Product Manager

3 months ago

Pretoria, South Africa UD Trucks Full time

**Product Manager**
**Department : Product and Planning (BP64220)**

**Job Overview**
UD Trucks is known for our pioneering technologies and products within the commercial automotive industry. This position will be responsible to research, analyze and interpret internal, external and market factors that impact on the UDSA future product planning.

**Responsibilities and Duties**
- To research, analyze and interpret internal, external and market factors that impact on the UDSA future product planning.
- To manage overall product projects to SOS - Start of Sales.
- Responsible for product line up, specifications and new vehicle costing proposals.
- Updating product related marketing material and sign off product related marketing content.
- Support with managing vehicle variant selection in line with approved product modification features/newly opened variants as per Product Modification Request inputs.
- Support product launch and promotions.
- Conduct a continuous competitor analysis to present a cost effective & competitive product offering for the South African market.
- Work with sales managers to provide technical recommendations for products to be offered to customers.
- Review product performance and customers feedback on UD product and provide feedback and recommendations to the General Manager: Product & Planning.
- Technical & product support to SAF Body Builders.
- Handle customer modification requests.
- Control sales, product, and operations related invoices.
- Submit and manage final vehicle homologation.
- Support with new product sales training material and preparation.

**Minimum qualifications and experience**

Minimum: National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
Diploma in Transportation Management (advantageous)
Project Management
6 - 8 years’ work experience (Commercial Vehicles)

**Knowledge and Skills Required**
- Interpret engineering drawings and CAD models.
- Advanced truck market knowledge
- Basic accounting and finance knowledge
- Advanced Technical knowledge
- Understand Road transport legislation and Vehicle compulsory specifications.
- Vehicle Standards - ISO, SABS etc.
- Vehicle Costing.
- Commercial Vehicle Technical knowledge
- Vehicle design, performance, and operations - vehicle performance testing included
- Communication skills, written and verbal.

**Main Competence Requirement**
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Working with people
- Adhering to Principles and Values
- Presenting and Communicating Information
- Analyzing and Interpreting
- Organizing and Executing
- Adapting and Coping
- Customer orientated.
- Working in a multi-cultural environment
- Key stakeholder management capabilities

**About UD Trucks**

Part of the Isuzu group, UD Trucks is a global leading international commercial vehicle solutions provider headquartered in Japan. At UD Trucks, we are defining the next generation of smart logistics solutions through advanced innovations in automation, electro mobility and connectivity. UD Trucks develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of heavy, medium and light-duty trucks, operating in more than 60 countries across all continents. Our trucks and people go the extra mile for our customers and business partners, day in and day out.

We are an 8,000+ strong team of colleagues with 40 nationalities who bring diversity and passion in delivering our products and services. We trust each other, work collaboratively and embrace change. At UD Trucks, our purpose is Better Life - to make life better for people and the planet. We have developed a culture that promotes:
**Diverse and friendly culture** - Strong culture of diversity and inclusion, organizing annual events, daily activities and open communication platforms including various internal voluntary networks.
**Empowered growth** - Global exposure and growth opportunities across functions and countries through internal mobility system and self-driven career opportunities, building a learning organization by enabling self-managed learning supported by the UD Academy.
**Flexibility with trust **- We continue to fully support both remote working (where and when applicable) and flexible working hours, we actively encourage our colleagues to maintain a good work/life balance. You will have the autonomy and flexibility to split your working time between both our wonderful, modern and equipped HQ and remotely.

Be part of our journey to create Better Life for society, for our customers and for yourself. UD Trucks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues.

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