What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at Tenneco?
Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
Day-to-day responsibility for managing the Cummins and Detroit Diesel nameplates, hard parts and gaskets. Assisting with New Product Introduction (NPI) including creating, progressing, and completing NPI projects in timely and high-quality way. Determining the product line coverage, specifications, pricing strategy and time-integrated plans for product introductions.
Responsibilities:
- Perform detailed research of the OE and aftermarket competitors’ catalogues, interchanges, pricing, and component information to support gap analysis and new part additions for Detroit Diesel and Cummins nameplates.
- Maintain competitor interchange files.
- Liaise with the Purchasing / Engineering Dept as appropriate for new product introduction (NPI).
- Create files for individual customer load templates.
- Analyze global sales data to determine areas of focus and margin improvement.
- Assist with and respond to product and coverage inquiries submitted by the global sales team and customers.
- Support quality and warranty teams to manage and resolve customer complaints.
- Create and maintain SAP part data including NPI load templates, life-cycle management, country of origin, BOMs, material determinations.
- Support the New Item Investigation (NII) process in FileMaker Pro.
- Preparation of new product and product support material including bulletins.
- Aid in the management of products throughout all stages of product life cycle, from opportunity identification, development, and release of New Part Introduction (NPI) to post-release activities including stock category changes and deletions.
- Assist purchasing with resourcing activities as appropriate to ensure a competitive cost base.
- Support supply chain team to manage and resolve supply chain issues (MOQs)
- Assist catalog team to with application loads, image creation, and other attributes needed to improve on-line presence and grow sales.
Qualifications:
- Degree level education in Business Management, Engineering, Automotive Technical, Supply Chain Management, Marketing or the like.
- Experience in product management or a similar product related environment, ideally from heavy duty engine, automotive and/or replacement parts background
- Knowledge of Cummins and Detroit Diesel product lines preferred.
- Database knowledge essential, Power BI skills useful
- Personal interest in the Commercial Vehicle / Off-Highway industry and a good level of vehicle / engine knowledge preferred.
- Excellent computer and analytical skills with thorough knowledge of MS Office.
- SAP experience preferred but not required.
- 10% domestic travel
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
