Product Manager

Job Description

About the Company - BHTC is one of the world's leading companies in climate control and thermal management for the automotive industry. The main product groups are control panels and control units for vehicle air conditioning as well as center stacks/HMI. Climate sensors, blower controllers and PTC auxiliary heaters complement the portfolio. BHTC covers the entire process from product design to the production of complete climate control systems. In this process BHTC combines all areas of expertise from software, electronics and mechanics to all other technologies necessary for the development and production of current and future operating and display elements. As a specialist in air conditioning as well as display and operation in the automobile, our products make a significant contribution to relaxed and safe driving. Are you interested in technologies and good with people? Help shape the future of the automobile with us and turn up your career! About the Role - This role focuses on strategic product management, requiring in-depth global market analysis and competitive assessment to drive product development and competitiveness. It serves as a crucial link between customer needs and R&D, ensuring product alignment with market demands and technological advancements. Responsibilities Monitoring of global market trends for the product segments. Research on and analysis of global market data for the product segments. Evaluation of growth potentials per market region and product segments. Analysis of the competitive environment for the product segments. Assessment of competitive advantages and disadvantages compared to market competitors, for example in terms of vertical integration. As an internal interface between the customer center teams and R&D, the feature requirements from the customer center teams must be consolidated, in a next step requirement for R&D technology roadmap must be derived. Ensuring competitiveness at product and feature level by determining market prices and benchmarking internal development and production concepts. Qualifications Completed a technical and/or economics degree. Professional experience: 12-16 Years. Methodological competence in product management (e.g. TAM-SAM-SOM, business case modeling, data analysis, pricing) Ideally market and industry knowledge in the automotive sector. Very good written and spoken English skills and ideally knowledge of Mandarin and German. Intercultural competence with a focus on Europe and Asia. Show more Show less