Product Manager - Cooking Appliances - Induction/Cooktops/Multi Cooker

Job Purpose :

Summarise as to why this Role exists; and how it contributes to the overall mission/objective of the organisation

Job purpose is maintain healthy product line-up with following objectives :

- Responsible for complete ownership of product from concept note stage to end product on the shelf.

- This role will include the accountability & ownership of portfolio roadmap, innovation, lifecycle management, market share and profitability.

Team / Reporting Relationship

- Position reports into the GM - Product Development : Appliances.

- At peer level position works closely with other product managers in Cooking Appliances, Food Preparation, & Fabric Care

Expectations from the Role / Job

END RESULTS MAJOR ACTIVITIES

Need Analysis

- Identify the consumer pain points.

- Work on the need gap analysis through research, consumer interaction, market intelligence. If required work with external agencies to generate consumer insights.

- Understand competition strategy and market trends in the product category.

Business Potential Identification

- Provide a detailed Business Potential analysis / scoping of the product to assess the feasibility of the newly identified product / categories.

- The scoping to include Value Proposition definition, product specifications, BoM Targets, Volume & business plan projections

Design & Validation - Identify the Project Team with agreed project charter, timelines and review mechanisms. Interface with the Technical, Sourcing, R&D, Finance, Design & Service teams internally to create the project plan.

- Complete ownership of prototyping - and technical validation of the product design

- Act as a Project Manager and supervise various milestones of the project charter till commercial release

Major Challenges

- Handling a diverse team at peer / senior level from different departments

- Navigating between various control points - internal & external

- Timely delivery of the project as per the planned timelines

Key Decisions this job will facilitate

- Short, Mid and Long term product plans

- Manage product lifecycle

- Conceptualization / Innovation of new ideas and their feasibility for commercial launch

Job Dimensions

- Long term vision : Business contributes to - 50% of overall Organization's revenues

- The organization is amongst the top 5 Consumer Durable Brands in the Country as per the Brand Equity Survey, 2015

Skills & Knowledge

- Educational Qualifications : MBA / B Tech (Mechanical / Technical)

Preference would be given to the candidates who have multi skills of R&D, Innovation, quality, procurement.

- Relevant Experience : 6 to 12 years with exposure to Product Management.

- Personal Characteristics & Behaviours

Individual credibility

Planning / analytical skills

Be able to organize, orchestrate, manage and deliver change initiatives.

Creative, self driven and result oriented

Collaborative and should be good on conflict management

Strong communication skills