Staff of Platform Management - Component & Downstream Truck Asia

Tasks

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) is an integral part of Daimler Truck, leading global vehicle manufacturer and one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of commercial vehicles. With our FUSO brand, we make up approximately 40% of the Daimler Truck sales volume with a presence in more than 170 markets worldwide. Since our first bus, we have aspired to bring society and our customers the highest quality of products and services.

By Combining Japanese tradition and the global power of Daimler, Mitsubishi Fuso provides unparalleled experience in a world leading company. This means that you will associate with global business partners every single day.

Introduction of Product & Strategy

What links development, production, market, and customer functions? The Product & Strategy Department. We're creating ONE company flow by Strategizing, planning and steering projects hand-in-hand with teams throughout the organization from the initial project idea to project realization and through to final production.

Job Description

• Your mission

As part of the Product Planning and Strategy Truck Asia team you will be responsible for regularly reviewing the product direction to enhance MFTBC's non-captive component portfolio focusing on non-captive engines, and mechatronics components in conjunction with the directions taken on the vehicle platforms

You and your team will be responsible to ideate, evaluate, manage and implement lifecycles of non-captive components (engines, transmissions) through engagement with suppliers and internal teams.

You will also be responsible to manage the captive mechatronics landscape and create a sustainable transformation strategy and plan for the Software and Mechatronics of FUSO vehicles

1 Market/Product Understanding - Bring together product, customer/market needs to ideate on solutions to support DTA's product strategy - Build product intelligence - competition tracking, product chessboards, product gaps on a regular basis to provide a reference for product directions - Analyze & identify industry trends based on market research to develop program roadmaps for solutions incl. transition from Diesel to xEVs - Develop KPIs to be able to measure the success of the product in collaboration with line functions, incl. establishment and maintenance of tools like QFD to translate customer requirements to product requirements - Analyze market situation/demand/future trend/regulation/competitor strategy 2 Product Management - Create implementation plans based on the overall product strategy and roadmap, supporting the decision making process for the investment and prioritization cycles - Develop product positioning plans that meet current and future market needs and achieve business profitability and growth objectives - Develop a product SWOT matrix to identify areas of improvements - Identify lifecycle measures to ensure competitive product portfolio (eg. cost reductions, tech shifts etc.) - Evaluate markets for macro segment developments and movement (eg. software controls, FOTA etc) - Proactively engage with procurement and relevant line functions to manage non-captive portfolio of components and mitigate risks by ideating improvements and implementing product projects 3 Product Project Management - Lead define implement and manage component projects - Mechatronics and non-captive powertrain projects (QG10 - 01) including target cost setting, risk management according to product creation process logic - Define suitable interfaces to projects to ensure components roadmaps are aligned to the product strategy - Proactively review variants to ensure best potential portfolio available for customers and distributors - Prepare and report projects for board approvals at MFTBC's product forums - Define and integrate line functions to create a project team, external service providers and suppliers - Adhoc projects as per business requirements 4 Leadership and Compliance - Hire, lead & develop top talent to drive product & business - Leading, guiding, motivating and developing direct reports according to company values and strategy via target agreements - Ensure internal communication qualification of employees according to personal and business needs - Spearhead communication and fulfillment of company and compliance standards and rules - Establish environment for cross cultural interaction and support

Qualifications

<< Ideal Candidate >>

A person who is always passionate and able to proceed forward even under ambiguous situation.

• Keep good relationship with business partners even if under critical conflict
• Self-driven and go over complex problems, and challenges under ambiguous situation
• Able to convince stakeholders by using analysis/ expertise skill
• Positive mindset and confidence to overcome difficult phases

<< Qualifications >>

Education - Excellent academic degree

Experience - Professional experience in Project Management or Project Planning in an automotive company or related industry - Understanding of Mechatronics components - International experience through several months abroad

Knowledge & Skills - Excellent project management skills - Distinctive ability to grasp complex scenarios and carve out business opportunities - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Entrepreneurial mindset that understands the dependencies in an agile business environment - Good understanding of the CV market and product knowledge is a plus - MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Language - English : Business - Japanese: Conversational

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