Product Manager - Robotics Innovation

Company Description

Stäubli is a mechatronics solutions provider organised around four divisions: Fluid Connectors, Electrical Connectors, Robotics and Textile. We are an international group that currently operates in 29 countries, with agents in 50 countries on four continents. Our global workforce of 6,000 shares a commitment to partnering with customers in nearly every industry to provide comprehensive solutions with longterm support. Originally founded in 1892 as a small workshop in Horgen/Zurich, today Stäubli is an international group headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland, delivering innovative solutions to all industrial sectors around the world.

Job Description

Within the Robotics Division, you will join the Product Management team. Your role is cross-functional and acts as a link between customer needs, our production unit and our product portfolio. As part of the development of the new generation of robots, your responsibilities will focus on the following areas:

Strategic marketing:

• Analysing the competitive environment to define product positioning and the value proposition
• Identify and define product differentiators to meet customers’ explicit and implicit needs
• Define a value-based pricing strategy by mapping added value, market research, market trends and projected production costs
• Monitor customer satisfaction levels

Research and Development Roadmap (R&D roadmap):

• Analyse market data and technological trends to identify new ideas and concepts for new product development
• Organise innovation workshops with customers
• Define the business plan for new products

Operational marketing:

• Oversee the launch of new products by creating content for training, marketing and product communication
• Define and monitor key performance indicators; analyse product profit and loss
• Provide short- and long-term forecasts

Mobility: occasional international travel (20-30% of the role)

Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree with a technical focus, typically from an engineering school. A qualification at a different level, supplemented by significant experience in a similar role, is acceptable.

Experience: Minimum 5 years in a similar role

Specific skills:

• Customer focus: understanding of market needs and trends
• Results-oriented: turnover / margin / investments
• Technical proficiency in the fields of mechanics and electronics
• Cross-functional management
• Marketing knowledge: 5Cs, STP, 4Ps
• Data analysis, BI (business intelligence), Microsoft Office

Foreign language: fluency in English essential

Qualities: rigour, leadership, solution-oriented and customer-focused

Additional Information

Ready to join the adventure?

The position is based in Faverges-Seythenex, France

Many benefits await you: an attractive salary adapted to your experience, two fixed annual bonuses, a special focus on QWL (company restaurant, transportation, remote work...), health insurance, works council, Stäubli cooperative, and a superb view of the mountains!