to development projects during their execution

9. Define market introduction plan for each new product

10. Define and own product map range and portfolio, including sizes, variants, options list and recommended prices

11. Partner with platform owner to transform market requirements into product specifications

12. Drive product promotions, including promotion strategy, customers meetings, exhibition, conferences and sales force training

13. Collaboration Network (interact with GLT, GLT-1, spec. Functions, Works Councils etc)

- Interface with the whole organization (Market, Sales, Finance, Engineering, Field, Communication etc.)

- Main bridge between sales operation and industrial activities

- Key actors of all PDP and NPD forums

- Interact with GLT-1 and GLT on regular base

14. Governance Bodies (member of Process/Pricing/Corp Governance Council etc)

- PDP and NPD forums : Product council, Project reviews, Tollgates passage, CEP etc.

- Steering committees related to product line

- Key decision maker within Pricing process

Skill and Education Requirement:

- Master Degree or equivalent

- 10 to 15 years of experience

- Expertise in customer management

- Expertise in project Management

- Expertise in PDP Program Management

- Expertise in Business Development (BDM)

- Background in Innovation and Engineering