Senior Manager - Product Management - Tyre/OEM

Position Objective :

Part of the product management team of a product line of the company.

- To identify profitable opportunities that meet market needs, launch products in the market, oversee products already in the market and wind down products that no longer meet market needs

Key Responsibilities :

1) Understands the Market :

- Communicates with customers potential customers

- Co-ordinates usability tests

- Leads drafting, execution and interpretation of surveys

- Keeps an on-going record of compliments & complaints

- Tests / Trials the own product and that of competition regularly

2) Develops Market Based Product Strategies :

- Conduct extensive Research

- Is aware of and understands the competition

3) Bridges Every Department That Touches Product viz.,Sales,Market Communication,Technical, Quality & Design, Customer Service & Operations

4) Full Responsibility :

- Capture and Prioritizes Ideas & Functions

- Opportunity Assessment

- Immerse in User Insights, Brand Development, Market Requirements / Customer Stories

- Work on Business Case / Investment Justification

- Design Product Requirements

- Build Subject Matter Expertise

- Launch Internal Training

- Explore Market Strategy & External Customer Research

- Prepare Marketing Plan, Sales Collaterals & External Marketing Communication

- Work on Pricing, Sales and Channel Support

5) Shared Responsibility :

- Market Analysis (Competition, Trends, Supply imbalances etc)

6) Contribute to :

- Market Strategy

- External Customer Research

- Business Requirements

- Design of Prototype Development & Testing

- Supplier Engagement

- Managing projects

- Testing

Candidate Profile :

- Education : B. Tech + MBA

- Experience: 8-10 years of total experience in Product management or related roles in tyre/OEM companies

- Proven experience in owning and managing products across entire lifecycle

- Superlative in MS office

- Excellent Communication / Interpersonal skills

- Go-getter and result oriented

- Self-starter and team player