Director, Prd Grp Fd Drm Brake & Actuators

Knorr-Bremse•Avon, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for developing and implementing global product and customer strategies for various Foundation Drum Brake & Actuators Systems. This position has commercial responsibilities related to product changes, pricing, profitability, and contract review at a global level. Accountable for the budgeting and forecasting for the global product group. The position must manage in agile practice.

Requirements

Minimum of 7 -10 years’ experience, preferably in engineering or program management with increasing levels of responsibility.
Experience in the heavy-duty truck, bus and/or automotive market.
In-depth knowledge of vehicle dynamics and controls.
Familiar with product development and manufacturing processes used to produce Mechanical & electrical components.
In-depth understanding of Bendix business processes.
In-depth understanding of the trucking industry – its customers, manufacturers, associations, and regulatory issues.
Knowledge of agile practices and application.
Excellent strategic skills & have demonstrated these skills in previous jobs.
Globally capable – Must be comfortable working with and leading colleagues and customers in all regions as required.
Able to adapt to the diversity and challenges of local and global working teams.
Possesses the skills to succeed in a hybrid matrix organization.
Strong business management (financial and portfolio analysis) and negotiation skills.
Strong interpersonal, written, and, oral communication skills in a cross-functional, team environment.
Able to work independently & prioritize time/resources/ goals.
Able to identify customer needs and builds relationships with key OE and Fleet customers.
Influences and motivates others, provides direction, removes barriers, leads high impact teams.
B.S./B.A. degree in Engineering or a Business-related field required.
All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience in electronic controls and/or pneumatic vehicle braking systems is a plus.
Masters or MBA preferred.
Greenbelt certified preferred.
Challenges and formulates new processes and strategic thinking and leads the development of new core processes and products to enhance CoC business performance.

Responsibilities

Develops global product segment roadmap/ strategy in line with global product strategy
Translates regional/global customer requirements into regional and global product roadmap
Manages region-specific product adjustments together with global R&D sitting in region
Defines regional value proposition and commercialization of product group portfolio (incl. pricing) together with R&D and Technical Sales
Drives regional projects
Prepares Regional Business cases outlining the resources, timing, and budget needed for the regional project and is responsible for regional financial performance based on at least HK 1 and respective regional Business Cases
Feeds Business Case inputs towards global product group leadership.
Provides regional product group input on STRAP Plans and steers the project in terms of time, cost and quality
Aligns targets and gate reviews on product with product group leadership
Monitors work packages of team members and assist in addressing barriers and roadblocks to task completion.
Performs pre-gate review and prepares gate review to release phase
Initiates project change requests (scope, budget, timeline) and clarifies with project champion
Identifies, monitors and reports project risks/ project target deviation and plans and directs countermeasures and eventually initiates escalation measures
Closes project – performs lessons learned and hands over to line organization
Conducts assessment of market shares and competitor landscape
Executes customer product strategy reflecting regional requirements
Supports innovation management of product portfolio with regional and market-specific requirements
Executes regional patent strategy and patent application
Verifies existing/planned product portfolio vs. market requirements with roadmap
Monitors and controls introduction of new part numbers and product variants
Defines/initiates and conducts follow-up of regional development projects for new products/product platforms
Sets a strategic vision for the whole Meta Scrum
Creates a single, prioritized backlog of value to be delivered by all of the teams (these items are typically larger Product Backlog Items that will need further refinement & decomposition by the team POs.)
At the executive/meta level, leads the MetaScrum event where the overall Product Backlog is presented and alignment with stakeholders is achieved.
Works closely with their associated Scrum of Scrums Master so that the Release Plan that the Product Owner team generates can be deployed efficiently.
Monitors customer product feedback, as well as product feedback from the Meta Scrum, and adjusts the backlog accordingly.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Basic life insurance
Disability insurance
401k plan
120 hours of vacation leave
40 hours of Personal Paid Absence
12 paid holidays
1 floating holiday
6 weeks of paid parental leave
Purchase company stock
Annual bonuses based on achievement of certain metrics of up to 4% of annual salary