Your responsibilities
1. Product Development Management:
- Responsibility for the full product lifecycle – from concept and development to implementation and optimization
- Creating and executing the local development strategy for the portfolio of indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures (special customer requirements), in close alignment with the central Product Development function in Arnsberg, Germany.
- Defining product requirements (technical specifications, standards, functionalities)
- Ensuring proper application and data maintenance in our PLM systems (Siemens NX, ECTR, and SAP).
- Product optimization generating measurable cost savings
- Cooperation with the production department regarding product-related issues
2. Development Project Management:
- Planning, coordinating, and supervising development projects in accordance with our Product Development Process (PDP)
- Managing project schedules, budgets, and resources
- Identifying project risks and implementing preventive actions
- Monitoring project progress and providing regular reporting to the functional Head of Product
- Development based in Arnsberg, Germany.
- Cooperation with other PD, purchasing, quality, and production departments
- Cooperation with component suppliers during the prototyping/validation phase
3. Supervision of Laboratories (EMC, photometric, and electromechanical laboratories):
- Managing laboratory operations and teams
- Ensuring compliance of testing processes with applicable standards and regulations
- Managing testing schedules and resources
4. Ensuring Product Quality and Compliance:
- Supervising the product validation and certification process, with a special focus on ensuring CE conformity for all developed products.
- Analyzing quality issues and implementing corrective actions
5. Team Management:
- Building and developing the PD team and subordinate laboratory departments
- Setting objectives, evaluating performance, and developing employee competencies