Our Client is a prestigious multinational company, leader in automotive-powertrain sector. For a growth of the staff, asked us to select the

Product Marketing Manager 

The resource manage the ‘Voice of the Customer’ throughout the organization with the objective of optimizing the company’s engines development capabilities and resources ahead of the competition (Electrified axles & driveline, energy storage systems, hybrid systems).

Responsabilities

1. Develop the on-road market know-how to define product go-to-market strategy:

• Continuously monitor market needs and requirements (e.g organizing specific customer workshops with OEM and final customers), taking into account future technology / developments, competitor products/services and the changing requirements of regulatory norms.
• Defining product drivers for Truck and Light Commercial Vehicles applications on a worldwide basis
• Analyzing market trends in OnRoad business and competitors’ moves in terms of new product launches and technical roadmaps
• Assess Company product competitiveness and perform gap analysis
• Identify improvement proposals and new market opportunities

1. Support the preparation of company’s program approvals through competitive assessment analysis
2. Produce technology roadmaps for product long term development.
3. Support Customers communication and training activities on key product features:
   • Collaborating to Company exhibitions preparation and attendance
   • Supporting Company and Customers product launches, press-events and communication strategies
   • Organizing training sessions for Company Sales teams customers/dealers
4. Support the development of marketing and sales tools and the release of commercial documentation
5. Manage the relation with the Regions to support local activities and acquire a world-wide knowledge of Truck and Light Commercial Vehicles markets

Skills

• Master degree (Management/Mechanical engineering is preferable)
• Minimum 4-5 years of experience in similar roles, in automotive/capital goods industry (expertise in axles and in electrified axles / driveline is preferable)
• Market-oriented approach with good problem solving skills
• Ability to create product marketing plans that address specific segments or contrasts local market with other locations or segments
• Ability to think 3-5 years ahead
• Ability to explain specifically how changes in competitors, clients, regulations and market segments affect own business
• Ability to focus on new business opportunities that enable business development targets to be exceeded
• Analytical approach and capability to translate market data and deviations into future trends and segmentations
• Ability to form clear and independent idea of customer needs and requirements through studying data and discussions with customers; ability to know the customer’s business from own perspective.
• Ability to lead a team

• Ability to work and to collaborate by objectives in a cross-functional teams, with strong communication attitudes and relationship skills
• Excellent knowledge of English in speaking and writing
• MS Office and common ICT tools

Location: Turin, Italy