Product Manager - Aftermarket

Location: Hinjewadi Phase 2 Pune.

Position: Product Manager - Aftermarket

PURPOSE: The objective of this role will be to developed product plans, business cases, pricing, marketing, and maintaining the product line profitability for his/her categories.

The individual will also be the product expert regarding industry trends, requirements and legislations.

In addition, the individual will lead the engineering, sales, purchasing and program management priorities and product requirements.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Priority setting on key product developments and strategies including the develop and implement product line strategies that meet current and future market needs and achieve profitability and growth objectives

Product positioning and new product development that meet current and future market needs and achieve divisional profitability and growth objectives

Introduce, update, and improve existing product offerings throughout product life cycle: new product development, release to market, stock category changes and deletions

Develop product line business assessments, strategy development, AOP forecast, competitive position analysis, development of product road map and AOP action plans

Develop pricing strategies based on competitive studies, customer channels and product profitability strategies

Gap analysis: Research OE and AM competitor catalogs and programs to identify gaps in range

Data analytics based on market research data

Ongoing, daily product line maintenance including new part number additions, obsolescence and supersessions, catalog & E-commerce maintenance (descriptions, data corrections, etc.)

Maintain / update product popularity lists, product lifecycle codes

Maintain / update competitive cross reference data; ensure alignment with pricing team

Ensure data feed to ERP / PIM / Pricing systems is complete and accurate

Preparation of product support materials for field sales team, including technical bulletins and training materials

Assist in developing strategic sourcing and manufacturing strategy, based on global product requirements

Support & execute service part launch tactics for OES customers

Maintain effective contacts with and coordinate actions with Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, Operations, Quality, Field Service, Marketing and Aftermarket functions

Support Year/Make/Model data in industry standard formats (ACES / Tec-doc) Support customer line review and stocking strategies to maximize channel sales

Technical service to customer and troubleshooting. Customer Service Support COMMERCIAL & MARKETING RELATED

Direct overall pricing strategies for new product, models, and features

Working with Sales and Finance, establish pricing and other financial details for strategic actions

Lead and develop business plans and appropriation requests for major product introductions

Establish relationships with key customers, Industry suppliers and Industry specialists to communicate value added benefits of products and solutions and to understand customer needs EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Product Manager - Aftermarket This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Minimum bachelors degree Preferred in Business Administration or Engineering.

Aftermarket product management experience preferred.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Experienced in Aftermarket product management