Product Planning Specialist

Changan MEA; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer is looking for a qualified candidate for product planning and management in the Middle East and Africa. The role involves conducting market feasibility studies, defining product concepts, and managing product lifecycles. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree, familiarity with automotive principles, and prior experience in product planning is preferred. This role offers an exciting opportunity to innovate in the automotive industry while developing products tailored to regional markets.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have prior experience in product planning or overseas product planning.
• Valid driver's license and at least one year of practical driving experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market feasibility studies for new products.
• Define product concepts and monitor achievement of product definition objectives.
• Manage product lifecycles based on market analysis.

Skills

Familiarity with automotive structure and principles

Proficiency in product planning tools and methodologies

Strong verbal communication and teamwork skills

Passionate about adopting new methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

About the Company

CHANGAN Automobile is one of the four major Chinese automobile groups, boasting a heritage spanning 163 years and 40 years of car manufacturing experience. We have 14 manufacturing bases and 39 plants worldwide. As a leading Chinese car manufacturer, CHANGAN Automobile has self-owned brands including CHANGAN UNI, CHANGAN NEVO, CHANGAN LCV, DEEPAL, and AVATR, and joint venture brands including CHANGAN Ford, CHANGAN Mazda, and JMC. In 2021, the cumulative sales of CHANGAN's self-owned brand exceeded 20 million units. Up till April 2024, the cumulative sales of Chinese brands under CHANGAN exceeded 26.33 million units.

CHANGAN Automobile has more than 18,000 engineers and technicians from 31 countries around the world and has established R&D network of ten cities in six countries in Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Dingzhou in Hebei, Hefei in Anhui, Turin in Italy, Yokohama in Japan, Birmingham in the UK, Detroit in the US and Munich in Germany. We have a professional automotive R&D process and testing & verification system, to ensure that each product can endure more than 10 years or 260,000 km of use.

About the Role

Primarily responsible for product planning and management tailored to the Middle East and Africa regional markets and user characteristics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market feasibility studies for new products and propose market positioning, product positioning, competitive positioning, and user positioning. Define product concepts and configuration ranges, and participate in developing market equations;
• Responsible for defining products and setting development priorities tailored to specific regions based on strategy, users, and competition. Monitor the achievement of product definition objectives and refine key selling points.
• Manage product lifecycles according to planning, proposing action strategies based on market, competitive, and demand analysis.

Qualifications

• Professional Skills:
  • Familiarity with basic automotive structure and principles;
  • Familiarity with product planning and development processes;
  • Proficiency in common product planning tools and methodologies, understanding of market and user research processes, and fundamental approaches.
• Comprehensive Qualities:
  • Passionate about creating hit products; dedicated to researching automotive innovation technologies; market-savvy; strong verbal communication and teamwork skills; highly responsible with a strong sense of dedication; adept at applying new methodologies to solve problems; active thinker with a love for learning;
  • Aligns with leading culture; possesses excellent organizational, coordination, communication, and planning abilities.
• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Prior experience in product planning or overseas product planning is preferred.
• Other: Preference given to candidates with a valid driver's license and at least one year of practical driving experience.