PRODUCT MANAGER III

This position manages all aspects of the assigned portfolio throughout the lifecycle, including
strategy, revenue, profitability, portfolio decisions, roadmaps, and new product developments.
Responsible for revenue and gross margin of the portfolio and will play a pivotal role in driving
the strategy to scale the business substantially and accelerate growth over the next years based
on new product introduction, go-to-market expansion, and entry into adjacent applications.
You will rationalize the portfolio and drive gross margin expansion through mixed improvement
and production cost reduction. Bring a strategic, growth- and margin-oriented mind-set paired
with excellent commercial acumen.
This position cooperates with all functions of the company including but not limited to RD,
Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Manufacturing Operations, Finance, Legal and
Sales Operations.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Strategy Development:
Strat plan Create and control a rolling strategy plan for the assigned product family to
deliver strong financial results That includes organic growth strategy through
expansion of the product bag, launching new products into market adjacencies, as well
as inorganic strategy to expand product depth and/or breadth enhancing relevance to
customers/channel.
Creates breakthroughs (e.g., new market entry, new products, new business models,
partnerships) through excellence in creating an ideas funnel, idea selection,
prioritization, active experimentation, and scale-up of proven ideas.
Cascades the vision and strategy throughout the organization and ties it to clear near-
term plans and metrics. Creates buy-in from the organization for the plan through early
engagement.
Articulates market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends, and
competitive landscape.
Expected to develop an in-depth understanding of major competitors in the key product
markets. Can leverage competitive knowledge for strategic decision-making.
Develop product and technology roadmaps that align with business strategy and market
needs.
Work with RD and operations in the development of new products to meet current
and future customer and market requirements. Creates / inspires a humble, learning
and growth oriented, and continuous improvement mindset and culture in the
organization.
Communicates widely and at multiple levels in the organization.

Develop Business Plan:
Define resource requirements necessary to execute the product and technology
roadmaps.
Establish and execute pricing policy.
Work effectively with the Regional Product Management teams to drive execution of
the product line strategies.
Partners with the sales organization and drives empowerment that accelerates speed
and responsiveness while jointly defining GTM strategies.
Establish and develop close relationships and intimacy with key customers and focus
distributors for the assigned product family.

Drive Profitable Growth of assigned Portfolio:
Manage the PL (sales and gross margin) for the assigned product line.
Deliver growth above market through strong NPI (New Product Introduction) and share
gain execution.
Drives YoY gross margin expansion by developing and executing robust pricing
strategies, driving operational productivity, and improving product mix (when relevant)
Lead critical projects to drive competitive advantage for the assigned product line.
Track progress to the business plan and facilitate resolution to gaps.
Work on Futuristic applications and think ahead of time to spec-in new products into
the market
Work on gaining market intelligence with the help of cross functional team members to
drive revenue growth pipeline and execute the same with utmost accuracy.

Qualifications and Experience Required:
7+ years of product management experience in an automotive environment.
Bachelor''s degree in engineering discipline preferably Electronics and Electrical
Well versed with Terminal and connectors and automotive applications
Strong hold in Microsoft excels and presentation
Evidence of leadership responsibility for market, product management, product
development and sales targets
Learning agility and Strategic Growth Mindset Executing for Results
Building Relationships and Using Influence to reach set targets
Highly Effective communication skills
Business acumen combined with entrepreneurial mind-set
Managing and Measuring Work on timely basis
Motivating Others while keeping a tap on project timelines.
Networking with CFT for close collaboration to achieve desired targets.
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork