Portfolio Manager (f/m/d)
22 October 2021
The departement „Platform Portfolio Management” is responsible to provide KUKA with a competetive and profitable portfolio and reports directly to the CEO. Within the team for mechatronic systems we are looking for a strong portfolio manager to drive the development of a segment of industrial robots.
Short Facts
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KUKA -
Permanent Employment
Responsibilities
- Responsible for a profitable portfolio of a complete robot product segment
- Define long term product strategy
- Evaluate trends of technology and customer needs
- Propose product candidates for the strategic roadmap planning
- Definition and market introduction of new products
- Market Analysis
- Evaluate customer requirements
- Involve stakeholders to define product requirements
- Elaboration of the Value Proposition
- Definitions of products/provision of product requirement specification
- Provide Business Plan
- Validation of product concepts with pilot customers
- Validate product acceptance with pilot customers
- Definition of market launch strategy including marketing storyline
- Support key account and sales (Product training and sales documentation)
- Monitor product performance (financial, functional, quality) and define measures to ensure market success
- Product discontinuation
Application Requirements
- Master degree in engineering, science or business engineering
- more than 5 years experience in capital goods business and/or products requiring explanation with technical oriented task (favorable: R&D, engineering, sales, inside sales / preferred: product management)
- 3-5 years experience in leadership (team or project)
- Market Knowledge in Automation/Robotics favorable
- Knowledge of Product Development Processes
- Communication, presentation and moderation skills
- Sales skills and marketing knowledge
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Traveling / mobility
- Intercultural skills
- Fluent in English
