Regional Product Manager At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story. This is a position with grade 12 This position reports to Lead Global Product Manager Your role and responsibilities As a Product Manager for the Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions, you will be accountable for the long-term profitable growth of the portfolio under your responsibility, consisting of various product lines of electrical installation accessories and termination solutions. Reporting to a Lead Global Product Manager, you will support the business results by overseeing all steps of the offering lifecycle and managing its marketing in accordance with market needs and division strategy and targets. Your responsibilities include:
* Understands and defines current market segmentation and related offering positioning. Defining offering value proposition and clear positioning per segments & channels and ensures clear communication to sales, channels and users. Determine the offering business plan that supports sustainable growth, identifying potential gaps in portfolio, both against competition and new market opportunities. Leads the life-cycle management process. Analyzing current
offering, defining and tracking performance metrics, planning appropriate measures and making decisions on offering obsolescence to ensure market requirements are met and profitability maximized.
* Contributes to development of new portfolios, using process stage gates, planning the offering roadmap to create maximum value for the customer needs. Initiating and driving product launch and following-up of offering portfolio performance. Owns the technical and market specifications for the offering. Initiates creation of external and internal product training modules and programs as needed. Participate in annual business planning and monitor global sales target fulfilment along the year. Participate to creating a Sustainability strategy for the offering portfolio, supporting ABB's commitment to circular economy.
Qualifications for the role
* BS in engineering or operations management, with a relevant experience in product management.
* Good experience and knowledge of the electrical industry.
* Strong entrepreneurship, project management, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
* A collaborative, solution-focused approach, with strong written and spoken communication skills, as well as relationship-building skill.
* Experience in manufacturing and/or electrical wholesaler sector would be an asset.
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* BS in engineering or operations management, with a relevant experience in product management.
* Good experience and knowledge of the electrical industry.
* Strong entrepreneurship, project management, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
* A collaborative, solution-focused approach, with strong written and spoken communication skills, as well as relationship-building skill.
* Experience in manufacturing and/or electrical wholesaler sector would be an asset.