Product Manager – Automotive Batteries contract

**Company Description**

**_Note: The job position offers a hybrid work schedule, with 60% remote work and 40% onsite work, providing the flexibility to work from both home and office environments_**

At Bosch Automotive Aftermarket, we believe in creating a work culture that embodies our core values of grow, enjoy, and inspire. Our Automotive Aftermarket division provides diagnostic and repair shop equipment, spare parts, and repair solutions for passenger cars and commercial vehicles worldwide. Our Automotive Service Solutions operations supply testing and repair-shop technology, diagnostic software, service training, and information services.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and knowledge while working with cutting-edge technology. We want you to enjoy what you do and feel inspired to contribute your best to our customers and to the growth of our business. We believe that by cultivating a work environment that encourages personal and professional growth, enjoyment, and inspiration, we can achieve great things together.

Join us at Bosch Automotive Aftermarket and help us shape the future of mobility!

**Job Description**

**WHAT YOU WILL DO:**

As **Product Manager – Automotive Batteries** , you are responsible for program management and product development by addressing opportunities, utilizing user experience and time to market stage gate process, as well as growth, maintenance and life-cycle management of assigned category. You will do so through the following activities:

+ Proactively manage North American Automotive Battery business through the entire product lifecycle process

+ Analyze market for growth potential, explore/identify new market requirements and opportunities through user experience, market research, and industry scoping to build a product roadmap

+ Ensure a competitive, market-relevant product program including battery specific business models including distribution and core process management

+ Creating business cases and preparing project financials for new product development

+ Monitoring category KPIs & Profit and Loss to ensure business plan and profitability targets are being met

+ Responsible for Market coverage, Catalog & GAP analysis

+ Collaborate with Marketing and Sales teams to launch programs, increase sales.

+ Work cross functionally with Sales, Trade Marketing, Purchasing, Engineering, Logistics, Plants and Quality functions

**Qualifications**

**EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND:**

+ Bachelors in Marketing, related business and/or technical degree required

+ 3 – 7 years of experience in a product management role in the automotive aftermarket industry, automotive battery business experience preferred

+ Practical / hands-on experience with and interest in automotive technology a plus

+ Proficient knowledge of standard software (especially MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)

+ Basic ERP experience, SAP experience a plus.

+ Proficient oral and written communication in English (Spanish as a second language is a plus)

+ Ability to condense complex topics in verbal and written communication and presentations

**DESIRED COMPETENCIES:**

+ Initiative and determination, taking ownership of and accomplishing objectives with a strong drive and energy for results and need to finish

+ Strong Entrepreneurial Mindset

+ International experience or exposure is a plus

+ High Level of Social Competence – Team player, ability to effectively work in cross-functional teams

+ Ability and willingness to travel domestically & internationally (10%)

**Additional Information**

Comprehensive Benefit Offering All benefits are effective DAY 1!

+ Medical, Dental & Vision

+ Life and Supplement Life

+ Long and Short Term Disability

+ Paid Time Off & Holidays

+ 401K with generous company match

+ In addition to 401K, additional retirement benefit 100% company paid

+ Annual bonuses

+ Tuition Assistance

+ Paid Volunteer Time

+ Associate Discounts on Bosch products like home appliances, power-tools, thermal products like tank-less water heaters and more

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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