Product Line Manager, Automotive Replacement

Job Description Essential Duties And Responsibilities Strategic Input & Leadership - Cultivate a deep understanding of the India, Automotive Replacement market & consolidate insights for integration into global product line strategies, regional commercial strategies, & overall commercial success & leadership in the market. Includes tracking market trends, indices, & participating in industry organizations. - Maintain a view of the Indian competitive landscape, identifying key players, creating competitive profiles, & enabling competitive benchmarking assessments. - Drive the progress of new production adoption & product line initiative KPIs & ensuring seamless integration into the commercial plans - including tracking actual performance against targets. - Provide thoughtful input into the product roadmap based on market & application-driven needs & opportunities. Outline New Product Development projects with a clear scope & opportunity overview. - Champion approved VAVE projects to completion, driving cost & productivity savings for the product line - including supporting the validation of the savings realization. - Drive sourcing decisions by closely working with the sourcing team to establish the right external partners Supporting Operational Excellence & Driving Customer Satisfaction - Contribute to demand planning by translating market indices & industry reports into projected business implications on end market performance. - Evaluates, adjusts, & aligns cell-level Demand &Supply plans based on commercial initiatives, market conditions, & financial commitments. - Identify, rationalize, optimize, & execute inter-company sourcing - balancing P&L, service level, & Working Capital considerations. - Resolve critical service level & quality issues that impact customer satisfaction & financial performance. - Manage & address Excess & Obsolete (E&O) inventory. - Provide valuable insights into capacity requirements & documentation. Lead select CapEx investment justification & implementations. Drive Commercial Success & Growth - Deliver engaging field sales training on products, application criteria, & creating compelling value in the market. - Collaborate with Sales & Operations Planning, Customer Experience, & Operations to resolve backlog situations, ensuring the achievement of financial & other operating metrics. - Capture VOC through active participation in customer meetings, Distributor Advisory Council meetings, industry events, &engagement with field sales while engaging as a subject matter expert in customer & distributor meetings. - Support the evaluation of high value or strategic quote packages in terms of pricing & scenario planning around market conflicts. - Lead the product line specific price increase evaluation & recommendations associated with inflation, 80/20 pricing action implementation, or targeted pricing actions - aligning with & with the support of the pricing team meeting overall objectives. - Execute the pricing & positioning strategy for New Product introductions for commercialization. - Lead catalog creation as per market needs. - Provide support for vertical market research, content creation, target identification, training & market insights for marketing campaigns. - Coordinate with cross-functional teams for local trade shows, industry associations, & standards bodies participation. Keys to Success - Requires in-depth knowledge and experience - Requires conceptual and practical expertise in own area and general knowledge of related areas - Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate the company in the market Requirements And Preferred Skills - - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business or Marketing from an accredited institution required. - Minimum of 5 years of product management or other relevant experience, preferably in an Automotive Aftermarket environment. - Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and influence across multiple levels within the company and locations. - Strategic mindset and strong sense of business acumen. - Independent, self-motivated, and proactive approach to work. - Highly organised, detail oriented, disciplined and possessing the highest level of integrity. - Extensive experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. - Ability to consolidate complex data sets and manipulate into clear summaries. - Ability to travel up to 30% of the time and occasionally accommodate working outside of regular office hours. - Self-motivated and a Team player - Must be legally authorized to work in India