Product Manager Anz

Company Description

With a proud history dating back 136 years, the Bosch Group now employs roughly 400,000 people across 165 countries. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected manufacturing. The Bosch Group's strategic objective is to deliver innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” To this day, Bosch remains privately owned, with 94% held by a charitable trust. Bosch is a rather special company.

Our Thermotechnology division offers customers solutions for efficient space heating and hot water. Catering to both residential and commercial applications our range includes gas continuous-flow hot appliances as well as hydronic heating products and accessories for comfortable, highly efficient, allergy-friendly warmth.

Job Description

We are currently offering an opportunity for a highly motivated, professional and enthusiastic individual to join us as a Product Manager ANZ within our Hot Water & Heating Division. This role is a 12-month Maximum term, full-time opportunity with potential to extend and will be based at our Clayton headquarters.

Key Accountabilities include

• Monitoring and interpreting local market conditions to ensure product and portfolio mix satisfies market requirements and is consistent with overall divisional strategy
• Managing existing product portfolio and supporting category marketing strategy to optimise market position and returns to defined divisional business plan in both the short and long term
• Pro-actively seeking & developing new products to achieve profitable growth targets, ensuring product offer is market relevant, competitive and meets market requirements
• Managing new product introduction and phase out process to ensure quality outcome and timely product launch and exit
• Distributing and communicating regular and updated product program marketing information to the respective functional areas of the business and relevant external stakeholders
• Actively coordinating inventories in line with sales requirements and financial targets
• Ensuring all business activities comply with relevant local legislation laws, Acts, legal demands and the RBAU code of conduct
• Regular communication with target groups regarding product and category marketing activities, market / competitor insights, sales support initiatives and other related topics

Position responsibilities will include:

• Constantly reviewing and scoping market conditions, understand and communicate customer requirements, competitive forces and apply to relevant elements of product marketing mix and positioning, inclusive of Product, Pricing, Promotion, Distribution and stock coverage. This includes identification of gaps and recommendations for closing.
• Conducting regular market visits and research industry development to identify changing trends and opportunities in the market including customer demands and related products.
• Assisting in developing sales and margin budgets for Planning and Forecasting as part of divisional business plan
• Maintaining product portfolio roadmap, technical specification and optimum price positioning for existing and new product development
• Developing and implementing pricing strategies to achieve budgeted turnover and margin levels in conjunction with Sales & Marketing Manager
• Supporting development and activation of category specific marketing communication plans and campaigns
• Developing market entry and penetration concepts, including commercial calculation, product feature and benefits, sales channel development, competitor benchmarking for product and marketing, price positioning etc. for new products and for product maintenance
• Proactively communicate product related issues with customers, suppliers and internal service departments
• Work closely with other marketing personnel and functional areas locally and abroad to ensure accuracy and timeliness of product information
• Creating accurate and concise product information to support sales, planning, customer and after sales service, and other respective functional areas
• Conducting and manage internal and selected external product sales training for responsible product areas including collateral creation
• Managing inventory and forecasting with input from sales force to achieve financial targets

Qualifications

We are looking for a conscientious professional with the ability to work across multiple business units, manage diverse topics and priorities, establish effective relationships across all levels of an organisation.

To be considered for this position you are required to meet the following criteria:

• Previous experience within a product management role in a related business to business or consumer durable goods industry

Essential:

• Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• High Numeracy and financial budgeting skills
• Experience in a marketing or sales role within multi-national company
• Working as part of a team in cross functional organisational environment
• Working knowledge of the business processes for Sales & Distribution
• Providing support for all internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent Organisational and Time management skills
• Well-developed communication and Interpersonal skills
• Proactive with a high attention to detail

Desirable:

• Tertiary University Degree (Marketing or related business discipline)

Additional Information

We offer our employees:

• Training and development programs to help you reach your full potential
• 14 weeks paid (or 28 weeks at half-pay) Parental Leave for primary carer (in addition to government paid parental leave)
• Superannuation on unpaid Parental Leave
• The option to purchase additional annual leave
• A wide range of Health and Wellbeing programs
• Support and counselling services with work or personal matters through our Employee Assistance Program
• Up to 50 weeks Income Protection for permanent employees
• Diverse and exciting career opportunities, both local and international
• Discounts on Bosch products and as well as products from affiliated brands

We are committed to building a sustainable, inclusive, and diverse workforce in all its forms. We value diversity in our organisation and in our recruitment activities and believe that every voice adds value. We actively pursue a recruiting strategy that works towards eliminating unconscious bias. To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume through the online application link.

Please note: You need to be an Australian citizen, or hold Australian work rights, to apply for this role.

Bosch does not accept any agency submissions unless approval has been given by a member of the Bosch HR Team. All agency submissions must be submitted directly to Bosch HR. Potential candidates submitted by an agency directly to any Bosch employee or manager without Bosch HR approval will not be considered by Bosch. Bosch will not be liable for a recruitment fee in these circumstances. Any agency terms and conditions must be signed by Bosch HR indicating acceptance.