Category Manager-Commercial Vehicle

ZF Group; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Category Manager for Commercial Vehicles, where you will lead product development for Japanese truck ranges in the ASEAN market. This role involves managing product strategies, driving sales, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure successful market launches. You will leverage your expertise in product management and sales to identify customer needs and enhance product offerings. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this role offers a unique opportunity to impact the automotive industry significantly. Embrace the chance to be part of a dynamic team that values flexibility and professional growth.

Benefits

Holidays

Medical Insurance

Home Office

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Solid experience in J-range product development in OEM or IAM.
• Strong sales and marketing background with product management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage product-related workstreams for Japanese truck range products.
• Drive product line sales and support tender opportunities in the region.

Skills

Product Development

Sales and Marketing

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Thinking

Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

eBOM Compilation

Product Lifecycle Management

Job description

Req ID 71665 | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, ZF Sales and Service (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

About the Team
As a part of the global ZF Group, ZF aftermarket product has been a reliable partner for over 100 years within the automotive and industrial industry.

What you can look forward to as Category Manager - Commercial Vehicle:

1. The position will cover all Japanese truck range products for CV in ASEAN.
2. Manages product-related workstreams to guarantee timely execution of regional category - and corresponding product lines - strategy deliverables, growth and profitability improvements activities to achieve the regional targets.
3. Accountable for delivering output of E2E Product Range Development (GDPEP) and Lifecycle Management activities as per OP and SP, for OES and IAM including: channel shift for OE Series conversions, initiating all-makes re-engineering and define product specification in line with market and customer specificities in cooperation with Engineering, in order to deliver defined target product coverage and speed to market, EOP and EOSO process, change management process in IAM and OES.
4. Represents Aftermarket Swimlane within Serial GDPEP during Application Phase; Timely eBOM compilation and product industrialization including OES range definition based on Customer application.
5. Drives product line sales in the region. Represents category expertise towards customer base, underwriting the ZF category offering. Identifies regional customer needs, and derives corresponding opportunities to improve SoW. Supports tender opportunities, from range recognition to creation of Business Case together with BL Controlling.
6. Ensures support by his regional teams towards global and other regional teams for products out of his regional range.

Your Profile as Category Manager - Commercial Vehicle:

1. Solid experience of J-range products development experience, in OEM, OES or IAM, have extensive product, engineering and go-to-market knowledge and insight of the J-range competition landscape, incl. product specification.
2. International Sales/Marketing/Business Development background.
3. Experience OES/IAM/Service sales processes & business.
4. Experience in product management, specification & development processes.
5. Knowledge of ZF products, footprint, structures and processes.
6. Strategic and analytic thinking and active execution of Product Strategy targets.
7. Negotiating, influencing and relationship management skills.
8. Strong drive for results while developing competences and teams empowerment within AM Organization.

Why you should choose ZF in Malaysia?
Holidays / medical insurance / Home office / Flexible working hours.

Be part of our ZF team as Category Manager - Commercial Vehicle and apply now!

Contact: Ying Li