Global Product Group Manager HMI (f/m/d)

Global Product Group Manager HMI (f/m/d)

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For B&R, ABB's Machine Automation Division, we are looking for a Global Product Group Manager with the responsibility to drive the long-term profitable growth and optimize business success of our HMI portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Management, this senior manager will run the global business end to end, optimize performance on global scale, execute product strategy, deliver expected results, live ABB culture and Group standards. Accountable for the Product Group P&L you will manage resources and teams to execute the strategy, drive innovation, adapt products and solutions to market requirements, in the best interest of B&R. This position is based within Europe.

Your responsibilities

• Heading up studies of market intelligence, defining market segmentation and related product positioning. Identifying new market opportunities for the existing portfolio
• Developing ambitious business and a product strategies, leading its implementation from ideation to development, industrialization, and market penetration.
• Developing a rolling 3 to 5 year plan for growth and innovation.
• Collaborate with other PG Managers to ensure our core business portfolio has a high level of integration.
• Tracking performance metrics and benchmark KPIs
• Defining the customer value proposition for segments and channels, ensuring clear communication, and performing Sales enablement activities
• Establishing an international network and strong relationships with key partners and customers. Representing their voices and their requirements within our organization
• Initiating and driving cross-functional product and solution innovation teams to ensure that our products and solutions meet market needs as well as product group's strategy and target throughout all phases of their life cycle
• Driving the annual business planning process, monitoring global sales targets. Contributing to the global sales process by defining pricing strategies and managing global frame agreements
• Developing a strong interdisciplinary team, and inspiring and motivating employees to achieve targets
• Continuously develops and manages the products, solutions, systems and service portfolio to achieve and secure market leadership globally.
• Close collaboration with the factory to find opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Own product quality with your team and our global team.
• Ensures robust analysis of trends/changes in the market and customer dynamics and identifies opportunities for growth.
• Identifies and pursues opportunities for Mergers and Acquisitions, as well as Partnerships and Joint Ventures to drive inorganic growth.

Your background

• At least 10 years' management experience in a high performing automation company, with focus on PLCs, HMI, and control architectures
• Sound knowledge of industrial automation and of the PC / PLC / Panel market as well as of the HMI software packages
• Management experience across multiple functions like sales, engineering, product development and operational projects
• Strong, well-developed communication, influencing, coaching and management skills
• Strategic and analytical skills combined with the ability to think outside the box and a doer mentality
• Fluency in English

More about us

At B&R - a member of the ABB Group, you can expect an exciting and challenging job with an individually tailored introductory training. You will work in agile teams where you have the opportunity to actively contribute and drive ideas forward. Our flexible work models (e.g. flextime, hybrid) offer you an optimal work-life balance. Our unique B&R spirit is characterized by appreciation, communication at eye level and an informal work culture. We offer you customized training and development programs as well as exciting development opportunities within the company. Numerous other B&R benefits (Parental Leave Program, Employee Assistance Program and many more) round off our offer. ABB's Machine Automation Division, also known to our customers as B&R, is an innovative automation company headquartered in Austria with additional offices around the world. B&R became part of ABB's Robotics & Discrete Automation division in 2017 and, together with the ABB Robotics division, employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries. As a leading global provider of automation solutions, B&R develops, produces and sells industrial electronics, software solutions and mechatronic solutions as well as technologies for machine and factory automation. Since 2020, B&R's automation portfolio has also included Codian brand delta robots. With its innovative solutions, B&R sets new standards and consistently exceeds its customers' expectations. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate