Job Duties:

• Develop a market-centric strategy for the product or product line, that includes an analysis of market demand (supported by the Strategic Marketing Manager and others as needed), customer behavior, competitors, company's capabilities and a strategic and market orientation for the product or product line. Such a plan shall present the evolution of the product and product portfolio over an appropriate calendar period.
• Develop a plan that is in line with the strategic orientation, to include a revenue plan (developed in collaboration with Sales), unit and non-recurring cost plan (developed in collaboration with site VPGMs, Marketing and other functional leaders as needed), and planned earnings (developed in collaboration with Finance).
• Develop and implementation plan that includes specific projects and programs, their schedules and notional spend levels. Such projects and programs shall include deliverables from across the company as well as business partners (suppliers, OEMs)
• Lead the implementation of the product plan cross-functionally through the organization.
• Support all functions involved in the implementation to help secure their deliverables. Such support shall include pricing and concessions, sales support material (value proposition of company products and services), support to Marketing communication with product positioning, value propositions and technical data, support the sites with commercial terms and negotiation with OEMs.
• Report progress on the plan using the monthly product reviews and other reporting forums as deemed appropriate. Reporting shall be data based, and exception driven: A dashboard shall be used for each product and program, and off-plan performance shall be accompanied by a resolution plan. Reporting shall be cross-functional, to cover revenues, sales pipeline, cost, customer-visible quality, deliverables per schedule, as well as, where applicable, process efficiency.
• Define new products and programs, and manage their launch through the gated process: This shall comprise collecting ideas for new products and programs, assessing their strategic fit, preparing the required business cases and program plans and securing their implementation and performance after launch.
• Once a product or product line is launched, monitor performance and market movement and coordinate with production to address the changing parameters to ensure its continued competitiveness.
• Ensure on-going marketing support and market awareness.
• Initiate, coordinate and drive sales and marketing campaigns.
• Define and drive process improvement initiatives within all functions to secure ever-improving financial performance of products and programs.
• Define and drive continuous improvement from a market offering standpoint.
• Support operational product delivery improvement as necessary.

Experience Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Aerospace, Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Relevant experience in specific product or service
• 5+ years program or product management experience in aviation or a technology field with demonstrated prior mastery of program management principles, such as cost, schedule and performance planning and project coordination.
• Deep understanding of the market for the relevant product or service
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.