European Product Manager Lighting

Description de l'offre

Site presentation
   Valeo Service, Valeo's aftermarket activity, comprises two Branches: a team dedicated to the Independent Aftermarket (distributors, garages, auto-centres), and another to the Original Equipment Spares network. Valeo Service sells a wide range of products and top quality services (catalogues, marketing tools, training and diagnostic tools) to car dealerships, spare parts distributors and independent garages in more than 100 countries around the world. Constantly striving to guarantee optimal satisfaction, Valeo Service offers its customers full professional support for both technical and sales matters

Job Description
   As Product Manager for Lighting Products:

- You are responsible of Valeo Lighting product portfolio for passenger cars in aftermarket
- You coordinate the activities between Valeo business group and trade marketing
- You are in charge of competitive coverage & new business opportunities
- Your expertise allows you to support the European trade marketing team in its missions

Your main responsabilities will be the following:

1 - Be a product expert on your - perimeter:

- As in-house product expert, you ensure regular update of your know how of the entire aftermarket portfolio in Lighting technologies (function-process-OE innovations)
- Develop technical surveys & benchmark of competitors products and service offers
- You validate technical range gaps and define priorities in the development program with R&D
- You are responsible for technical services and packaging added value to product offer.

2 - Act as a Project manager:

- Time to market : You create latest OE products to ensure the park coverage per car maker & country
- You push the validation of creations at all level of the process
- New product categories: You are the project leader of every new launch

3 - Interface with different Valeo contributors :

- Every new launch is done in coordination with all involved departments (European trade marketing, Valeo business groups, purchasing, external suppliers, technical center, trade marketing…).
- You are the interface of the purchasing department in preparation of negotiation with suppliers
- You are part of frequent aftermarket reviews with Valeo Service and Industrial Branches management, addressing all the issues than condition success
- You ensure compliance of Valeo Lighting parts in line with recommendation of Legal departement

4 - Contribute to Lighting strategy & Business:

- You identify new opportunities through market analysis & submit to trade marketing (Constant Innovation roadmap)
- You ensure Valeo service needs are taken in account in your suppliers technological development plan
- You are responsible for car park coverage and you constantly analyse your gaps
- You define collectively budget guidelines and action plans for the year to come in relation with your strategy

Team Management
   No

Education & training
   Engineering background is a must B to B Experience or Automotive background is an asset Fluent in English Interest for Technical Products

Areas of experience
   3 years of experience in a marketing and/or sales department

HR contact
   Clemence MAUVE
************@*******.**

Equal opportunities (gender, disabilities, mature workers, nationality, etc.) is at the heart of Valeo's recruitment policy.