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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

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Full-time

Job function

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Product Management
Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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