ADFORS Litomyšl PRODUCT MANAGER Glass Veil

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JOB SUMMARY

• The Product Manager for Glass Veil is part of the team for developing and implementing business strategies for its product lines, in order to maximize short and long-term profitable growth and market adequation for ADFORS Europe.

• He/She leads the whole lifecycle of its product portfolio, from development of next product generation with R&D to support of homologation processes at customers with Sales & Plant. He/She plays a unique role in the organization, working in network with multiple departments (Sales, Marketing, other Product Management peers, Quality, Operations, R&D….), acting as a hub for information sharing, prioritization and actions meeting business objectives. He/She leverages advanced technical expertise on product applications, technology and design, as well as authority on markets, competitive situations and product profitability.

SPECIFIC TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Head of Product Management, Industrial Fabrics, operating in an international & diverse environment, the Product Manager has the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Thoroughly understand the markets, with a specific focus on Roofing market, and products in terms of the entire product cycle to end-user in order to determine current business conditions and future trends and developments. Identify new and expanding markets and applications for its product line; through collaboration with sales, direct interaction with customers and prospects, gathering intelligence on customers, applications and competitors.
• Translate these elements into new product development roadmap, co-built with R&D and Process Development teams
• Develop and implement annual and long-term business plans for new product technology and development
• Support the Sales organization in major homologation projects, steering specific product development & sampling with Manufacturing & Quality teams, while disseminating product line knowledge within the Sales & Marketing organization to allow faster time-to-market & identification of business opportunities. This includes performing regular trainings & promoting/structuring market/product knowledge sharing.
• Work with Manufacturing & Purchasing teams to identify & implement product improvement priorities (technical, cost, raw materials…) based on the needs and gaps identified for the product line
• Analyze costs and provide minimum pricing recommendation & directions for margin improvement initiatives (setting pricing/performance strategies, reviewing product design, raw materials, sourcing, manufacturing…)
• Manage lifecycle of complete product portfolio, including rationalization of slow movers / less strategic references
• Create an open environment for collaboration, best-practices and knowledge sharing amongst manufacturing plants, as it relates to product performance, product manufacturing, quality, potential customer claims.... Actively contribute to identification, business case & implementation of major capex related to its product lines.

The position will require a minimum of 25-30% travel, which consists mainly of customers’ and our plants’ visits.

The location of the position is preferred in Litomysl plant, CZ minimum 3 days per week.

PRACTICAL/ TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple projects in parallel in a fast-paced environment
2. Strong communications & interpersonal skills, able to relate well and influence organizations with diverse stakeholders’ profiles both inside and outside the company. Ability to precisely translate customer needs & to deliver clear and convincing communications.
3. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
4. Remains alert for new technologies, products, applications and market conditions. Passion for the customer and demonstrated ability to create an open, customer-centric innovation playground.
5. Possess ability to make independent decisions as well as operate in a team environment. Systematically retrieves information relevant to an issue to develop a decision or course of action, and foster collaboration among involved stakeholders.
6. Encourages and develops durable and balanced cooperation with his/her professional internal and external contacts; Displays great creativity in finding genuinely new solutions and having them tried out, assessed and deployed
7. Proficient in English, Czech speaking is a plus.
8. Bachelor/ or Master degree, with business / industrial and manufacturing related fields. Must possess demonstrated ability and strong technical knowledge of manufacturing or Sales/Marketing Management for the assigned products.