Product Manager, Exits and Multipoint Locks, AEHG

Product Manager, Exits and Multipoint Locks – Access and Egress Hardware Group

Summary Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyzing market conditions and understanding the requirements regarding new products, improvements to existing products and phasing out products
• Defining features and functions of the segment products, solutions and services based on market requirements
• Lead new product development and introduction with the goal of delivering unique benefits and superior value to customers
• Define and report on key metrics to evaluate and drive improvement for segment revenue and margins
• Manage and coordinate product, solution and service market introductions per region and guarantee adequate monitoring of objectives and defined success factors
• Translate customer and market needs into market requirement documents (MRD) in order to validate system requirement specifications (SRS), which are developed by engineering and R&D for product development. This includes translating customer and partner research, competitive intelligence, trends, economic signals for the definition of product strategy and documenting requirements
• Create competitive analyses based on lab and in field test/reference of competitive products for benchmarking purposes.
• Advise through SRS the SKU requirements for the new product as well packaging requirements
• Conducting business case and feasibility analysis for strategic product development and new product introductions, based on which company decisions can be made for funding on go/no-go decisions
• Evangelizing new products, solutions and services within the company and guarantee internal departments are trained and equipped to deliver on the new offer within the set SLA commitments
• Ensuring that products are within optimal price margins and up to required specifications
• Develop the initial product forecast of new product introductions
• Work with key stakeholders to align corporate strategy and strategic product and solution roadmaps that exceed our customers’ expectations and offer greater customer and partner benefit at lower product cost
• Strategically launch and manage product lines for time-to-volume and time-to-profit
• Product Life Cycle management for the segment roadmap by regular reporting and managing the financial product performance and driving successful portfolio decisions
• Ensure, through the engagement with the quality team, certification compliancy on all product development programs
• Pro-actively manage product beta programs to gain further market experience through channel as well with end users
• Acts as the interface on product requirements to product development

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years technical sales, application engineering, technical support or product management experience (or equivalent disciplines)
• Familiarity with key system portals
• Ability to conduct and present product financial analysis
• Capable of establishing credibility with sales force and customers
• Should have formal product development process experience
• Strong Presentation, Organizational & Communications Skills
• Ability to Work Effectively in a Cross-Functional Team in a Fast-Paced Environment

Education and/or Experience            

• BA/BS Degree – Marketing, Product Management, Engineering
• MBA preferred
• Language Skills                  
• Ability to effectively communicate in the English language verbally and in writing.
• Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc.             

Computer Skills    

• Proficient with MS Office Suite including MS Project, MS Excel & MS PowerPoint
• Familiarity with SolidWorks Mechanical CAD Modeling Software

Work Requirements

• Up to 20% travel and fieldwork including international travel, therefore employee must possess or can acquire a valid Passport.
• Targeted office location: New Haven or Berlin, CT

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.