Specialist - Product Management

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Job Role : Product Manager – US Region

Departments : Product Management

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Location: Mumbai

Reports To : VP, Product Management – North America

Key Stakeholders : US Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, Marketing,

1: Job Purpose Statement (Summarize in one/two statements why this job exists, and the contribution makes to the overall business of the company).

To identify and develop profitable product opportunities for the US market, manage the product lifecycle from concept through phase-out, and act as the bridge between global product/engineering teams (based in India) and the US commercial organization — ensuring US market needs are represented with full ownership despite the geographic and time-zone distance.

2: Organisational Relationship (Provide an organisational chart which illustrates the role structure above and below and parallel to this position).

3: Duties & Responsibilities (List in the order of importance the duties & responsibilities of this job)

4: Decision Making Authority (This will be for every job allocated to the individual)

Refer To The Decision Making Box For Detail Information)

• Understand the US Market
• Track US customer and dealer feedback; convert recurring issues into product improvement or NPD requests
• Identify white-space product opportunities specific to US segment needs (AG, OTR, Construction, UTV, etc.)
• Conduct competitive testing/trials benchmarking against US-relevant competitor products
• Develop Market-Based Product Strategy
• Run secondary research on US market trends, regulatory shifts, and competitor moves
• Maintain a live view of US competitive positioning by brand tier and segment
• Identify product/portfolio gaps specific to the US relative to competition
• Bridge India–US Operations
• Serve as the single point of coordination between India-based Engineering/Manufacturing and US-based Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service
• Proactively flag timezone-sensitive decisions and drive them to closure without delay
• Full Ownership Responsibilities
• Capture, prioritize, and champion product ideas and improvement requests from the US region
• Own opportunity assessment and business case / investment justification for US-specific NPD
• Translate US application/market requirements into product design requirements
• Build subject-matter expertise on assigned product line(s) for the US market
• Support internal training (US Sales, dealers) on new and existing products
• Contribute to US-specific marketing plans, sales collateral, and external communication
• Shared & Contributing Responsibilities
• Support US SKU rationalization — identify low-performing SKUs and recommend corrective action
• Contribute to global roadmap discussions, ensuring US requirements are represented
• Support new product testing and phased US launch execution
  

• Can be merged with duties & Responsibility.
  
  

• Identify and drive approval of New Product Requests (NPRs) for the assigned US segment
• Own NPR documentation and drive approvals
• Identify SKU rationalization opportunities and execute
• Diagnose low-performing SKUs and drive corrective action plans
• Maintain and update the US product roadmap on a regular period
• Surface and validate new US-specific product requirements
  
  

• Excellent Communication
• Interpersonal skills
  
  

• 4–6 years in Product Management or related roles, ideally in tire, OEM, or industrial B2B products
• Proven experience owning products across the full lifecycle
  
  

• Go-getter
• Result oriented
• Proactive
• Team player
  
  

• Advanced MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong data analysis & interpretation