Since 1965, Stoneridge has designed and manufactured advanced, award-winning technologies including driveline and transmission actuation systems, vision systems, emissions control systems, safety systems, and security and monitoring systems for vehicle OEMs in the commercial vehicle, automotive, off-highway and agricultural vehicle markets. We’re focused on the areas of greatest market need – both today and tomorrow. Our core products and technologies are aligned with industry megatrends including safety and security, vehicle intelligence, fuel efficiency and emissions. Join the Stoneridge Team as we continue to build upon our strong history and reputation for quality products to deliver innovative products and systems that address a need, exceed our customers’ expectations, and motivate our team.
Product Manager to our Gothenburg site
The successful candidate will play a key role in the development and maintenance of our products within the domain of vision, camera, electronics. This role involves partnering with colleagues globally and working in cross-functional teams to drive and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
Main Purpose
- Conduct comprehensive market, industry, and competitive analysis.
- Develop product strategies and technology roadmaps in collaboration with Engineering.
- Align commercial operations with strategic plans, including revenue, profitability, and resource allocation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure competitive cost structures and target improvements.
- Align commercial operations with strategic plans, including revenue, profitability, and resource allocation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure competitive cost structures and target improvements.
- Support Engineering in developing technology roadmaps aligned with market requirements.
- Develop marketing and sales strategies.
- Drive and manage the RFQ process, collaborating closely with Project Managers.
- Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure financial targets are achieved
- Optimize products and processes (MCIP, VAVE) to maintain profitability targets.
- Facilitate regular P&L reviews with project teams.
Education
B.Sc. or M.Sc. in project management or engineering with strong academic results, or equivalent background
Experience and requirements
- Minimum 10 year work experience, knowhow and skills from working as a Product Manager and with customer relationships.
- Experience with a Tier 1 automotive supplier, in the domain of vision, camera, electronics.
- Solid understanding of product discipline and processes.
- Strong drive and focus on results (P&L).
- Organized, structured way of working, ability to take a holistic view still with attention to details.
- Proven people management and leadership skills, ability to lead and coach and get things done in cross-functional environments.
- Team player with excellent communication skills.
- Ability to instil a culture of accountability.
- Prepare relevant data to be able to make difficult decisions.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage tight deadlines, work under pressure.
- Under all circumstances and in front of customers always represent SRI with professionalism
- Ability to step into a difficult situation, perform root cause analysis and plan for way forward quickly.
- Strong in MS Excel, and data management.
- Knowledge of automotive core tools such as PPAP and APQP.
Description of characteristics
- Ability to handle Complexity,
- Control capacity
- Ability to assess Risk of damage
- Physical Aspects, Works predominantly under office conditions. Works on a screen for a large part of the day.
- Ability to travel
- Fluent in Swedish and in English, written and spoken
Top Skills
What We Do
Stoneridge, Inc., is an independent designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems for the automotive, medium and heavy-duty truck, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. The Company conducts its business into two segments: Electronics and Control Devices. The core products of the Electronics reportable segment include vehicle electrical power and distribution systems, and electronic instrumentation and information display products. The core products of the Control Devices reportable segment include electronic and electrical switch products, control actuation devices and sensors.
