Product Manager

Department description

Special Products & Accessories (SP&A) delivers customized cars, personalized accessories that drive Volvo brand, create emotional appeal and simplify life. We are an agile, fast acting, brand, consumer and business driven organization. Our role is to be a front-runner and gap filler in Volvo Cars' brand transformation journey. We create innovative products that push Volvo Cars' brand promises - we understand you, we protect what is important to you, and we make you feel special - to the next level. Special Products & Accessories is organized into four different business areas: Luxury (e.g. XC90 Excellence), Limited Offer (e.g. Volvo Ocean Race), Commercial (e.g. Police Cars) and Accessories (e.g. wheels, roof top boxes and tow bars). We at Volvo Cars Special Products and Accessories are proud making life easier for Customers.

We are currently recruiting a Product Manager to the Product Planning & Management team.

Optimize the SP&A portfolio to secure maximized output in terms of customer satisfaction, profitability and competitiveness. Be responsible for one or more product groups. Manage the coordination of a complete program up to <PSF>, for car or accessory projects.

You establish and develop relationships with representatives from many areas meaning you will therefore build and maintain a wide personal network within Volvo Cars.

Main responsibilities
.To grow overall SP&A business profitability through developing new business ideas: products and new segments for existing and emerging markets.
.To create and execute the product strategy for a given product range to ensure that future product actions are in line with overall product strategy, profitability, competitiveness, customer wants and needs.
.To create and execute a profitable and competitive product plan for a given product range, based on the product strategy and business optimization of the accessory portfolio
.To coordinate a complete program up to <PSF> per new car project.
.To order product development within established budget.
.To drive the product range forward over its lifecycle and secure that the content is what is needed to secure profitability, volumes, competitiveness, etc.
.Initiate necessary actions to optimize the product portfolio based on analysis of sales on customer offer level.

Required qualifications
.Genuine interest in cars.
.A holistic view regarding Business Development.
.Leadership skills and strong in the aspired leadership behavior.
.Broad cross-functional work experience.
.Strong communication skills.
.Fluent in English, both verbally and written. Other languages are a merit.
.Academic degree in engineering or business.

Personal qualities
.High creativity and willingness to challenge.
.Curious for alternative solutions and problem solving.
.Analytic and fact based approach.
.Strong focus to understand and to deliver.
.Interest in development of society and economics.
.Social competence and skills to lead and inspire.

Contact

Johan Rasmusson, phone: +46313257145