Product Management Engineer

Cyient; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyient is seeking a Product Strategy & Portfolio professional to define the range of accessory products for motorhomes, trailers, and caravans. You will identify market trends, analyze competitors, and establish roadmaps outlining new developments and discontinuations.

The role requires close collaboration with R&D, Purchasing, Quality, Sales, Marketing, Production, and After-sales to ensure viable, compliant products.

Qualifications

• Translate market and customer needs into concrete product requirements.
• Collaborate with R&D, Purchasing, and Quality to define specifications.
• Monitor product lifecycle from launch to phase-out.

Responsibilities

• Defining accessory product assortment (supports, hitches, chassis components, etc.).
• Assess market trends (e-mobility, weight reduction, comfort, off-road) and competitors.
• Establish product roadmaps and decide what to build or discontinue.
• Own pricing strategy, margins, and revenue planning for merchandise.
• Coordinate with Sales, Marketing, Production, Supply Chain, and After-sales.

Job description

1. Product Strategy & Portfolio

Defining which accessory products (e.g. supports, hitches, chassis components, safety accessories, air-suspensions, electronic products, etc.) should be offered.

• Identifying market trends (e.g. e-mobility for motorhomes and caravans, weight reduction, comfort, off-road)
• Analyzing competitors
• Establishing product roadmaps (What new developments are being implemented? What is being discontinued?)

2. Customer and Market Understanding

Knowing exactly who the partners and customers are:

• Bodybuilders (e.g. motorhome, trailer and caravan manufacturers)
• Dealers / Wholesalers
• End customers (e.g. motorhome, trailer and caravan users)

Based on this, needs have to be translated into concrete product requirements (e.g. “lighter,” “easier to install”, “safety increase”)

3. Managing Product Development

Working closely with R&D, Purchasing, and Quality Management:

• Defining requirements (specifications)
• Overseeing development projects
• Ensuring that products are technically, regulatory, economically viable
• Determining what should be built and why

4. Business Responsibility

Responsible for the financial performance of merchandise products:

• Setting pricing strategy
• Monitoring margins
• Sales and revenue planning
• Creating business cases for new products

5. Interface Management

A large part of the work involves coordination:

• Sales (market feedback, sales pitches, ...)
• Marketing (positioning, campaigns, product launches, ...)
• Production & Supply Chain (availability, costs, ...)
• After-sales / Service (complaints, spare parts, ...)

6. Lifecycle Management

Products have to be supported throughout their entire lifecycle:

• Launch
• Growth & Optimization
• Maturity Phase (cost reduction, streamlining variants)
• Phase-out (end-of-life strategy)

7. Regulation & Standards

• Compliance with standards (e.g. EU regulations, approvals)
• Safety requirements