Product Development Manager

Bring your competencies :

ACTIVITIES       

1. Manage the activity of the team for which he/she is responsible to ensure the development of finished products based on the product plan (new products, series life, requests for modification or 2nd source approval, pre-development plans, manufacturing transfer projects) while respecting the EPO development process and the tools specific to his/her activity

·       2. Participate in the development of the product roadmap for his/her scope in line with the BU development strategy and with the Group strategy

·       3. Be responsible for the objectives set for his/her activity

·       4. Ensure the application of work standards among his/her teams

·       5. Define areas for improvement to ensure constant optimization of his/her team's performance

·       6. Create team dynamics by developing communication and developing teams\: versatility, training, feedback, interviews,

·       7. Manage and optimize the budget and resources of his/her teams

·       8. Carry and relay messages from Management

·       9. Ensure technological monitoring in his/her scope of activity and Contribute to the filing and renewal of patents

·       10. Develop an in-depth knowledge of the competitive environment\: analysis of competing products (construction, production costs, price positioning, production location, etc.), understanding of markets and consumer needs

RESPONSIBILITIES EXERCISED AND SCOPE OF ACTION

·       Ensure his/her own health and safety and that of others in their work situation and contribute to controlling his/her environmental impact

·       Manage a team

·       Manage a budget

·       Representing the expertise and decision of the business in decision-making bodies

·       Define the appropriate solutions and means to achieve results within the limits of his/her scope of activity

·       Alert the right person at the right time, depending on the level of criticality of the subjects

·       Guarantee the quality of relationships with the various contacts in the development teams\: Marketing, Quality, Factory, Supplier, Purchasing, Logistics, etc.

RELATIONS

·       Internally\: Marketing, Quality, Innovation, Service Management and support functions necessary for the activity, Development Director, etc.

·       Externally\: suppliers, Approved Service Center (ASP), certification laboratory, Market Authority, partners, service providers, customers

QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE

·       Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience with minimum 6 years of experience

·       MCM Management Skills

·       Specific and technical knowledge relating to his/her activity

·       General and academic knowledge in mechanics, materials, physical measurements

·       Ability to work in networks and in project teams, good interpersonal skills

·       Foreign languages\: English Read, written, spoken (professional conversation), "plus"\: Italian

·       Ability to work in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary environment

·       Experience in project management and quality (particularly in risk analysis).

·       Rigorous, autonomous and organized.

·       Ability to unite a team towards a common goal

·       Ability to synthesize and make information understandable

·       Knowing how to stay the course with tenacity and overcome his/her failures

What we will achieve together :

Manage a team and organize all or part of the activity of a development team in order to guarantee the development of products in compliance with regulations, Groupe SEB quality standards and marketing requirements throughout the product's lifespan.