Global Product Owner Trailer Business (m/f/d)
LOCATION: Munich / Germany | COMPANY: Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH | REQUISITION ID: 11176 | Full-time | Regular
| ON-SITE/REMOTE: Hybrid
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the commercial and technical lifecycle performance of selected trailer products and digital services
- Drive product competitiveness through effective management of cost, quality, availability, and product enhancements
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure operational excellence and business growth
YOUR TASKS
- Own the lifecycle management of trailer products and digital services throughout series production
- Define and execute product changes, releases, and product improvement initiatives
- Support the generation of product vision, strategy, and roadmap while exploring innovative business models and growth opportunities for digital services
- Monitor market trends, competitor offerings, and emerging industry developments to identify opportunities for product differentiation and business growth
- Own scope prioritization and release planning in alignment with internal and external customers
- Manage product-related supplier and development partner activities in collaboration with Purchasing and Engineering
- Monitor and drive improvement of product cost, profitability, and competitiveness throughout the lifecycle
- Drive product quality improvements and coordinate corrective actions with Quality and Operations teams
- Lead obsolescence, relocation, and last-time-buy activities to ensure long-term product availability
- Represent Product Management in development planning and agile delivery processes to ensure timely, high-quality, and specification-compliant product releases
YOUR PROFILE
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics, or a comparable discipline
- Several years of professional experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Product Lifecycle Management, or Project Management within a technical environment
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and stakeholders across Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, and Operations
- Knowledge of product change management, product releases, and lifecycle processes
- Understanding of mechatronic, electronic, software-based, or automotive products
- Experience working in international and multicultural teams
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented working style
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with agile development or project management methods is an advantage
- Fluent English skills
Come and join our team in Schwieberdingen!
Who are we? Some 32,000 team players around the world, hard at work in over 100 locations across more than 30 countries. As a force for progress on road and rail, we prioritize technical excellence, sustainable business practices and social responsibility. At the last count, our global revenues totaled EUR 7.9 billion. Responsibility and variety are hallmarks of the work you’ll be doing in an international environment with attractive working conditions – including flexible working hours, sabbaticals and remote work. In addition, you can work up to twenty days a year from abroad in the EU. A broad selection of continuing education programs offers you plenty of opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. And you can look forward to many other benefits, such as paid vacations and end-of-year bonuses, an in-house cafeteria, sports and healthcare programs, corporate volunteering, BusinessBike bicycle leasing and so much more. Come and experience the inspiring team spirit that energizes our international development network.
Let’s shape the future of mobility together!
