Senior Product Manager Job at Brake Parts Inc LLC in Mchenry

The Brakes Senior Product Manager will own the end-to-end lifecycle of Rotor and Friction products in the Braking portfolio. The Brakes Senior Product Manager will also be instrumental in coordinating the Engineering/technical and administrative work required to launch new programs.

Job Duties:

• Drive the NPI process and manage coverage and feature differentiation across different sales channels
• Product lifecycle management and Strategic Product planning for Brake rotors, drums and friction
• Develop and execute standard operating principles for new product introduction
• Drive a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Engineering, and Marketing Communications) to define a go-to-market strategy
• Identify initial planning requirements based on customer needs and support customer RFQ process
• Ensure that all product data is accurately entered in ERP systems (Oracle)
• Work with internal data management teams to ensure correct product data is published
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing locations to source and develop components needed for product line
• Cross train team members in Sales, Customer Service, Forecasting, Planning, Finance etc on Product attributes
• Collaborates with Catalog team to provide timely inputs to OE sample review driving “new or carry-up” decisions.
• Collaborates with Plants and Engineering support offices for part-to-print and print-to-print drawing reviews.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Engineering Degree (preferably in Mechanical Engineering)
• Good understanding of automotive braking systems
• Familiarity with a multi-step approval process used to design, develop and launch products
• Experience reverse engineering components for aftermarket development
• Familiarity with Solidworks or similar CAD programs a plus
• Intermediate/advanced proficiency with Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBI)
• Familiarity with industry process and quality methodologies such as APQP, DFMEA, FMEA
• Proficiency in project management skills and tools
• Strong analytical skill sets including problem solving techniques such as Fishbone, 5-Why
• Ability to work in a cross-functional environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience working with remote/global colleagues in different time zones
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry