Current Product Manager - Compact Tractors

CNH

Varanasi

On-site

INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

CNH is seeking a Senior Product Development leader to drive quality and cost performance of its WW Compact product line. The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, early issue resolution, and end-to-end delivery from concept to customer launch.

You will work with marketing, engineering, and manufacturing to ensure robust product launches, manage project budgets, and implement lessons learned across programs. A global, collaborative environment awaits.

Qualifications

Proficiency in English.
Strong written and communication skills.
Travel readiness with up to 20% travel.

Responsibilities

Create Current Product Quality roadmaps and cost reduction plans for existing product lines.
Estimate budgets with engineering and quality teams; develop budgets and capital requirements.
Collaborate with marketing, engineering, product management, manufacturing and suppliers to execute project plans and ensure end-customer launch.
Monitor early product issues post-launch and coordinate with cross-functional teams to address them.
Manage Change Review Board (CRB) and Quality & Reliability Roadmap.

Skills

English proficiency

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/Agriculture/Business

Job description

About Us

Innovation. Sustainability. Productivity. This is how we are Breaking New Ground in our mission to sustainably advance the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere. With a growing global population and increased demands on resources, our products are instrumental to feeding and sheltering the world.

From developing products that run on alternative power to productivity‑enhancing precision tech, we are delivering solutions that benefit people – and they are possible thanks to people like you. If the opportunity to build your skills as part of a collaborative, global team excites you, you’re in the right place.

Be part of this company at the forefront of agriculture and construction, that passionately innovates to drive customer efficiency and success. And we know innovation can’t happen without collaboration. So, everything we do is about reaching new heights as one team, always delivering for the good of our customers.

Job Purpose

Product responsibility to ensure customers are happy with the quality & performance of WW Compacts. Focus is quality and cost of existing products, to ensure the ultimate customer experience, while maintaining a strong business environment for CNH. All projects maintain the focus and planning on: cost and investment targets, quality of test plan and implementation, error reduction in design releases, and clean launches. Assure implementation all the way to the end customer. Then issue/program is closed. Update process with lessons learned. Decide with Commercial group and Product Quality to close issues.

Key Responsibilities

Creation of Current Product Quality roadmaps, priority lists and Cost Reduction plans to support existing product lines.
Help in estimating budget needs along with Chief Engineer, PV Manager and Quality team.
Create budgets, forecasts and capital requirements with economic justifications linked to project activities.
Work with functional groups to build a detailed timing plan of the execution of the projects.
Keep records of projects for historical reference.
Create risk matrix with mitigation plans.
Record and implement lessons learned.
Resolve internal and functional issues.
Inspect each project scope for clarity of problem definition, benefit to customer and CNHi to solve, method to be used to ID and test root cause, evaluation of concept meeting project goal, final implementation target.
Define course of action regarding assigned program plan and schedule consistent with project and product line objectives. Collaborate with marketing, engineering, product management, manufacturing, purchasing and suppliers to ensure project plan execution. Assure implementation all the way to the end customer.
After launch, assign program team to monitor early product issues. The team will be run by the new product quality person and will work with engineering, plant quality and manufacturing to address product issues.
Manage Change review board (CRB) and Quality & Reliability Roadmap.

Experience Required

Min 10 years of experience in Product Development.
Demonstrate experience managing multiple Product Development Programs from concept phase to production launch, is an asset.
Extensive cross‑functional project team experience, experience working in different job roles, is an asset.
Demonstrate Risk Analysis and Problem Solving methods experience.
Experience with Compact tractor products is key, in terms of industrialization / production / suppliers and mission profile / customers. Knowledge of LS Mtron organization and structure.
Able to work under minimal supervision.
Experience working with customers and dealers.
Proficiency in English.
Available to work on NAR time zone, on occasion (compensated with flexible working hours / office presence).
Strong written and communication skills.
Travel Requirements: Up to 20% of time spent travelling, USA travel ready / No issues with International travelling.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Agronomy or Business (with an emphasis in project management).

What We Offer

We offer dynamic career opportunities across an international landscape. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to delivering value for all our employees and fostering a culture of respect.

Benefits