Advanced Product Manager, General Motors, Dubai, UAE

 

Job Description

Lead Advanced Product Management activities for Chevrolet, Corvette, Cadillac, GMC, and other General Motors brands in selected markets within GM Strategic Markets, Alliances & Distributors (SMAD).

Responsibilities:

• Lead CSO, post-CSO, and active life-cycle portfolio and pricing initiatives in SMAD distributor markets Israel and South East Asia (Philippines & Rest of AP)
• Support the Uz Portfolio Planning Manager with CSO, post-CSO, and active life-cycle portfolio and pricing initiatives in Uzbekistan & Uz Export markets
• Portfolio initiatives:
• Identify portfolio business opportunities based on competitive analysis in collaboration with local Sales Operations teams, frame initiatives (AFS, CR), develop business cases, obtain leadership concurrence, align initiatives with Program, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory teams, etc., work towards obtaining NoD approval
• Launch support as required – Work with Export Program Managers and Program Team
• Accessories: Create opportunities with GM accessories
• Pricing initiatives:
  • Lead portfolio pricing from CSO onwards. Ensure to optimize positioning and business cases prior to launch and align with internal and external stakeholders as required. Track market dynamics in distributor markets Israel and South East Asia and optimize positioning and business case in collaboration with local Sales Operation teams accordingly
  • Prepare price proposals and presentation material for pricing gate reviews
  • Improve pricing process, tools, and templates where applicable

• Work in collaboration with other Planning areas (other GMI market Portfolio Planning, Global Planning integration, Forecasting, Market Research, Competitor Intelligence, etc.)
• Develop material and present in executive level reviews
  • Present in SMAD Product Forum
  • Present in partnership reviews (e.g. GMIO PB) for portfolio and gate review input (e.g. AFS/NoD, Red Zone CR approval, CSO & post-CSO input & etc.)
  • Support GM Business Plan and volume sign-off process
• Lead Product-related discussion in meeting with GM Distributors (UMI for Israel & TCCCI for Philippines)
  • Support Government Relations discussions for products (e.g. regulation)
  • Continually improve knowledge base and skill set for all systems and tools

Additional Job Description

QUALIFICATION

• Experience with General Motors Planning, Program Management or Marketing preferred or equivalent experience
• Comfortable in leading discussion with senior leaders and external partners and owning issues through to conclusion
• Broad knowledge of customers, competition, markets, brands, vehicle segments, trends, business case
• Ability to translate data into insights and recommendation, actionable portfolio opportunities
• Works effectively and collaboratively in and outside the function to align stakeholders and drive decisions
• Action oriented, completes projects, understands the assignment, demonstrates sense of ownership and sense of urgency
• Leads and inspires others; articulates a vision
• Communicates clearly and succinctly
• Ability to tailor messages to the audience and read the room
• Develops insights and recommendations when faced with vaguely defined problems and complex issues; able to separate big things from little things and bring out insights / recommendations in a compelling way
• Willing to make a recommendation, even if unpopular, and supports with logic ad facts; do the right things for the company
• Adjusts to changing conditions, anticipates issues, and moves forward resolution
• Seeks out experts / information and demonstrates intellectual curiosity and drive for innovation
• Willing to address uncomfortable and difficult issues in a constructive way
• Demonstrates functional / technical skills and successfully manages multiple projects  
• Strong written and oral communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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