Regional Product Manager

Short description

Join our dynamic team in Europe as a Regional Product Manager in Category Management for the Independent Aftermarket, where you’ll shape the future of our product offerings to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing the entire product life-cycle, achieving target product coverage, and ensuring timely market launches. You will maintain product master data, oversee sales and margins, and develop regional product range plans to meet defined KPIs.

What you can look forward to as Regional Product Manager:

• Product Portfolio Life-Cycle Management for Braking Product Lines of TRW brand.
• Responsible to achieve the target product coverage and defined market launch of the products (Speed-to-market)
• Responsible for maintaining product master data for respective portfolio. 
• Responsible for respective portfolio sales & margin in the region.
• Responsible for creating and implementing timely regional product range development plans (incl Business Case) for respective portfolio to achieve defined KPI 
• Be the voices of the regional market to define the commercial product requirements, to position product in the right customer segment for financial success.
• Support Operational Planning & Strategic Planning process in the regional respective portfolio.
• Collaboration in the creation of marketing materials and product differentiations

Competencies

• At least Bachelor degree (business or technical area);
• Mid-term experience in product management, specification & development process;
• Desirable Knowledge of ZF Products, footprint, structures and processes;
• Strategic and analytic thinking and active execution of Product Strategy targets;
• Negotiation, influencing and relationship management skills;
• Drive for results and execution;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate across departments;
• Communicative knowledge of English.

Conditions of Employment

• Hybrid system work and flexible working hours;
• An fixed-term employment contract (2 years) in a global company;
• Implementation package-full training and support from experienced managers and employees who will make sure that you feel comfortable while performing newly entrusted tasks;
• Possibility of participation in private medical care (including dental care) and life insurance;
• Cafeteria system/Sport Card;
• Global Referral Program;
• Holiday benefit
• Very good working atmosphere; working in an international team, interesting projects and tasks;