About the Role

As a member of the BU Car Audio Aftermarket, Global Product Line Management Team, this position is responsible for executing new products to the Regional Business Units in a timely and profitable manner. This includes providing a clear product roadmap and timeline to deliver differentiated and profitable growth over the product life-cycle based on a deep understanding of customer and market needs. This role will drive revenue and margin expansion of existing product lines through effective sales force & channel initiatives and pricing strategies through the Regional Business Units.

Your Team

The Manager, GPLM will report to Director Product Strategy and Planning.

What You Will Do

• Develop a clear vision and product roadmaps across all product lines including brand positioning and Competitive analysis.

• Translate product strategy and vision and prioritize into a rolling 3-year product roadmap and release calendar.

• Develop product documents such as business plans, product roadmaps, ROI/market-value analysis, and consumer use case templates, and change requests.

• Define market-winning products that differentiate from competitors, increase market share and expand margins.

• Identify requirements and features by collaborating with engineering, program management, and sales teams.

• Manage the review structure of product concepts as defined by the annual line plan.

• Adapt to and manage change to the strategic direction of the company and respond rapidly to market opportunities.

• Identify and develop new product opportunities globally.

• Leverage technologies within HARMAN to determine future products by working closely with sourcing team.

• Ensure product documentation is accurate, traceable and updated regularly for many cross functional participants.

What You Need

• 5-7 years of related consumer electronic product management and marketing experience in bringing innovative products that matter to consumers to market.

• Preferred experience with car aftermarket audio products - speaker, subwoofer, amplifier & DSP.

• Demonstrated Track Record of Growth: ability to grow and forecast existing product lines, and develop and commercialize new products in a timely and profitable manner. Experience developing a product roadmap across a variety of business models is helpful.

• High Customer Orientation: Recognition and credibility with the customer as a trusted, collaborative and productive partner. Understands what it takes to win in the market place.

• High Financial Aptitude: Understands a P&L with strong business acumen; analytical and numbers-driven decision making.

• Project Management Skills: Exceptional planning and organizational skills. Experience participating in matrix, global, cross-functional teams, which require collaborative planning with members of other sales groups, product groups, operations, marketing, etc.

• Results and Detail Oriented: Holds others accountable for commitments.

• Bachelor’s degree or above.

• Fluent English.

What is Nice to Have

• Change Agent: Be able to think out of the box and formulate new plans or workarounds when roadblocks or priorities change.

• Results Driven: Success will be measured not only by product differentiation and superiority, but also by CM, SOP’s, and ensuring the NPI annual roadmap obtains incremental revenue targets.

• Customer Focus: Providing exceptional service and quality to external and internal customer.

• Innovation Orientation: A critical contribution of this position is to help develop the product roadmap and create new-to-the-world products to compete. Previous experience working with consumers and customers to bring new meaningful products to market.

• Team Building and Communication: Proven experience working within a global, cross-functional team. Working closely with the externally focused and high commercial Region Business Units and engineering & sourcing teams.

• Self-Awareness: Accept responsibility for personal development and actions. Have clear objectives and strives to exceed them. Take ownership for personal career and skill development

What Makes You Eligible

• Experience working in a global team.

• Good knowledge about amplifier related products.