About this role
<p><img src="https://dmscdn.successfactors.com/27c0a91770d9ecac9ed08a9f63f401a6121aa728d77960676d754d492bcae147/static_content/8761288a654040abb2af/jobad1.png" alt="" width="748" height="128"> </p> <p> </p><p style="margin:0.0cm -42.55pt 0.0cm 70.9pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-106.2pt;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Product Manager Mechanical Core</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm -42.55pt 0.0cm 70.9pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-106.2pt;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">(m / f )</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm -42.55pt 0.0cm 70.9pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-106.2pt;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">(Águeda preferable / Lisbon / Porto)</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm -42.55pt 0.0cm 70.9pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-106.2pt;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">The Product Manager Mechanical Core will identify customer needs and more prominent business objectives. Propose and promote product ranges to the commercial network and customers, according to the identification made by the Market Managers or directly of commercial projects, to increase the sales of said products.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Focus on the Mechanical Core ranges, including Door Closers, Panic Exit Devices, Cylinders, Locks, Camlocks and Padlocks.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">RESPONSABILITIES</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Propose new products and solutions to satisfy the needs of the market and customers. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Creating buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Developing product pricing and positioning strategies.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Translating product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Prepare and coordinate all the tasks of launching new products to achieve their introduction quickly and efficiently on the market</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Promote the development plan of the product to guarantee its IP protection.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Promote the range of products to the commercial network and clients to achieve an increase in orders. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Train the commercial network, distributors, and end users in the range of products so that they know their characteristics, features and/or applications.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Provide technical advice and accompany the commercial area staff on visits to customers related to product issues to obtain more information on the current or future needs of said customers or markets.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Manage the catalog of finished product references, proposing to the operations area the opening of new product references, to achieve the introduction of new customer orders and defining the products that must be replaced to optimize the number of references live in catalog and range rationalization.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Carry out technological surveillance tasks by monitoring the competition's products and market trends, with the proposal of innovative products.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Carry out both the follow-up and the prioritization of the deadlines of the projects of the new products / services to guarantee that the launch is carried out successfully.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Prepare the annual marketing plan for each product range to guarantee their correct marketing.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Any other necessary additional function in direct relation to the job itself.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">CANDIDATE PROFILE</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Academy requirement:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering or similar preferred</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Languages:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Portuguese, English and Spanish</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Experience:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Proven work experience in product management or as an associate product manager</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Proven ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 36.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times, serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Personal</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> Skills:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams in a matrix organization</span></li> </ul><p> </p> <p><strong>We are the ASSA ABLOY Group</strong><br>Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. </p> <p>As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.</p> <p>As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.</p>