PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

groupeseb; Piemonte; Ibrido; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Groupe SEB seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a development team and ensure products meet regulatory and Groupe SEB quality standards throughout their lifecycle.

You will participate in roadmap development, manage team performance and resources, and maintain strong cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Quality, Factory, and Suppliers. English is required; Italian is a plus.

Competenze

• Minimum 6 years of engineering experience.
• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• English proficiency required; Italian is a plus.
• Strong leadership and budget management skills.
• Ability to work in cross-functional networks.

Mansioni

• Manage a team and organize the development activity.
• Develop product roadmap aligned with BU and Group strategy.
• Be responsible for objectives and performance.
• Ensure work standards and continuous improvement.
• Manage budget and resources of teams.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Quality, Factory, Supplier, Purchasing, Logistics.
• Represent expertise in decision-making bodies.

Conoscenze

Team management

Project management

Risk analysis

Interpersonal skills

Multicultural collaboration

Communication

Autonomy

English proficiency

Italian language

Formazione

Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

What we will achieve together :

Manage a team and organize all or part of the activity of a development team in order to guarantee the development of products in compliance with regulations, Groupe SEB quality standards and marketing requirements throughout the product's lifespan.

Bring your competencies :

ACTIVITIES

• 1. Manage the activity of the team for which he/she is responsible to ensure the development of finished products based on the product plan (new products, series life, requests for modification or 2nd source approval, pre-development plans, manufacturing transfer projects) while respecting the EPO development process and the tools specific to his/her activity
• 2. Participate in the development of the product roadmap for his/her scope in line with the BU development strategy and with the Group strategy
• 3. Be responsible for the objectives set for his/her activity
• 4. Ensure the application of work standards among his/her teams
• 5. Define areas for improvement to ensure constant optimization of his/her team's performance
• 6. Create team dynamics by developing communication and developing teams: versatility, training, feedback, interviews,
• 7. Manage and optimize the budget and resources of his/her teams
• 8. Carry and relay messages from Management
• 9. Ensure technological monitoring in his/her scope of activity and Contribute to the filing and renewal of patents
• 10. Develop an in-depth knowledge of the competitive environment: analysis of competing products (construction, production costs, price positioning, production location, etc.), understanding of markets and consumer needs

RESPONSIBILITIES EXERCISED AND SCOPE OF ACTION

• Ensure his/her own health and safety and that of others in their work situation and contribute to controlling his/her environmental impact
• Manage a team
• Manage a budget
• Representing the expertise and decision of the business in decision-making bodies
• Define the appropriate solutions and means to achieve results within the limits of his/her scope of activity
• Alert the right person at the right time, depending on the level of criticality of the subjects
• Guarantee the quality of relationships with the various contacts in the development teams: Marketing, Quality, Factory, Supplier, Purchasing, Logistics, etc.

RELATIONS

• Internally: Marketing, Quality, Innovation, Service Management and support functions necessary for the activity, Development Director, etc.
• Externally: suppliers, Approved Service Center (ASP), certification laboratory, Market Authority, partners, service providers, customers

QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience with minimum 6 years of experience
• MCM Management Skills
• Specific and technical knowledge relating to his/her activity
• General and academic knowledge in mechanics, materials, physical measurements
• Ability to work in networks and in project teams, good interpersonal skills
• Foreign languages: English Read, written, spoken (professional conversation), "plus": Italian
• Ability to work in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary environment
• Experience in project management and quality (particularly in risk analysis).
• Rigorous, autonomous and organized.
• Ability to unite a team towards a common goal
• Ability to synthesize and make information understandable
• Knowing how to stay the course with tenacity and overcome his/her failures