Global Product Manager

JOB PURPOSE Every role within the Marketing Department but especially for those in positions leading other people must always act with other people in mind prioritizing safety and well-being- both physical and mental emotional - in all they do and all they ask of others In addition ensuring we maintain an inclusive workplace and sstriving to continually diversify our teams in terms of gender age culture and experience is considered within Marketing to be a fundamental requirement for building world-class teams The Global Product Manager role is in place to ensure competitive and innovative productivity solutions to customers to address their needs which differentiates Epiroc from competitors In doing so enable division Epiroc to increase market share and ensure sustainable profitable growth in relevant product areas Manage products life cycle take full ownership of products They will work in an open and collaborative manner ensuring communication is pushed to all stakeholders ahead of demand and that requests for change or assistance from our customers internal or external are answered efficiently and effectively from within their teams MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Strategy and Product Planning Develop product strategy and roadmap based on understanding of customers applications market segments and competition Ensuring the safety and well-being of self Segment market and propose where to focus based on analysis of market attractiveness and Epiroc s ability to compete Generate business and product ideas through analysis of customer applications market changes competitive offerings and CC customer feedback Ideas may range from innovative to incremental Prioritize ideas based on attractiveness and feasibility to Epiroc Based on prioritized ideas develop product strategy and roadmap for next 3-5 years -including making potential phase-out decisions Review product strategy and roadmap with Global Portfolio Manager GPM and adjust as needed Support GPM in creating product portfolio Development to launch Based on understanding of customer s problem define product functional specs do business case and make go no-go recommendation in case of go plan and execute launch For each major idea describe customer problem in more detail e g make customer problem statement and draft minimum viable solution estimate customer value Develop business cases for prioritized ideas then seek Product board approval Based on customer need draft functional specs set product targets e g safety quality cost lead time and define technical specs as needed technical specs jointly with R D Ensure development of a robust launch plan and make sure it delivers in time - depending on divisional set-up either by yourself or with project manager During product development work closely with R D sourcing and manufacturing to ensure product meets specs and targets and is ready for launch and delivery in time Provide detailed customer value proposition to be used in sales communication Provide input to marketing communications team to create sales material e g brochure product specification literature presentation video animation case study Sales and after sales support Train RBM team and CCs to sell product and support them in their sales activities Collect CC ideas and monitor product performance including TCO development take action based on them Provide high-quality sales materials and training to help drive sales Support sales and other customer-facing activities as needed e g customer visits campaigns roadshows exhibitions Monitor product performance and collect data to provide improvement ideas to better meet customer needs Proactively come up with ideas to better meet customer needs and improve performance e g product improvements pricing changes promotion ideas work alongside GPM to identify product portfolio gaps Operations Follow and take active role in improving product safety quality and lead time - immediately after launch and throughout product lifetime Closely follow product safety quality and performance after launch take action as needed Work with operations to ensure product competitiveness e g propose initiatives for cost reduction and or quality improvement and play an active role in them Take an active role in resolving potential safety and quality issues arising from the field Lead and be an active participant in the Product Team meetings Continuously seek improvements in efficiency and profitability REQUIRED COMPETENCIES A safety-first and collaboration mentality Strong people leadership and creative problem solving capabilities Excellent ability to influence stakeholders and to engage and inspire a team High caliber presenter and public speaker Good relationship builder and trust enabler Able to multi-task - to manage multiple projects without sacrificing schedule or quality Highly motivated hands on energized enthusiastic with passion and commitment for doing things in the right way without risking loss of business Ability to work .