Brake Systems Product Manager — Strategy, Roadmaps & Growth

Wabtec; Duncan (OK); On-site; USD 79,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec is seeking a Brake System Product Manager to define and execute the strategy for the assigned portfolio across its full lifecycle, reporting to the Director, Brake System Product Management. You will align offerings with customer needs, market trends, and business priorities across OE and Services markets.

You will own the product roadmap, set strategic vision and positioning, and collaborate with commercial, engineering, sourcing and operations teams to translate requirements into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years'experience in product management, engineering, sales, business development, or profit center (P&L) management, ideally in the rail industry or at an OEM.
• Experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, business cases and lifecycle offerings.
• Experience leading cross-functional work across Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, Finance and Commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Define the aftermarket vision, strategy and multi-year roadmap for assigned product lines based on market entitlement, fleet lifecycle, technology evolution, customer requirements and competitive dynamics.
• Define, develop and rationalize a scalable portfolio of core products, parts, upgrades and service solutions; establish offering scope and lifecycle plans.
• Own product-level business cases, target cost, margin architecture, lifecycle value and investment recommendations; monitor orders, revenue, and pipeline health.
• Identify product upgrade/evolution potential, cost-reduction opportunities and technology investments; lead cross-functional improvements with LCC, RAMS, engineering, manufacturing, and quality.
• Synthesize inputs from KAM/BD/customer engagements; translate needs into product/service requirements with Product Engineering and other functions.
• Drive lifecycle readiness for parts, tooling, documentation, repair capability, supplier strategy, training, warranty transition, and fleet introduction.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

OEM/rail experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/business

Job description

Wabtec is seeking a Brake System Product Manager to define and execute the strategy for the assigned portfolio across its full lifecycle, reporting to the Director, Brake System Product Management. You will align offerings with customer needs, market trends, and business priorities across OE and Services markets.

You will own the product roadmap, set strategic vision and positioning, and collaborate with commercial, engineering, sourcing and operations teams to translate requirements into