Job Description
Product Manager (Taiwan)
Position type:  Full-time
Type of contract:  Permanent

HARTING stands for strong connections – across the globe. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connectivity, we are connecting customers to their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at our headquarter in Espelkamp and at locations worldwide. Here you’ll find great colleagues, as well as ever new opportunities and innovations revolving around IoT and artificial intelligence. In everything we do, we remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family business that always stays firmly grounded in spite of our stellar high-tech. Here’s to your unique future with us: Yours!

Job family: Marketing

 

Job title: Global Product Manager GBU

      

Reporting: Team Leader Global Product Management

 

 

Functional objectives

 

Preparation, development and maintenance of a long-term profitable and holistic product portfolio which differentiates from the competition by innovations. 

Provision of high-performance technical support for the sales units and marketing clusters

Achievement of the worldwide margin and sales targets for the product series.

 

Task & responsibilities

 

  • Definition of new and innovative products with high economical potential in coordination with the other Product Management Functions
  • Competitive analysis to derive the necessary activities to gain market shares.
  • Responsible for the preparation and coordination of qualified technical specifications and support of the transfer into specification books in cooperation with the development departments
  • Responsible for the commercialization of his products in the local sales companies, monitoring of turnover and margins and if necessary initiation of measurements with controlling, production, IE and development
  • Definition of necessary measures for the market launch of new products
  • Support of the LS for successfully selling the products in the area of responsibility
  • Gaining of deep knowledge of the applications of customers within the HARTING target markets and transfer of this knowledge into the HARTING organisation
  • Definition of transfer prices as well as recommended sales prices and controlling regarding margin and price development
  • Execution of product trainings with internationally different target groups
  • Preparation of customer benefit argumentations based on technical competition solutions
  • Representation of the company HARTING in committees and user organizations which are relevant

 

 

 

Education and background:

 

  1. Graduation of a study in electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial engineering with technical focus or comparable
  2. International experience in the area of electrical or electromechanical components used in the respective applications 
  3. At least 3-5 years of experience with products and applications within the electromechanical area
  4. Professional English spoken and written
  5. High willingness for worldwide travel activities (up to 40% of working time) with intercultural understanding
  6. Self-motivation and strong target/goal orientation
  7. Great coach and people development skills
  8. Good communication skills
  9. Solid background and professional skills with product management  
  10. Skills in acting within an international company
  11. Pragmatic and solution oriented. Attitude in decision-making and problem-solving
  12. Knowledge and experience in intercultural behavior
Benefits:  Social Insurance coverage (APAC), Staff insurance coverage (APAC)
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Company Code:  HARTING Tawan Ltd.
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Job Location (Short):  Tapei, Taiwan
Region:  Taipei
Position area:  Product management / Market management
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