Senior Product Manager (mfd)

Sonova International; Hannover; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading global audio technology company is seeking a Product Manager for their Soundbar category in Hannover, Germany. The ideal candidate should have 10 years of experience in product management, preferably in consumer electronics, and be skilled in stakeholder communication and project management. The role involves managing the product lifecycle and collaborating across various teams to ensure successful product launches.

Qualifikationen

• 10 years of experience in Product Management/Development preferably in Consumer Electronics.
• Experience in Consumer Electronics/soundbars/headphone end-user market & trends.
• Strong technical, analytical, project management, and stakeholder communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Manage the Soundbar product category and its lifecycle.
• Develop go-to-market plans in collaboration with various functions.
• Conduct consumer research for product definition and strategy alignment.
• Manage the commercial strategy for different projects.

Kenntnisse

Time Management

Data Analytics

Analytical

Agile

Requirement Gathering

Strategic thinking

Visio

Communication

Problem Solving

Market Research

UML

Cross Functional Teams

Ausbildung

Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or Acoustic Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Location

Location: Hannover Germany

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for managing the Soundbar category.

The job holder manages the different products throughout their lifecycle and holds end-to-end accountability for timely delivering products that meet the needs of our target audiences building winning go-to-market plans and leading the collaboration with the different functions (R&D Marketing Sales Supply Finance Purchasing Consumer Insights). Essentially the PM is like the General Manager of his / her business looking at the full picture and creating 360 plans (Technical Commercial Marketing) to deliver sustainable growth.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Develop in-depth understanding of end-user needs use cases and market dynamics
• Articulate clearly the target customers were designing for the value proposition and our right to win with them
• Drive necessary regional or global consumer research to build product definition and strategy alignment with Product Marketing
• Manage product / portfolio (lifecycle) and roadmap management incl. turnover planning portfolio efficiency analysis and identification of tactical activities (product refresh / minor tweaks create a concept for commercial initiatives to be executed during the big promo events)
• Define the total product experience to deliver the best value proposition including product design packaging experience pre / post purchase activation
• Collaborate with R&D and Design to find the best compromise between the customers product experience time to market product cost and resource needs
• Create the product story that will feed the Marketing strategy
• Manage the commercial part of the different projects (market landscape analysis to identify the opportunities define price / promo strategy align volume forecast with regional teams)
• Monthly forecasting and demand planning in partnership with the Supply team
• Assess acoustic product performance during development as well as competitor products
• Highest level of customer support (share knowledge with the customer support team to maximize their ability to answer most questions and help answer remaining expert questions)
• Support the sales organization with product training & advice at exhibitions and product events

Additional Job Responsibilities

• Track online reviews to check quality of current products in market
• Identify and work with strategy external partners (technologies manufacturers suppliers) in a dynamic market environment
• Stay in touch with relevant key opinion leaders industry insiders and influencers
• Constantly monitor the competitive offer and analyze their performance
• Manage external relationships with :
  • Suppliers to co-design new products
  • Suppliers who manufacture current products
  • Industrial Design agencies to develop product look & feel
  • Sound virtualization software provider
  • Streaming platforms to secure compatibility with our products
• Manage internal relationships with :
  • R&D
  • Marketing
  • Supply Chain
  • Global & Regional Sales
  • Consumer Insights

Your profile

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering Acoustic Engineering or related field
• Strong technical analytical project management and stakeholder communication skills.
• Excellent communicator
• Strong team player balancing various stakeholders
• Fluent in English German is a plus
• Willingness to travel for projects (approx. 10% of the time)
• End-consumer focus
• Good understanding of how the Trade works (i.e. distributors retailers) to build winning propositions for them
• International & cultural experience and / or sensitivity

10 years of experience in Product Management / Development preferably in Consumer Electronics.

Experience and in-depth understanding & passion for Consumer Electronics / soundbars / headphone end-user market & trends

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

Time Management,Data Analytics,Analytical,Agile,Requirement Gathering,Strategic thinking,Visio,Communication,Problem Solving,Market Research,UML,Cross Functional Teams

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1