Product Manager- Hardware

Company Description

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Job Description

The Product Manager will identify new opportunities and translate needs from users into new product concepts and ranges. This role will require close collaboration with engineering/R&D, marketing, sales, and suppliers. Additional responsibilities include product development and portfolio management of current and new air conditioning products. This product manager will primarily focus on hardware products. The Product Manager will fully support product life cycle management through the Time-To-Market product development process. Results include but are not limited to; profit/loss calculations, marketing plans, sales & volume forecasting, development of new product pipeline, and other support metrics.

Your Job Responsibilities will include:

• Analyzing North American HVAC market trends and potentials in cooperation with the different production sites worldwide.
• Gathering and synthesizing product requirements based on customer, market, competitor insights and user data. Ensure these benefits are distinctively positioned to overcome real world customer problems.
• Collaboration with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, engineering, legal, marketing, manufacturing, customer support, operations, and external partners to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.
• Working with product development teams (engineering, project management) to ensure hardware experiences are brought to market as specified.
• Providing market summaries including trends, competitive landscape and regulatory updates.
• Actively participating in the new product development projects through the Time-To-Market process, including being responsible to coordinate the market requirements, pricing, industrial design, product information and training.
• Coordinating and/or completing marketing analysis on competitive products prior to development efforts to identify unique selling points, costs/pricing and technical specifications.
• Thought leader for product innovation within the broader organization.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering with 2+ years of experience in product management or product development roles.
• 2+ years of experience in leading complex cross-functional projects.
• 1+ years of experience in planning, forecasting, and analyzing market trends.
• 1+ years’ experience with qualitative and quantitative methodologies to understand customer needs, ability to explore and structure customers’ insights into technical requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• HVAC product knowledge and/or consumer goods industry experience preferred.
• Mechanical engineering or electrical engineering background.
• Proven expertise with User Experience (UX) Design and/or User Interface (UI) Design.
• Proven experience in developing product road maps and executing product strategy.
• Driver for results, proven success in leading cross-functional teams to achieve successful results.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.
• Project management skills are a plus.
• Proficiency to plan, forecast, and analyze trends.

Work Environment:

• Applicants must live a commutable distance to the Watertown office.
• Significant use of computer and phone for daily work.

Travel

• Some domestic and international travel may be required

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable. 

In addition to your base salary, Bosch offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts (HSA); flexible spending accounts; 401(K) retirement plans with an employer match; wellness programs; life insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; paid time off; parental leave, adoption assistance; and reimbursement of education expenses.

Learn more about our full benefits offerings by visiting: www.myboschbenefits.com. Pay ranges included in the postings generally reflect base salary; certain positions may include bonus, commission, or additional benefits.

EEO/OFCCP: Bosch is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit. Bosch is fully committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities and to providing equal employment opportunity to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, sex, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation), national origin or ancestry, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
This equal employment opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions and aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, retention, training, placement, promotion, advancement, transfers, job assignments, layoffs, leaves of absence, termination, and compensation. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to all aspects of employment.

Bosch is dedicated to maintaining compliance with all federal, state, and local law, including but not limited to, affirmative action plan requirements, EEO-1 and VETS-4212 reporting, and I9 / work authorization guidance.