Job Title : Director (m / f / d) Strategic Product Management
Location : Hadamar-Steinbach, HE, DE, 65589
Business Unit : Instrumentation, Controls and Vision Sys
Posting Date : Jan 22, 2025
Job Description :
As the Director of Strategic Product Management, you will drive a cohesive product portfolio strategy across our business, ensuring alignment with company objectives and market demands. Your role will involve defining and executing product roadmaps, leading cross-functional teams from ideation to market launch. You'll champion customer and sales perspectives, support business case development, and drive product differentiation in global markets. We are seeking a visionary leader with technical acumen and a proven record of managing complex product lines in instrumentation, controls, and vision systems.
The Director (m,f,d) Strategic Product Manager will :
- Lead the definition and advocacy of new products, including market analysis, competitor assessment, and team leadership to determine product requirements.
- Architect and articulate a strategic product roadmap, supported by data-driven decision-making.
- Drive the strategic direction and continuous enhancement of the Product and Technology Road Maps, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market trends.
- Manage market activities for product launches and updates, ensuring they align with strategic objectives.
- Provide oversight for the NPI process, maintaining robust systems for requirement management, sales and marketing support and impact assessment.
- Provide guidance to Product Managers and oversee the Product Life Cycle process, ensuring clear direction throughout all development phases.
- Evaluate requests for modified standard products, analyzing technical and financial feasibility to ensure return on investment.
- Offer support in resolving post-release product issues, ensuring both technical performance and financial success.
- Provide marketing application support, including research, application notes, and collaboration with sales teams.
- Analyze product performance metrics and develop pricing strategies based on market impact, sales forecasts, and competitive factors.
- Engage with customers to gather insights, refine product offerings, and align with market demands.
- Build and maintain relationships with key customers and channel partners to capture the “voice of the customer” for new product concepts.
- Lead technical and commercial discussions, leveraging business acumen to enhance customer engagement.
The Director (m,w,d) Strategic Product Manager Position Requires :
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related technical field, also an MBA with a focus on marketing.Appropriate experience in technical application, sales, or product management - desired in the heavy vehicle or automotive instrumentation industry.Appropriate experience in a product line management role.Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Demonstrated ability to work independently and in influential management roles.Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.Ability to travel up to 25%.Proficiency in both English and German.AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.
AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues in 35 countries, grounded by our core values : Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE : AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.
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