The Product Planning & Definition Manager is the ambitious advocate for these programs. They lead on guiding local and regional leadership through each early development gate: what we are trying to achieve, how we will win against competitors what must this look like to succeed.

The Manager develops a robust product strategy, including:

• Ensure launching the right product for the right customer
• Product Strategy
• Business Case Development
• Competitive benchmarking
• Price development with Segmentation and Customer-Perceived Value
• Track product marketing launch plans from framing the product till runout
• Areas of opportunity & lifecycle development

And presents this strategy and represents the market at:

• Egypt PRM reviews and AMEO Regional Product Boards
• GM International Operations (GMIO) Product forums
• Program / ECE forums (as required)

This advocacy is core to how we engage and influence our product adoption and readiness with the GM Homeroom or Joint Venture teams.

Insight must be done with our customers' perspective and ensure continuity through arrival in market, which the Product Planning & Definition Manager secures through constant cross-functional relationships with:

• AMEO & GMIO Planning
• Market Research
• Product Marketing
• Finance
• Sales & Distribution
• Quality

Innovation is at the core of Product Planning, and the Manager is entrusted to bring questions/ideas to Egypt, AMEO and GMIO forums to develop:

• Approval for Studies / Change Requests through Notice of Decision to grow, streamline and clarify our portfolio
• Support and include Program Change Requests for customer and market-beneficial content/features
• Market insight for future portfolio and untapped opportunities with our Advanced Portfolio team

Background

• Knowledge of mobility landscape, electric vehicles including competition and customer trends
• Cross functional experience
• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Marketing, Finance, or similar
• Understand the Automotive market In Egypt as well as the competition
• International experience (ability to negotiate and work effectively with people from other cultures)
• Understanding of GM product & brand positioning within the region

Skills & Competencies

• Strong facilitator/negotiator based on sound interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle many tasks
• Ability to use knowledge in a manner that is easily understood and compelling
• Ability to have affected parties move in a similar direction
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to set high impact objectives and hold people accountable
• Data Judgement
• Relationship Management
• Results-Focused
• Learning Agility
• Customer Orientation
• Analytical Thinking
• Negotiation
• Stakeholder Orientation

Additional Description

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