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 Lifecycle Management
What links development, production, market, and customer functions? The Lifecycle Management (LCM) Department. We're creating ONE company flow by steering projects hand-in-hand with teams throughout the organization from the initial project idea to project realization and through to final production.
LCM is involved in the product strategy, Business Strategy, Connectivity and e-Mobility. These functions are composed of 8 departments (6 in Japan, 2 in India) with a headcount of ca. 160 people.
Welcome to DTA Lifecycle Management Department
Job Description
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Your mission
As part of the Product Planning and Strategy Truck Asia team you will be responsible for the portfolio and product strategy, regularly reviewing the product direction to enhance MFTBC's product and service platforms to ensure achievement of overall business goals.
You will be responsible to study product/market trends, understand geopolitical impacts, regulations and take on customer voice to create a future oriented and sustainable product roadmap for MFTBC.
You will also be responsible to create a practical and sustainable transformation strategy for the FUSO portfolio.
- Your responsibilities
1. Product Strategy
- Develop mid to long term product strategy including technology transitions and key time frames for lineup changes
- Coordinate and collaborate with segment strategy, marketing and development teams to develop go-to-market plans that identify opportunities and growth strategies across geographies, vertical industries, use cases and market segments
- Develop FUSO product vision based on corporate strategy
- Manage implementation of business growth initiatives including investment governance
- Market information - study macros trends like segment shifts and potential product gaps to ensure widest portfolio available for markets to address profitable growth
- Develop new KPIs to judge product projects in addition to Contribution Margins, cost and funding - for e.g. volume growth, revenue growth, ROS, capacity utilization
2. Product roadmaps
- Create, manage and deliver product roadmaps by integrating and documenting standard processes incl. Future Project List (FPL), Long Range Product Plan (LRPP) and Lifecycle Plan (LCP)
- Collate limitations and restriction information (e.g. EOPs) to be incorporated in the product strategy
- Co-ordiante with markets and homologation teams to track regulation updates to provide appropriate guidance to project teams for implementation
- Adhoc projects as per business requirements
3. Product Performance
- Continuously research updates to existing technology and new trends to actively steer the fast moving commercial vehicle industry
- Compare cost, performance, adapatability and scalability of new technology and prepare the short term and long term technology adoption feasibiity
- Keep in focus advancement in sub application/body as well to match the eMobility progress
4. Compliance
- Fulfillment of company and compliance standards and rules
- Establish environment for cross cultural interaction and support
<< Ideal Candidate >>
A person who is always passionate and able to proceed forward even under ambiguous situation.
- 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
- Business development expertise in the automotive & mobility environment
- 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-fluent
- Japanese: Advanced and above
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