Senior Manager of Product Management

Robinson Group has been retained to fill a newly created, key role for our global client.

Senior Manager Product Portfolio (Differential Connection Systems / Coaxial Connection Systems)

*This company is regularly voted one of the best places to work, fosters collaboration, and has defined career paths.

*Your core expertise : strategic portfolio management ; product management fundamentals; understanding/experience with automotive connections and differential portfolio products : ability to influence and coordinate across regions and functions without direct reporting relationships; cross functional collaboration.

*This role will provide relocation to either the Detroit area in Michigan or California's Bay Area with some travel.

*The role has a dual focus: driving strategic portfolio management and hands‑on execution regarding go‑to‑market and margin improvements for this company's differential product line used in the automotive industry

DESCRIPTION:

Responsible for revenue, standard cost, driving growth, and OI as well as product portfolio management, resource allocation, and product definition with key applications for the the Differential product line.

In this role you will partner closely with the regional Product Management leaders/teams in data connection as well as key stake holders cross-functionally, especially, but not limited to regional and global leaders from Sales, Operations, Project and Program Management, Procurement, Manufacturing and Product Engineering.

• Foster best practice sharing between regions enabling successful margin improvements and revenue growth
• Enablement and support of regional project execution esp. on cross-regional and large strategic projects
• Build culture of continuous improvement, which leverages best practice processes and metrics to drive year-over-year improvements by partnering with operations including optimization of global manufacturing footprints as well as driving product management excellence
• Driving the coordination of go‑to‑market strategies and cross-regional and cross-functional activities
• Gaining market share with data connection differential products
• Build out product roadmaps in technically complex market environments, aligning with key accounts and create differentiation in target applications.
• Assess and articulate opportunities with new technological trends ensuring long-term continuous pipeline growth and enabling the sales force to capture and secure new opportunities.

YOUR BACKGROUND:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience combining several experiences, with at least 5 years in Product Management, in industry (Automotive Connectors, experience in Data Connection Products strictly preferred).
• 4 year Technical or business degree.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Proven commercial and leadership track record driving regional/global market share gains, including sales, operations, and engineering teams with significant customer exposure at senior executive level in a fast paced and changing environment.
• Proven financial acumen in evaluating project and program financials and change management
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills in leading teams and managing cross-functional teams globally.
• Demonstrated experience successfully scaling newly launched product portfolios.
• Clear, strategic thinker with vision and the ability to execute on priorities.