Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Salary:
Role and Core Responsibilities
1. Market & Consumer Insight
- Conduct indepth market research, studying customer needs, pain points, usage behavior, and buying trends.
- Analyze competitors (features, pricing, performance, innovation cycles) to identify gaps and opportunities.
2. Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Define a clear product vision, positioning, and longterm strategy for the washing machine lineup.
- Build and update the product roadmap based on market trends, sales input, and competitive evolution.
3. Product Definition & Requirements
- Translate market insights into Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) with detailed feature definitions, performance expectations, and user experience targets.
- Determine product specifications such as capacity, efficiency class, motor type, wash programs, connected features, energy requirements, and regulatory compliance.
4. CrossFunctional Leadership
- Work closely with R&D to guide product development from concept, prototype testing, and validation to certification.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure cost optimization, stable production, and product reliability.
- Partner with marketing and sales for gotomarket planning, messaging, and launch readiness.
5. Product Development & Innovation
- Lead the end-to-end development process, ensuring timely delivery, cost targets, and product performance KPIs.
- Promote innovation in functional areas such as washing performance, smart connectivity, energy efficiency, water usage, noise reduction, and user interface design.
- Evaluate new technologies (motors, materials, sensors, algorithms, AIdriven cycles).
6. Launch Management
- Develop and execute product launch plans, coordinating marketing assets, training materials, retail strategies, and pricing.
- Align with channel partners and sales teams for launch volume, forecasts, and promotional activities.
7. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- Monitor the performance of each model: sellout, margin, consumer reviews, failure rates, and return reasons.
- Adjust strategy based on performance (phasein/phaseout, midcycle feature upgrades, cost engineering).
8. AfterSales Feedback Loop
- Collaborate with aftersales and service teams to understand top failure modes, spare parts issues, and user complaints.
- Use data to drive product improvements and reduce warranty cost.
9. Pricing & Business Management
- Own the products financial performance: cost targets, margin analysis, pricing strategy, and profitability optimization.
- Conduct feasibility studies and manage business cases for new models.
10. Stakeholder Communication
- Regularly update management and crossfunctional teams with reports, analysis, dashboards, and risk assessments.
- Ensure alignment on strategies, timelines, and decisions.
Technical and Functional Skills
- Strong understanding of washing machine technologies (motors, detergent systems, wash algorithms, safety, regulations).
- Experience in R&D coordination, testing, and quality validation.
- Knowledge of energy efficiency standards and compliance requirements.
- Business & Analytical Skills: Market research and competitive analysis, financial modeling and pricing, Road mapping & strategic planning.
- Soft Skills: Leadership and crossfunctional influence, clear communication and technical storytelling, problemsolving, negotiation, and prioritization.
Preferred Skills
- MS Office Suite experience a plus
- Power BI
- Supply Chain Management
- International Business
Additional Notes
- Work shift Monday to Friday Business hours
- Location Costa del Este, Panam
- Available for traveling across the region
Job Tags
Monday to Friday, Shift work