Posted: 15-Nov-24
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Type: Full Time
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What's Next? Join Glory Brakes!
CAC by Glory Brakes is a top-level manufacturer brand of braking system for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and urban public transportation. We are also enabling the next generation of mobility, like HEV, PHEV and BEV. Glory Brakes team will be the leader in aftermarket as we have achieved in manufacturing area.
With the integrated solutions and the entire Glory Brakes product portfolio, Glory Brakes product portfolio guarantees the performance and efficiency of vehicles throughout their life cycle. Its combination of established product brands, digital innovations, customer-oriented products & services, and a worldwide network has made Glory Brakes a sought-after partner in the global automotive aftermarket.
Position Summary:
Glory Brakes is looking for an experienced National Product Manager in the field of Automotive Aftermarket Division. This position would relate to aftermarket retailers, WDs and buying groups. The goal of the position would be to identify and solicit profitable new business while successfully managing established customer relationships. Also, the Product manager should manage the manufacturer representatives and keep their action align with the company’s policy and strategy.
What you can look forward to as a National Product Manager(Brakes):
- Conduct competitive market intelligence and analyze market trends.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Category Management teams to manage product lifecycles, from introduction to end-of-life, using industry and market data.
- Develop and execute product line strategies that surpass market performance, supporting business unit goals.
- Assess the feasibility of new products using market demand, pricing, and competition analyses, and manage sample sourcing for R&D.
- Maintain and update the company’s catalog system data.
- Support Marketing/Product Managers with key messaging for consumers, buyers, and commercial teams.
- Provide regular reviews of Glory Brakes’ competitive market position and recommend actions for improvement.
- Develop product roadmaps and strategies to address aftermarket impacts of new OEM technologies through industry research and insights.
- Identify and prioritize potential new products and part numbers to drive growth and profitability, ensuring best-in-class availability.
- Partner with engineering to deliver high-quality, differentiated products that strengthen Glory Brakes’ competitive position.
- Maintain accurate and consistent competitive part number interchanges.
- Collaborate across teams (Product, Category Management, Pricing, Engineering, Content, Technical Service, and Customer Service) to share and distribute key information.
- Work with the commercial team to develop profitable business cases and strategies for new customer opportunities.
- Drive accurate forecasts by analyzing forecast drivers and their business impacts.
Why you should choose Glory Brakes?
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- A strong diversity culture
- Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities
- Remote work/Home office is acceptable
DIVERSITY COMMITMENT:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the Glory Brakes Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of Glory Brakes can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.
With two generations across 80 nationalities in 6 countries, Glory Brakes combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.
Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Glory Brakes is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran
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In Glory Brakes, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.
Your Profile as a Product Manager (Brakes):
- Experience in braking systems or similar automotive components.
- Resolve customer claims.
- Experience with aftermarket buyers.
- Familiar with aftermarket NPI strategy.
- P&L review and budget creation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experiences.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience working in automotive aftermarket Product Management.