Director - Product Management

Job Overview

• TE Connectivity's Product Management Teams manage all aspects of a product, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing. They are responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans in order to meet sales and profit targets.
• The Director Product Management identifies the long‑term trends in the Indian market and defines the product roadmap for India and drives the product strategy plan for India along with the margins. Identifies global products that can be placed in the Indian market with modifications/localization and creates a USP to win in the Indian market at entitled margins. Drives the load for the plants in India and helps drive productivity for the plants.
• TE Connectivity's Product Management Teams drives the product strategy for India along with localization plan and pricing for India. They work with the global product management team and the India sales team to bridge the gap from techno‑commercial front with the customers and drive new product requirements for the India market with the global product management teams. They work to bring the global products with or without modifications to the India market to suit them for India‑specific needs and price expectations. They understand the product gaps for the India market and work with India Engineering and Global PM to bridge the product gap.
• They proactively look at new government regulations and new trends in the market and drive front‑end localization in coordination with India Engineering, Global PM and India Sales Team.

Responsibilities

• Co‑ordinating with Global PM Teams, Customers, India Sales team to drive product positioning and pricing.
• Creating long‑term forecast for India and working with ISC team to ensure long‑term capacities for the product requirements for India.
• Ensuring achievement of targeted profitability through strategic planning, cost improvement drives for India‑manufactured products, optimum supply chain.
• Promoting innovative thinking for product lines and marketing initiatives, integration of new tools and technology, and compliance with quality standards.

What we are looking for

EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• B.S. with 20 or more years of experience; or master's degree with 15 or more years of experience; or PhD level with 10 or more years of experience.

CRITICAL EXPERIENCE

• Experience in combination of the following (Sales/Product Management/Engineering & Technology, Operations, Finance, Strategy)
• Leading teams with increasing level of scope and complexity
• Global Experience with Successful Leadership

COMPETENCIES

• Business Acumen
• Strategic Thinking
• Innovation & Growth Minded
• Influence and Impact
• Strategic Talent Focus
• Technical Expertise
• Product Development Lifecycle
• Product Development Strategy

MOTIVATIONAL/CULTURAL FIT

• Innovation demeanor
• Passion for technology
• Talent development
• Results driven
• Clear and concise communication

Competencies

• Building Effective Teams
• Managing and Measuring Work
• Motivating Others
• SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)