Product Manager

TN Germany; Bochum; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Product Manager to drive the aftermarket strategy for a global product line. This role involves maximizing business value through strategic planning, market analysis, and customer engagement. You will collaborate with international teams to ensure product competitiveness and innovation while establishing strong relationships across various regions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product management, a solid understanding of the rail market, and exceptional communication skills. If you are ready to tackle challenges in a diverse and inclusive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience in product management with P&L responsibility.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in international contexts.

Aufgaben

• Maximize product aftermarket business value and lead strategic plans.
• Collect customer needs and identify market trends for product line.

Kenntnisse

Product Management

Strategic Thinking

Market Analysis

Communication Skills

Sales Development

Ausbildung

Bachelor in Engineering or Business

MBA

Jobbeschreibung

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world.

We are looking for a Product Manager M/F to set the Services’ vision and aftermarket strategy for one of Wabtec Transit product lines. This position can be based anywhere in France, Europe, UK and its scope is worldwide.

At the core of Sales & Marketing, technology and customer experience teams, you will interact with your O.E (Original Equipment) product line colleagues as well as the worldwide Sales teams to position your Services offering and ensure execution of an ambitious strategic plan.

In a nutshell you will:

1. Be responsible for maximizing the Product aftermarket business value (targets on orders, revenue, cost & margin, market share of service business for a given Product Line).
2. Lead the Services vision of the Product with the O.E. teams, translated into both strategic plans and budget reviews / follow ups. Define a roadmap for your product/ portfolio of solutions to execute on the strategy.
3. Collect and structure customers’ needs and pain points.
4. Identify market trends and assess opportunities for your product line.
5. Drive market intelligence and competitors’ analysis, stay abreast of pricing and solutions.
6. Follow project phases for a continuous improvement of product/services solutions.
7. Ensure standard products/services are used in tenders and projects.
8. Steer the continuous competitiveness improvement of Product/Services, including Life Cycle Costs, engineering, manufacturing, methods, suppliers.
9. Engage in pro-active lobbying activities together with regional/country Product line, pitch your product line with the Transit Sales and Marketing teams, develop when relevant thought leadership elements to be used on social media.
10. Develop business cases and product/services plans for the selection, definition, development, validation, scheduling and introduction of an innovation.
11. Share the vision, strategy and roadmap with the stakeholders (O.E., Regions and team members), ensure relevant stakeholders are properly trained on the value proposition of your product line.
12. Establish strong working relationship with regions/countries KAM and sales, Engineering, technical product manager to support the strategy, best practices sharing.

Profile required:

1. Ideally graduated from Engineering or Business school (BA, MBA), you have at least 8 years of experience in product management, possibly with sales, business development and/or P&L responsibility.
2. You have worked in international context before, either in rail market and/or OEM supplier, transport or infrastructure industry, operating in a matrix organization. This experience has enabled you to develop strategic thinking and influencing skills to build impact both internally and externally.
3. Your passion and skills allow you to be at ease both in technical and commercial environments, with a strong appetite for revenues and margin generation as well as broader P&L components.
4. Your communication skills are confirmed, you establish networks, reach out proactively both internally and in customers’ environments – You’re looking at developing strategic presence and executive stand in an international environment. While you enjoy driving initiatives and “self-start”, you also know how to work in teams across large organizations.
5. Fluent English mandatory, other European languages appreciated.
6. Travel abroad will be required.

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.