Global Product Manager

Global Product Manager- Automotive

Define and execute the vision and product strategy for electrical connection systems within the automotive industry. Work interactively with customers and cross functional development team that includes product engineering, manufacturing, and sales to provide solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner. Responsible for the product portfolio creation and expansion, the roadmap visualization, P&L and driving customer engagements to execute this vision.

This role will be supporting global standard products within Molex's Transportation Business Unit.

Product and Technology Aspects:

• Develop sound points of view on technologies, products, customers, competitors and convert market trends into actionable product line strategies.
• Develop a short-term grow strategy to capture current market/revenue growth opportunities as well as a 5-10-year strategic vision on select products.
• Own the product roadmap and development opportunities, providing prioritized guidance to the organization.
• Define, execute, and manage pricing strategy, P&L and manufacturing footprint for product portfolio, including compilation of competitive price points to manage future price erosion.
• Ability to dissect complex problems and develop innovative solutions that drive business success.
• Manage the product lifecycle and portfolio management activities.
• Interact with suppliers and ecosystem partners to ensure overall value chain.
• Responsible for the marketing and branding for the overall responsible products.
• Create and deliver technical product trainings and technical brochures to support the global sales force and customers.
• Develop growth and penetration strategies for underdeveloped customers and markets.
• Engage with customers in the development of specifications and technical requirements, which can be used to direct the development of new products, product variants or improvements.
• Lead customer segmentation and value chain activities to identify key decision makers and design opportunities.

Requirements, Preferences, and the Ideal Candidate:

• The ideal candidate will understand today's vehicle wiring and electrical architectures, challenges and have the knowledge base to visualize the OEM needs, pain points and trends for the future. The candidate will be able to articulate this vision and develop products to.
• A preference for a degree in Business or Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Sales or equivalent skillset.
• Ability to be agile, communicate, create a vision across the business unit with a foundation of economic thinking and evaluating risk and outcomes.
• Sales experience and developing sound point of views a plus.
• Financial experience and economic thinking a plus.

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