Manager, Product Planning
Samsung, Malaysia
Job Description
Position Summary
1. Strengthen the product's competitiveness in the market by planning differentiation strategy based on the market, customer, competitor and technology analysis.
2. Define the functionalities of the products and create short-term and mid-term roadmaps for each product.
3. Identify new business areas through market, technology trend and product analysis.
Role and Responsibilities
1. [Product roadmap development] Manage the strategy for the product portfolio by considering market needs and competitiveness.
2. [Product strategy development] Develop the product differentiation plan and positioning strategy based on company, competitor and market analysis and manage the definitions of the specifications.
3. [New business area identification] Make decisions for developing new products, services and business by deriving insights from the customer and company's perspective.
4. [Future technology and mid- to long-term strategy development] Manage the preparation of advanced technologies and investment direction based on the mid- to long-term commercialization concept and roadmap and drive securing of the business capability for the future.
Job Specification
Skills and Qualifications
• May lead a small team of professionals with limited control over budget spending or HR management such as recruiting or dismissal and supervises mentoring and coaching for team members
• Typically implements short-term action plans rather than developing policy, process or strategy
• Enhances or Improves methods or procedures and provides coaching to team members to ensure successful outcome
• Has deep knowledge on one job area or broad knowledge on several job areas
• Typically requires at least 8 years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years