Senior Product Manager

Brake Parts Inc LLC; McHenry (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 100,000; Full time

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer seeks a Senior Product Manager to oversee the lifecycle of braking products. This role involves driving new product initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring accurate data entries in ERP systems. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree and strong project management skills. Located in McHenry, IL, this position offers competitive salaries and benefits.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree required, preferably in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least a good understanding of automotive braking systems.
• Must be familiar with multi-step approval processes for product design and launch.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of Rotor and Friction products.
• Develop and execute standard operating principles for new product introduction.
• Drive a solution set across development teams to define a go-to-market strategy.

Skills

Engineering Degree (Mechanical Engineering)

Understanding of automotive braking systems

Project management skills

Analytical skills including problem solving methods

Intermediate/advanced proficiency with Microsoft products

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

Solidworks or similar CAD programs

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerBI

Job description

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The Brakes Senior Product Manager will own the end-to-end lifecycle of Rotor and Friction products in the Braking portfolio. The Brakes Senior Product Manager will also be instrumental in coordinating the Engineering/technical and administrative work required to launch new programs.

Job Duties:

• Drive the NPI process and manage coverage and feature differentiation across different sales channels
• Product lifecycle management and Strategic Product planning for Brake rotors, drums and friction
• Develop and execute standard operating principles for new product introduction
• Drive a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Engineering, and Marketing Communications) to define a go-to-market strategy
• Identify initial planning requirements based on customer needs and support customer RFQ process
• Ensure that all product data is accurately entered in ERP systems (Oracle)
• Work with internal data management teams to ensure correct product data is published
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing locations to source and develop components needed for product line
• Cross train team members in Sales, Customer Service, Forecasting, Planning, Finance etc on Product attributes
• Collaborates with Catalog team to provide timely inputs to OE sample review driving “new or carry-up” decisions.
• Collaborates with Plants and Engineering support offices for part-to-print and print-to-print drawing reviews.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Engineering Degree (preferably in Mechanical Engineering)
• Good understanding of automotive braking systems
• Familiarity with a multi-step approval process used to design, develop and launch products
• Familiarity with Solidworks or similar CAD programs a plus
• Intermediate/advanced proficiency with Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBI)
• Familiarity with industry process and quality methodologies such as APQP, DFMEA, FMEA
• Proficiency in project management skills and tools
• Strong analytical skill sets including problem solving techniques such as Fishbone, 5-Why
• Ability to work in a cross-functional environment
• Experience working with remote/global colleagues in different time zones
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management

• Industries

  Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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