PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Pubblicato il 04-10-2026 - groupeseb in Piemonte
What we will achieve together :
Manage a team and organize all or part of the activity of a development team in order to guarantee the development of products in compliance with regulations, Groupe SEB quality standards and marketing requirements throughout the product's lifespan.
Bring your competencies :
ACTIVITIES
- 1. Manage the activity of the team for which he/she is responsible to ensure the development of finished products based on the product plan (new products, series life, requests for modification or 2nd source approval, pre-development plans, manufacturing transfer projects) while respecting the EPO development process and the tools specific to his/her activity
- 2. Participate in the development of the product roadmap for his/her scope in line with the BU development strategy and with the Group strategy
- 3. Be responsible for the objectives set for his/her activity
- 4. Ensure the application of work standards among his/her teams
- 5. Define areas for improvement to ensure constant optimization of his/her team's performance
- 6. Create team dynamics by developing communication and developing teams: versatility, training, feedback, interviews,
- 7. Manage and optimize the budget and resources of his/her teams
- 8. Carry and relay messages from Management
- 9. Ensure technological monitoring in his/her scope of activity and Contribute to the filing and renewal of patents
- 10. Develop an in-depth knowledge of the competitive environment: analysis of competing products (construction, production costs, price positioning, production location, etc.), understanding of markets and consumer needs
RESPONSIBILITIES EXERCISED AND SCOPE OF ACTION
- Ensure his/her own health and safety and that of others in their work situation and contribute to controlling his/her environmental impact
- Manage a team
- Manage a budget
- Representing the expertise and decision of the business in decision-making bodies
- Define the appropriate solutions and means to achieve results within the limits of his/her scope of activity
- Alert the right person at the right time, depending on the level of criticality of the subjects
- Guarantee the quality of relationships with the various contacts in the development teams: Marketing, Quality, Factory, Supplier, Purchasing, Logistics, etc.
RELATIONS
- Internally: Marketing, Quality, Innovation, Service Management and support functions necessary for the activity, Development Director, etc.
- Externally: suppliers, Approved Service Center (ASP), certification laboratory, Market Authority, partners, service providers, customers
QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience with minimum 6 years of experience
- MCM Management Skills
- Specific and technical knowledge relating to his/her activity
- General and academic knowledge in mechanics, materials, physical measurements
- Ability to work in networks and in project teams, good interpersonal skills
- Foreign languages: English Read, written, spoken (professional conversation), "plus": Italian
- Ability to work in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary environment
- Experience in project management and quality (particularly in risk analysis).
- Rigorous, autonomous and organized.
- Ability to unite a team towards a common goal
- Ability to synthesize and make information understandable
- Knowing how to stay the course with tenacity and overcome his/her failures