Product Manager - High Performance Doors

Role Summary: The Product Manager – High Performance Doors plays a critical role in leading and managing the product portfolio for High Performance Doors. This role involves end-to-end responsibility for product offerings, from strategy and planning to evaluation, commercialization, and life-cycle management, with a focus on achieving commercial success and driving growth.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leadership and Result for Product Portfolio

• Define and achieve product portfolio targets and results.
• Drive product portfolio decisions through critical decision forums, such as the product council.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the organization to ensure the success of the product portfolio.

2. Strategy, Planning, and Management of Product Portfolio

• Develop a deep understanding of market needs and maintain a comprehensive external view, including market, customer, competitor, and technology perspectives.
• Set a long-term focus, vision, and plan for the product portfolio through the product strategy and generation plan.
• Continuously manage the product portfolio and roadmap, prioritizing initiatives, including PPI (Product Portfolio Improvement), NPI (New Product Introduction), CPI (Continuous Product Improvement), and VA/VE (Value Analysis/Value Engineering).
• Optimize the product portfolio throughout its life cycle to reduce complexity and cost, including defining phase-out initiatives and modular platform requirements.

3. Evaluation, Definition, Governance, and Commercialization of New/Improved Products

• Evaluate new business opportunities for products to generate growth.
• Define market-driven requirements for new products, including value, cost, positioning, value proposition, and value-based pricing.
• Develop and own the business case for new products.
• Set product-level specifications, such as list price, variants, and spare parts.
• Provide a clear vision, priorities, and direction to the product development team to ensure viable, feasible, and desirable product outcomes.
• Prepare for the commercial launch and execute launch activities.

4. In-Market Management, Support, and Life-Cycle Management for Products

• Implement marketing and support programs and activities to drive sales of High Performance Doors.
• Continuously maintain and improve product marketing materials.
• Manage the phase-out of products to reduce cost and complexity.

Key Competences:

• Product Portfolio Management: Strong skills in managing a product portfolio, from strategy to life-cycle management.
• Market Insights: Ability to gather and analyze market, customer, competitor, and technology data.
• Strategic Planning: Expertise in setting long-term product focus, vision, and plan.
• Product Evaluation: Proficiency in evaluating new business opportunities, setting market-driven requirements, and developing business cases.
• Product Development Leadership: Ability to provide clear vision and direction to product development teams.
• Commercialization: Experience in preparing and executing commercial product launches.
• Marketing and Support: Proficiency in marketing and support programs to drive product sales.

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field (MBA a plus). Language: English (Critical), Hindi (Critical)

Computer Skills: Proficiency in MS Office and product management software.

Experience:

• 10-12 years of experience in product management, preferably an experience in High Performance Doors.
• Strong strategic planning, evaluation, and product development leadership skills.
• Proven track record in commercializing and managing successful product portfolios.
• Proficient in marketing and support programs to drive product sales.

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