Product Manager

The Product Manager is responsible for the Regional Market product planning and execution, including gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, working closely with engineering, sales, and marketing for the purpose of identifying and winning profitable new business while achieving customer satisfaction during the acquisition process including eQR role for the region.

The Product Manager's job also includes ensuring that the product supports the worldwide PL MES strategy as well as BU/Segment overall strategy and goals.

The Product Manager is expected:

1. To effectively present technical product details to the customer and to provide clear direction to the internal resources how to proceed with the acquisition. Must be able to also demonstrate working knowledge of engine application/system related to MES product portfolio.
2. To establish initial customer technical relationship and then develop this into a close working, regular interface for the purpose of identifying and working on new business opportunities.
3. To support and provide inputs on regional market product strategy and roadmap in accordance to WW Product Mgt strategy (trends at customers, suppliers, competition, technologies).
4. To deliver regional market product requirements with prioritized features and associated justification.
5. To support or drive generic/innovative programs with early-stage products and samples coordination activities within product management.
6. To support Sales or Business Development activities (fairs/tech day/advanced development meetings) with adequate documentation and coordination of show-and-tell samples.
7. To perform product demos to customers.
8. Travel estimated 10-20% of time to local and international sites.

Required experience and knowledge

1. Minimum of 3 years experience in the automotive industry (preferred combustion and diesel engines experience). Less experience candidates to be considered on case-by-case basis for development into this role.
2. Advanced written and verbal communication skills
3. Technical background, with experience in combustion and diesel engine products
4. Advanced teamwork skills
5. Business strategy knowledge
6. Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
7. Fluent in English.

Working Time: Full time

Your Contact Partner: Daniel Cable

EEO Statement

Vitesco Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, including but not limited to people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people from all ethnicities and creeds, working parents, or people with long unemployment periods. All qualified individuals will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. To be considered, an application must be submitted to a specific position for which Vitesco Technologies has a current posted job opening. Qualified applicants will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which they apply. Further, Vitesco Technologies provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected]. This email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process.

Vitesco Technologies is a leading international developer and manufacturer of cutting-edge drive systems for sustainable mobility. With intelligent system solutions and components for electric, hybrid, and internal combustion drive systems, Vitesco Technologies is making mobility clean, efficient, and affordable. The product portfolio includes electric drives, electronic controls, sensors and actuators, and exhaust gas treatment solutions. In 2022, Vitesco Technologies generated sales of around €9.07 billion and employs a workforce of around 38,000 employees at 50 locations. Vitesco Technologies is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany.