Experience

Septentrio

• Belgium
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Feb 2020 - Present



Daikin Europe

• Belgium
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2020

  Manage a wide range of products within Daikin Europe N.V. Residential Heating and Renewables business including: Ground source heat pumps, Solar photo-voltaic systems, Controls, Emitter systems.Collaborate with Regional Product Managers to understand portfolio gaps, product requirements, competitive landscape and price expectations for new developments.Create business cases and request management approval for new developments, in-house or OEM.Stay in close contact with the Development Center, ensuring ongoing developments are in line with expectations in terms of technical specifications and timing.For OEM products, directly manage the relationship with suppliers and manage ongoing developments.Together with Marketing department, define list of product marketing collaterals to be developed (catalogs, videos, flyers, brochures) and contribute with ideas for content.



Honeywell

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Europe Product Marketing Manager - Mobility

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2018

  • Drive and manage the allocated product lines within the Mobile Computers business.• Understand customers' use cases, competitive landscape and industry trends in order to champion the products both internally and externally.• Ensure Europe needs are represented within Global Product Management, in terms of productrequirements, pricing strategies, market positioning and product forecast• Gather product requirements through Voice of the Customer activities.• Maintain awareness of the competitive landscape to ensure pricing is appropriate, both in terms of competitiveness and profitability.• Work with Sales and Channel Marketing to define, agree upon and develop appropriate marketing programs, campaigns and promotions to develop the Mobility business across Europe.



Federal-Mogul Powertrain

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager EMEA, Hydraulics / IAM

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Manage a complex product portfolio of aftermarket parts (master cylinders, calipers, wheel cylinders, hoses, control cables, clutch hydraulics, pressure regulating valves, brake fluid and service tools) based on vehicle population trends, specific regional needs and general business strategy. • Manage a complex product portfolio of aftermarket parts (master cylinders, calipers, wheel cylinders, hoses, control cables, clutch hydraulics, pressure regulating valves, brake fluid and service tools) based on vehicle population trends, specific regional needs and general business strategy.



Honeywell

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager EMEA, Hydraulics / IAM

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Create and manage a complex product portfolio of aftermarket parts (master cylinders, calipers, wheel cylinders, hoses, control cables, clutch hydraulics, pressure regulating valves, brake fluid and service tools) based on vehicle population trends, specific regional needs and general business strategy.• Coordinate new product introductions and supplier changes.• On a regular basis, inform sales department and leadership on portfolio evolution.• On a regular basis, together with pricing analyst and sales departments, revise price positioning based on market intelligence and competition product benchmarks.• Conduct Voice of the Customer and competition product benchmark in order to set parameters for own products; use gathered data to set product characteristics.• Involved in cost optimization in collaboration with supply base; suggesting measures to avoid and reduce excess and obsolete stock.• Collaborate with Marketing Communication, Strategic Marketing and Sales in choosing product naming, defining product packaging and improving brand message.

• Database Leader EMEA, Friction Materials / IAM

  • Nov 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Manage Aftermarket catalog database (TecDoc) and internal product databases.• Develop tools and processes to update TecDoc data starting from internal Product Management Databases• On a regular basis, perform data delivery tasks, on schedule and without data consistency errors.• Use input from customers, Product Management and Sales to correct possible content mistakes.• Support Strategic Marketing in building coverage analysis at European level.



IVECO

• Italy
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Specialist/ Romania

  • Sep 2007 - Nov 2010

  • Responsible for technical descriptions and custom product configurations• Provide technical drawings and information to bodybuilders• Provide technical information to sales department• Evaluate price positioning against competitors, comparing vehicle performance, technical and equipment details• Together with marketing department, select and configure test vehicles for launch events or customer drive tests• Participate in new vehicle launch events and customer drive tests• Develop training material for salesmen• Translate use & maintenance manuals into Romanian language