Assistant Regional Product Manager

1/ As an Assistant Product Manager, you have to gain the expertise for new product development with following key responsibilities -:  

• The objective is to launch new products & increase Car parc coverage to 95% in all Product-lines with coordination with India Database manager and Trade marketers. 

• Collaborate with the marketing team in order to prepare Business Plan and market insights (data, trends).

• Build Product & Service Plan together with insight from division product managers and suppliers to define next 2 years sales potential turnover & market sale price. 

• Ensure fast time to market availability of TTM for latest OE products, ensuring the profitability and the success of the launch.

• Responsible for successful launch of non-OE products from internal & external suppliers with ensuring profitability. 

• Responsible for product portfolio lifecycle management - from creation process to the initial samples validation, to the continuous update of the references status in the existing range.

• Coordinate with quality and procurement to ensure standard quality requirements for product and packaging.

• Analyze and know the benchmark of competitor’s products and service offers (SWOT’s, technical Benchmark).

• Go-to suppliers to ensure professional & health relations. 

• Technical know-how to support product development, competitor’s product sample benchmarking with quality.

2/  You are in-charge of the coordination & follow up of the Valeo service India to: 

• Be in continuous support for your India divisions product managers.

• Be the privileged interface with your India counterpart in Valeo internal supplier for product development.

• Respect Valeo Code of ethics, specially with external suppliers & agencies.  

• Respect health, safety and environment policies.

• Ensure Project development in compliance with Group Policy, Instructions and procedures.

• Develop understanding of Valeo procedures for new product development & follows.