Assistant Manager, Product Team

CARGO COMMUNITY NETWORK PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the air cargo industry is seeking an Assistant Manager to support product development. The role involves strategic planning, people management, and customer engagement to enhance product delivery and efficiency. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in Business or Technology, with 6-8 years of relevant experience in the air freight sector.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years in the air freight industry with a focus on product management.
• Experience in managing digital products and services is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of software development life cycle and IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the Head of Product Team.
• Align product development with corporate objectives.
• Engage customers to understand their needs and challenges.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Resourcefulness

Creativity

Education

Degree in Business or Technology-related field

Job description

Cargo Community Network Pte Ltd (CCN) is a leader in providing collaborative and integrated applications for the air cargo industry. CCN was founded in 1991 with its headquarters located in Singapore. Since then, CCN has had presence in more than 15 countries with a strong network of communities comprising of freight forwarders, airlines, ground handling agents, customs and more. Its web-based community platform brings everyone in different parts of the world together to collaborate, share information and seek to increase business opportunities locally and globally. CCN forms strategic partnerships with global service providers by offering a comprehensive suite of apps and services on the platform for the global user community.

The main roles and responsibilities of the Asst Manager is to assist and support the Head of Product Team to ensure smooth functioning of product development in the following areas:

Strategic Responsibilities

• Align product development with leadership and corporate objectives.
• Develop and maintain product roadmap for the team.
• Keep abreast of industry landscape by researching market trends, customer needs, and competitor’s offerings.

People Management

• Prioritise projects and delegate to teams.
• Monitor and adjust workloads for timely delivery.
• Maintain and refine standardization team deliverables and processes for better efficiency and outcome.
• Mentor and guide junior team members.

Customer Engagement

• Engage customers to understand their business needs and challenges.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in developing viable business cases for existing or new products.

Requirements:

• A Degree in Business or Technology-related field.
• Candidates with 6-8 years in the air freight industry demonstrated leadership experience in leading a Product Team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Basic understanding of software development life cycle and IT systems.
• Experience in managing digital products and services is an added advantage.
• Experience in developing standardization procedures for product development processes and deliverables.
• With an agile mindset and adaptive to changes where need to.
• Resourceful, creative and willing to learn.