Job Information

Manage the Bobcat All-Electric loader T7X, related platform machines, and attachments. Collaborate with customers, end users, and internal business units to define the product strategy and roadmap for electrified products.

This position is being offered as a fully remote opportunity. Please contact Matthew at 701.241.6437 for any questions about this posting.

Role & Responsibility

Market & Competitor Analysis

• Capture and analyze market trends for new and emerging technologies (e.g. by industry, market, product, channel and/or region).
• Monitor, analyze and communicate competitor product intelligence for electric vehicles (e.g. business strategy, new products, pricing data)
• In conjunction with Marketing, initiate and/or participate in market and product research activities to understand customer and dealer needs (Survey, Customer Visits, Focus Groups, Dealer Visits).
• Analyze market and product research (e.g. Voice of Customer / Dealer, specs, features & benefits, operations strategy) to develop a long-range product strategy (customer and dealer experience targets) & to support product development activities.
• Review Engineering Change Notice's for field impact (price, performance, safety) and communicate findings to marketing communications and channel marketing managers.

Product Plan Development

• Understand operational issues & balance those aspects in the product planning process including quality, manufacturing complexity, and current process capability.
• Build business cases for product development, understanding customer needs, competitor's capabilities, and profit goals.
• Commercialize innovative products in a fast-paced environment.

Product Management

• Provide Marketing Plan, product specifications and product features for completion of Business Plan and work effectively with cross-functional teams on new product development.
• In conjunction with the Program Management Office, support the product development process to ensure the product fulfills the market needs and achieves the project goals.
• Monitor updates to the business case / financial measurements and overall project risks throughout the New Product Development process.
• Setup new product and option package configurations in production planning systems.
• In conjunction with Marketing, develop training materials for new product launches along with participating in market and product training events (e.g. press events, literature, web development, photo/video, etc.).
• Develop and conduct product training activities to support dealer Sales Specialists and Bobcat Field Marketers.
• Provide on-going product support to dealer Sales Specialists and Bobcat Field Marketers
• Refine existing or develop new product management processes that govern product management activities and facilitate cross-regional, cross-functional collaboration.
• Manage the day to day relationship with supplier in the case of OEM products.
• Hire, supervise and develop Product Specialist(s)/Student Co-ops
• Participate in industry events and associations.

Job Requirement

• Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Engineering
• Experience Required: 5+ years of experience in Product Development, Engineering or Market Development
• Travel Required: 10-24%
• Experience in building business plans and projecting/measuring Return On Investment
• Experience in conducting and compiling customer research
• Construction product (or related) development knowledge and operation experience
• Financial & business acumen
• Strong communication skills (team leadership, presentation ability, proactive focus due to geographies)

We are Doosan Bobcat. At Doosan Bobcat, you are part of the team that empowers people to accomplish more. We offer a total rewards package that will offer you salary plus potential of annual bonus based on your performance. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription,401(k) match, short & long term disability, health & flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, life & AD&D insurance, military and jury duty differential pay, tuition reimbursement program, work flex policy, equipment rental program, paid volunteer opportunities, community non-profit donation match, along with paid vacation, holiday, sick, bereavement and parental leave. *Disclosure as required by state/local law.

This salary range for this position is $116,000 - 142,000 per year, depending on experience and other factors.

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