Product Manager - Postal, Retail & Manufacturing Industry

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

The Team

At Industry Solutions we are 12+ experienced Product Managers in the team and organize ourselves into four different Industry teams (Critical Community Services / Building & Construction / Postal, Retail & Manufacturing / Forestry & Agriculture). Industry Solutions is responsible for further developing the vehicle and solutions offer throughout the world, from Nordic European distributors to Asian and Latin America markets.

You will be immerged in a truly international and diverse environment, both from the people you will have contact with and from your co-workers. Among the team trucks experts there are people from various backgrounds and nationalities. This is a unique opportunity to join a fun and customer centric environment in a growing team.

 

More on Trucks Solutions Management:

Solutions management centres on understanding customer needs and the competitive landscape in order to improve the Scania offering to our customers and thereby increasing our volumes and revenues.

At Industries Solutions we are knowledgeable and act as the backbone for selected trucks applications, industries and operations. With a strong business mind, securing application and market development, always with customer values in focus.

Do you want to work in a creative environment, dealing with some of Scania’s most important strategic challenges, and use your skills and experience to drive new business opportunities? Are you interested in being a key part of developing Scania’s plan towards driving the shift, being the leader in sustainability and creating the best solutions to our customer? If so, we believe you would enjoy teaming up with us!

 

What will you do:

Your main responsibility is to secure the business development within your assigned areas (application, industry, market or special assignment), by initiating and follow up activities both within Scania factory and with markets all over the world. This is done in close cooperation with colleagues at S&M and different stakeholders at e.g. Commercial Operations, R&D and Business Units. Building a big and strong network all over Scania will be important in order to succeed! Part of your role will also be to participate in different market introductions, from coordinating, being the product expert to follow-up on deliveries.

As a Product Manager you will be responsible for a number of applications in the field of Postal, Retail & Manufacturing Industry. And more specifically in applications among Shipping container, Swap body, Volume cargo, General cargo, Temperature controlled.

You will develop an understanding for the technical parts of the product as well as building knowledge about the specific customer needs and trends today and in the future. This knowledge is gained by interacting, visiting and working close to our Business Units and customers worldwide, as well as participating in fairs and events.

You will set the business strategies for your applications and you will take ownership on their implementation. That summed with responsibility to launch market introduction projects where you will work to guarantee the right content, pricing and launch strategies.

 

Who you are:

You should have interest in working with both Scania’s product and commercial offering, not only from a vehicle perspective but specially from a combined vehicle, services and connected solutions. You have several years with hands on experience working with any of the following: transport and logistics business, trucks knowhow, spare parts and services, 

- Fast learner, being able to quickly shift between more technical and analytical tasks to strategic and commercial views.

- Since our main customers are the Business Units all over the globe, travelling will be part of the role.

- Flexibility and being able to adapt into different cultural environments are crucial.

- Self driven, and proactiveness setting activities and plans to achieve the strategic questions assigned to you;

At Trucks Solutions Management we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. If you do not match all the requirements, please demonstrate in your cover letter how your passion, attitude and interest in the success of Scania’s customers might compensate for this.

 

A background check might be conducted for this position.

 

Contact information  

If you would like to understand better the Product Manager role, please get in contact with us:

Karin Lundquist - Product Manager Bulk, Fuel and Vehicle transport | karin.lundquist@scania.com

Julian Modro - Director Industry Solutions | julian.modro@scania.com

Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2020, we delivered 66,900 trucks, 5,200 buses as well as 11,000 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 125 billion, of which over 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 50,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com.

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