Product Manager Urban Solutions

Do you want to be part of shaping one of the most progressive sectors to be found in the transport area? Do you want to work in the forefront of electrification and develop complete solutions for the needs of our customers? 

Urban Solutions within Product Management and Presales at Scania Buses & Coaches has the global responsibility to assure that the right solutions for Urban People Transport are developed and delivered, and to ensure that our current portfolio delivers expected results, through focus on pricing, product cost, marketing activities, as well as sales and presales support. You will be part of a team with both experience and drive, and as a product manager you will have the opportunity build a great insight into the urban people transport as well as all aspects of the Scania offering and work methods within both sales, marketing and R&D at Scania.

What we offer

We offer you a dynamic, agile and collaborative environment where your knowledge and skills are highly valued. You will be encouraged to take initiatives and dare to try new things as part of an agile and empowered product management team.

Work is becoming something we do rather than something we go to. A part of being a great employer is being able to offer mobility and flexibility to our employees to the extent the nature of the job to be done allows, while ensuring individual productivity and well-being as well as great creativity and collaboration in our teams and communities

Scania’s culture is characterized by openness, diversity and respect for the individual. The people who work here are our most important asset, so we will invest in you to help you grow with us. As a Scania employee, you are offered several benefits in addition to personal and professional development opportunities. These benefits include mutual bonus, leasing car, occupational pension and flexible working hours which support work-life-balance.

The role

As a product manager within Buses & Coaches, you are leading the urban market- and solutions development within the assigned region of the world. You have a mandate to prioritize and drive development of products as well as market activities, making this a pivotal role in shaping the future of the Scania bus and coach business. We are in a very exciting time with major changes in the industry as well as within Scania, seeing and influencing first-hand the transition to sustainable people transport, and this is an opportunity to truly take a centre position in that journey.

Responsibilities


• Lead the market- and urban solution development within assigned region​
• Build and share knowledge of the people transport eco-system and product offering​
• Develop and communicate product and service strategy and business plan for assigned geographical area​
• Follow through the development of new products including deployment on the market​
• Identify needs of and specify requirements of market introductions and events​
• Maximize volume & profitability in each application through competitive and sustainable offers​
• Monitor product, sales and profitability performance and take necessary actions​
• Work actively with key customers with joint development initiatives​

Managing the urban segment work in a region of the world is a demanding task that poses high demands on the applicant. We are looking for someone with solid (10+ years) experience from relevant areas, such as product management, sales management, product engineering- or development, digitalization, telematics or electrification. Experience from a bus operator or other position in the people transport sector is highly meriting.

The ideal candidate is a business-minded person with a strong ability to balance strategic questions with opportunities and challenges arising in current business. You have a strong interest in the physical products as well as the customer needs relating to such as services solutions and telematics. You have an excellent ability to draw conclusions and prioritize within complex issues and do data-driven decisions. As a leader you are able to set the strategic direction of the urban solutions segment in the region and can get people on board in that journey. Further, you know that the customer is in the centre of everything we do, and you enjoy working towards set targets. You are comfortable with English in speech and writing, and additional languages spoken are considered a merit.

Does this sound interesting? Don´t hesitate to give me a call to know more.

Martin Edberg, Head of Urban Solutions, 070-081 5504