Product Manager 80-100%

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Product Manager

Your role and responsibilities

The Product Manager (PM) is responsible for driving the long-term profitable growth of the ABB ELIP PMA offering to target market segments (e.g. Rail, OEM machinery, etc.). As the “owner” of your assigned product portfolio, you will be managing a strategically important market segment (e.g. Robotics & Automation) for PMA cable protection products. Additionally, you will act as forefront for innovation efforts within the organization, focusing on areas like digitalization and sustainability. Your responsibilities will include performing market intelligence, driving new developments & innovation for PMA products, leading market introductions and tracking portfolio performance. The work model for the role is: onsite / hybrid / remote You will be mainly accountable for: • Leadind the market intelligence analysis (e.g. gathering and analyzing data about business market’s) to better understand customer behavior, industry trends, competitor activities, and new market opportunities. • Acting as interface between external market (e.g. customer, distribution partners, regional sales teams, etc.) and internal functions (e.g. Sales, Operations, and Research & Development), forecasting market & volume trends on a regular basis to ensure Operation’s capability to fulfil customer orders. • Prioritizing and drive new offering development projects with the responsibility for achieving the targets (product characteristics, time, costs, capital expenditure, pay-back) and coordinating with cross-functional teams. This includes product launch planning & implementation. • Leading the lifecycle management process, analyzes current offering, defines and tracks performance metrics, plans appropriate measures (e.g., enhancements, cost reductions, and phase-outs), and makes decisions on offering obsolescence and end-of life to ensure that current and future market requirements are met and to maximize the profitability. This position reports to Global Products Manager

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor or master's in engineering or operations management is required, MBA plus
• Min. 5 years of experience in product management
• Proven record or new product developments, product launch, marketing and technical solutions
• Relevant experience in electrical industry experience, cable protection or cable management
• Experience in project management & leading project teams (plus)
• Strong entrepreneurship, project management, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communications skills both written and verbal; German & English is a must.

More about us

We develop cable protection systems for a wide range of market segments for our global customers. Our aim is to expand our position in our target markets through the targeted development and further development of solutions and to make the site even more effective with further improvements in the areas of injection moulding and extrusion. We look forward to receiving your application. The recruitment process will be managed by Reto Korstick, Talent Partner ABB Switzerland Ltd. If you would like to find out more about ABB, please visit our website www.abb.com We value people with diverse backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to find out more about us and learn more about the impact of our solutions around the world. #MyABBStory