Product Manager

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG; Freetown, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multisport card

Cafeteria system

Daily meal allowance

Company pension

Job summary

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG in Indiana seeks a Product Manager to develop programs and measures to drive business performance across the product life cycle. You will monitor portfolios, coordinate launches, and work with RandD to align with market trends and customer needs. Occasional customer visits are expected.

Hybrid work arrangement with a strong emphasis on collaboration across functions, plus a comprehensive benefits package and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred; technical background is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and data tools.
• Data-driven analytical thinking with strong communication skills.
• Willingness to travel and adapt to changes.
• Business-fluent English; other languages are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop programs and measures to drive business performance at all stages of the product life cycle.
• Monitor product portfolio, initiate and coordinate developments, launches, relaunches.
• Coordinate external benchmarking and use market intelligence to identify new opportunities.
• Create and optimize marketing plans and operational measures for strong market positioning.
• Maintain collaboration with RandD to align with latest trends and customer expectations.
• Visit customers as required to ensure products meet customer needs.

Skills

Excel

Data tools

Data-driven thinking

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Mobility

Intercultural competence

English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Develop the programs, plans and measures to drive business performance at all stages of the product life cycle, for products or product line assigned.
• Monitor product portfolio of managed product lines, initiate and coordinate developments, launches, re-launches, etc..
• Coordinate external benchmarking and utilize market intelligence data to identify new business opportunities.
• Create, adapt and continuously optimize marketing plans and operational measures to ensure optimized product positioning in the market.
• Maintain a strong cooperation with the RandD department to guarantee an exchange about the latest trends and customer expectations.
• Visit customers (if required) and contribute to respective offerings on a regular base to ensure product lines and products meet customer needs.

Your Qualifications

• High school or University degree preferredTechnical but not obligatory
• Full capability in using Microsoft office tools, main focus on Excel and data tools
• Open minded and willing to learn
• Data-driven analytical thinking skills
• High level of communications and presentationskills
• High ability to cope with pressure, mobility, flexibility, and the willingness for changes
• Intercultural competence and openness
• Technical and overallinterests in vehicles
• Readiness to travel
• Business-fluent English in spoken and written, other languages are an advantage
• 30 vacation days per year
• MultiSport card including employer's contribution
• Cafeteria System
• Daily meal allowance
• Employer contribution to the employee's pension scheme
• Salary compensation during ilness, according to company policy
• Company laptop and phone
• Hybrid Working (3 days in the office / 2 days home office)

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

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