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Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

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Director, Prd Grp RCB & Steering Column

LOCATION: Avon / Ohio (US-OH), United States | BRAND: Bendix | REQUISITION ID: 2454 | JOB GRADE: 19

Want to help shape tomorrow? At Bendix we’ve been doing it for 90 years…setting the standard with advanced dynamic solutions that drive improved commercial vehicle performance and safety. We’re part of the Knorr-Bremse Group, the global leader in braking technologies. As part of our team, you’ll collaborate with a world of talented and dedicated colleagues whose sense of purpose complements your own. You’ll find rewarding opportunities, diverse experiences, partnerships, and an unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. Innovation is part of our DNA. Achievement drives our culture. Learn more today! www.bendix.com/careers

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Employer: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Job Title: Director, Product Group RCB & Steering Column

Job Location: 35500 Chester Road, Avon, Ohio 44011

Job Duties: This position is responsible for developing and implementing regional product and customer strategies for product group of RCB & Steering Column. This position has commercial responsibilities relative to product changes, pricing, profitability, and contract review at a regional level. Accountable for the budgeting and forecasting for the regional product group. The position must manage in an agile practice.

Essential Functions:

• Develops regional product segment roadmap/ strategy in line with global product strategy
• Translates regional customer requirements into regional and global product roadmap
• Manages region-specific product adjustments together with global R&D sitting in region
• Defines regional value proposition and commercialization of product group portfolio (incl. pricing) together with R&D and Technical Sales
• Drives regional projects
• Prepares Regional Business cases outlining the resources, timing, and budget needed for the regional project and is responsible for regional financial performance based on at least HK 1 and respective regional Business Cases
• Feeds Business Case inputs towards global product group leadership.
• Provides regional product group input on STRAP
• Plans and steers the project in terms of time, cost and quality
• Aligns targets and gate reviews on product with product group leadership
• Monitors work packages of team members and assists in addressing barriers and roadblocks to task completion.
• Performs pre-gate review and prepares gate review to release phase
• Initiates project change requests (scope, budget, timeline) and clarifies with project champion
• Identifies, monitors and reports project risks/ project target deviation and plans and directs countermeasures and eventually initiates escalation measures
• Closes project – performs lessons learned and hands over to line organization
• Conducts assessment of market shares and competitor landscape
• Executes customer product strategy reflecting regional requirements (in close alignment with R-KAM)
• Supports innovation management of product portfolio with regional and market-specific requirements
• Executes regional patent strategy and patent application
• Verifies existing/planned product portfolio vs. market requirements with roadmap
• Monitors and controls introduction of new part numbers and product variants

Defines/initiates and conducts

Agile Practice Essential Functions:

• Sets a strategic vision for the whole Meta Scrum
• Creates a single, prioritized backlog of value to be delivered by all of the teams (these items are typically larger Product Backlog Items that will need further refinement & decomposition by the team POs.)
• At the executive/meta level, leads the MetaScrum event where the overall Product Backlog is presented and alignment with stakeholders is achieved.
• Works closely with their associated Scrum of Scrums Master so that the Release Plan that the Product Owner team generates can be deployed efficiently.
• Monitors customer product feedback, as well as product feedback from the Meta Scrum, and adjusts the backlog accordingly.

Required Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field and 10 years of work experience in Product Development, Business Development, and Engineering in the Commercial Vehicle Industry or related field. In the alternative, the employer will accept a Master’s degree in in Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field and 7 years of work experience in Product Development, Business Development, and Engineering in the Commercial Vehicle Industry or related field. Must also have:

• 7 years of experience with Chassis (Undercarriage Subsystems) or Powertrain (Power Generation Subsystems, Power Transmission/Drivetrain Subsystems) in the Commercial Vehicle Industry;
• 5 years of experience with Six-Sigma and Green Belt knowledge to resolve engineering, product and process issues by using tools such as DMAIC, RCA, 8D;
• 5 years of experience with engineering and product development, including Concept, CAD (Computer Aided Design), dFMEA (Design Failure Mode Analysis), Engineering, PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), DVP (Design Verification Plan) for new products, product changes, and cost reduction/profitability;
• 5 years of experience with Engineering Project Management including contract/scope review, planning (budgeting, forecasting), monitoring and execution, attending review meetings, presenting the status to senior management and delivering results. Engineering Project Management also includes coordinating the assigned technical resources, mentoring technical teams and working with customers (internal and external);
• 1 year of experience with business development by identifying new business development opportunities, develop and implement customer-specific strategies to drive the continuous profitable growth of the enterprise;
• 1 year of experience with market research, segmentation, analysis, Pricing, Positioning, Long Term Agreements (LTAs), and Contract Reviews; and
• 5 years of experience with manufacturing issue resolutions.

Work Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Supervisory Responsibilities: 2-5 Managers

Apply: http://www.bendix.com/careers

What does Bendix have to offer you?
- Work/life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off
- 401k Plan with Company matching
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Educational Assistance Program (Tuition Reimbursement)
- Wellness Program and incentives
- Telework policy
- On-Site Fitness Center
- On-Site Cafeteria with Healthy menu options
- Health and Welfare Insurance Benefits that start on your 1st day of employment:

Company-Paid Benefits:
- Basic Life Insurance
- Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Voluntary Employee-Paid Benefits:
- Medical and Prescription insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance Plans
- Supplemental AD&D insurance for Employee and Family
- Long Term Disability
- Accident Plan
- Critical Illness Plan
- Hospital Indemnity Plan

Nearest Major Market: Cleveland
Nearest Secondary Market: Akron

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