Product line manager

Our current Product Line Manager has taken on new challenges within the company and we are now looking for a replacement in Mora.

In this position your mission is to represent the owner of the product offer, boost sales and profitability and be reactive on Supply chain and quality issues. You propose improvements in the range by defining projects and secure the voice of the customer. You interact and co-operate with related function within Schneider Electric.

You will report directly to the director of this part of the business and work in full synergy together with our other Product Line Managers. As a part of the CMS Line of Business you will have colleagues in Sweden and Spain.

Your main responsibilities comes in two parts:
Marketing
* Based on a deep market knowledge, define the strategy in close co-operation with the other parts of the business. The strategy shall include products ranges, sales & margin objectives, market positioning, value propositions and competitive benchmarking.
* Monitor the CMS Cable Support Sales, volume and margin in all concerned markets in close co-operation with Offer Category and Retail Marketing Channel Developers. You are in charge for the new products to define value proposition and answer customer needs.
* Follow market trends (building & installation), regulations and standards which could affect the offer
* Manage the existing offer as portfolio owner during the whole product lifecycle.

Development projects
Define and propose profitable projects for the product range, both in terms of growth, profitability and maintenance in all projects.
* Propose how the CMS global product platforms could be used to achieve sales opportunities
* Contribute to the preparation of the required communication material
* Ensure that the port-folio fulfils evolution of regulations and standards
* Coordinate the use of technological development as strategic tools in achieving competitive advantages, and continuously work for future profitable growth for the product family range.

Qualifications
To be successful in this position, we think that you have referable marketing based education on university level, Technical education could also be valid in combination with relevant market experience electrical planners, engineers etc.

We believe that you have experience in a similar position or in Product Marketing and from project development in big companies. It is very positive if you have knowledge of ?Cable Support Market? and good marketing capabilities and analytical skill sets
You speakEnglish fluent. Other languages (French, Spanish, Swedish) would be an advantage.

An international and dynamic workplace
You will be part of a dynamic culture where you will have a broad range of interfaces with a lot of contact to competent and passionate colleagues in different entities across the company. In Schneider Electric, it is of great importance that the employees develop themselves with the business, and this is also true for this position.

Interested?
For further information, please contact Maarten Schotanus at +31(0)6 10 93 42 83. For more information about the recruitment process, please contact local HR, Dina Zadeh at +46 72 543 07 85.

Apply thru our website www.schneider-electri.se/jobb or the link below ?ansök här? as soon as possible.

We look forward to receive your application!