Product Line Manager

Faurecia • Auburn Hills, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The FCM Product Line Manager defines and executes product line strategy by translating market intelligence, regulatory requirements, megatrends, and customer needs into prioritized product and innovation roadmaps. This role ensures cross‑functional alignment across marketing, sales, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver competitive, profitable, and customer‑relevant solutions that strengthen FORVIA’s market position and support business growth.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years in product development, project management, or commercial roles within automotive or mobility sectors
• Minimum 3 years in a customer‑facing role (program management, sales, or equivalent)
• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
• Lead cross-functional teams in a highly collaborative environment
• Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes
• Knowledge of product development processes
• Working Knowledge of marketing, costing, and sales
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Project Management Skills
• Results oriented & customer focused
• Teamwork & collaboration
• Strong business acumen

Responsibilities

• Maintain deep knowledge of markets, competitors, technologies, and regulatory environments impacting the product portfolio
• Analyze customer requirements, standards, and emerging trends; translate them into clear product and innovation implications
• Support business units, sales, marketing, and engineering in interpreting Voice of Customer (VOC) data
• Identify and quantify market growth opportunities to support strategic and portfolio planning
• Drive innovation using a disciplined, science‑based and business‑focused risk/benefit approach
• Define, maintain, and communicate product roadmaps aligned with market demand, business strategy, and technology readiness
• Establish market‑based prioritization criteria for innovation and development investments
• Provide market, customer, and competitive input for innovation and acquisition milestone decisions
• Guide innovation projects to ensure functional performance, customer value, and FORVIA competitiveness
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, and technical‑market rationale to support RFQs
• Contribute to sales tools, product communication materials, and customer presentations
• Support value‑based pricing strategies in collaboration with sales, costing, and engineering
• Represent product line value and capabilities in customer discussions and technical‑commercial reviews
• Convert customer and market requirements into clear product and process objectives with technical leaders
• Support and oversee technology and manufacturing development programs to ensure expected cost, quality, and performance outcomes
• Enable effective collaboration between customer and internal project leaders during technology development
• Provide structured and regular reporting on product line performance, roadmaps, and innovation progress
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, management standards, and Code of Ethics
• Promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and cross‑functional alignment

Benefits

• Career development opportunities
• Training and development programs
• Multicultural environment
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level