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MAIN PURPOSE
Manage all aspects of a pre-defined product line inside the SBU (Strategic BusinessUnit) – Roadmap, technical, marketing strategies and support.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Defines product vision, strategy and roadmap (New and existing products)
- Manage customer requirements and needs
- Communication link between sales, support and engineering and defines priorities between these parties with reference to product development.
- Aligned with brand management division roadmap and vision
- Manage Beta product trials (POC’s and trials)
- Manage customer feedback strategies to ensure customer satisfaction with your product
- Manage marketing intelligence strategies for the applicable product line
- Manage product positioning strategies to ensure the product is well suited for the applicable target market.(They will be responsible to define the product specifications)
- Manage product pricing strategies and monitors if product cost is achievable.
- Manage product launch, promotion marketing strategies
- Manage team of product specialists in order to fulfil above mentioned responsibilities
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Internal
- Six to eight years’ experience on related BU product lines and evaluated on a technical level of competency (completed all internal training) in a managing position capacity within Schauenburg.
External
- Preferably business management degree or diploma or equivalent with technical expertise. (Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products) and
- Preferably minimum of four to six years’ experience as a Product Manager
(Experience as business analyst will also suffice) - Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Must be able to travel 40% of the time (2 days per week).
- Examples and at least one sample of an effective document delivered in the past
Competencies
Skills:
- Excellent English grammar (Both speaking and writing)
- Electrical competenciesElectronic competencies
- Excellent computer skills (administrative)
- Business expertise – Cost vs. selling = Profitable product
- Strong leadership skills showing that you are ins charge of the product
- Strong operational involvement skills (Concept product roadmap all the way to commercial stage)
Knowledge:
- Electrical
- Electronics
- Mechanical
- Excellent domain knowledge
- MS Office, MS Teams
Attributes:
- Self-starter
- Good time management
- Diligent
- Able to adapt to rapid changes
- Able to handle pressure
- Good admin skills
- Very good communication skills
- Result driven
- Team player
All applicants who meet the minimum requirements and wish to apply should do so on or before 30 September 2026 at 12:00
Kindly consider your application unsuccessful should you not hear from us in 1 month.
