Product Manager (m/w/d)

Product Manager (m/w/d)

Bensheim

TE Connectivity

2024-02-27T00:22:46

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

TE Connectivity’s Product Management Teams manage all aspects of a product, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing. They are responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans in order to meet sales and profit targets.

Market Sensing & Strategy Development

• Design go to market strategy, inclusive of channel strategy and partnerships
• Articulate market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends, and competitive landscape
• Conduct market segmentation exercises to develop market segment-specific strategies
• Conduct competitive analysis and benchmarking
• Define segment -specific value propositions that beat the competition
• Work with R&D and operations in the development of new products to meet current and future customer requirements
• Manage the product lifecycle

Develop Business Plan (Achieve crossfunctional alignment to the plan)

• Define resource requirements necessary to execute the product roadmap
• Work cross functionally to define sales, technology and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals

Execution – New Product Development & Launch

• Plans product launches, including the development of marketing and sales plans
• Attend customer meetings in support of winning new business – Exercise thought leadership
• Provide inputs to Marcom for the development of collateral, including e-commerce

Execution – Post Launch Product Management

• Deliver sustained profitable growth
• Enable sales to promote product line via training and the development of collateral materials that help articulate the value proposition
• Manage special price requests
• Track progress to the business plan and facilitate resolution to gaps
• Be the champion for resolution of product issues (e.g., quality, delivery, etc.)

What your background should look like:

• 5+ years of product management, sales or engineering experience, additional MBA preferred
• Relevant product or industry experience desired
• Good level of German language knowledge, fluency in English
• Proactive customer approach
• Strong communication skills

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation