Global Business Line Portfolio Manager

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Global Business Line Portfolio Manager

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In this role, you will be responsible for creating and driving the implementation of the Business Line Hoisting product, solution, and service offering strategy to align and support the business strategy. You get to work in a truly global team as part of global management and with access to people across the world with deep technical expertise. We take pride in offering you a stimulating work environment, where you have strong support from our knowledgeable people, get challenged by a business in growth and have fun while you contribute to the development of a sustainable mining industry. You play a key role in shaping the Business Strategy together with the global management team. You will monitor the offering portfolio and drive Innovation with a strong customer value focus define a go-to-market model and segment strategy and align with the operational/execution path. You will also create and manage a Product Management organization in line with the ABB Product Management framework and drive excellence in Product Management teams by promoting continuous development of people and processes, and by championing ABB core values and principles. You will play a pivotal role for the business strategical development, pricing and potential M&A topics. This role can also include responsible for the electrical (with a focus on electrical drive train and control) product offering as product manager in the product management team. The role will report to the global Business Line manager and be part of the global business line management team. Location is global but preferable in one of the existing hoisting locations, Sweden, Poland, South Africa, China, Australia or Canada.

Your responsibilities

• Contribute to business strategy definition and translate business strategy into the offering and solution portfolio strategy
• Lead Product Management organization by providing the necessary infrastructure for the optimal execution of core tasks like business and performance tracking, market intelligence, roadmap planning, life cycle management, etc.
• Closely collaborate with the full Business Line Management team, acting as sparring partner for peers and partake in shaping the overall Business Strategy.
• Continuously analyze the content of the portfolio with a focus on new potential product lines. Monitor the offering portfolio to ensure that a healthy mix and vitality are maintained. Approve specific offering business plans, make global investment choices, and decide on possible partnering approaches and approved pricing models.
• Propose and is directly involved in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) partnership activities, defining the brand, offering portfolios, and related business strategy.
• Drive innovation with a strong customer orientation, exploring opportunities along the full customer/user journey, taking into consideration all the touch points.
• Drive organizational maturity based on the global ABB Product Management framework of processes and practices. Drive excellence in Product Management teams by promoting continuous development of people and processes, and by championing ABB core values and principles.
• Embrace, enact, promote, and propagate through the organization the ABB core values, making them relevant for the specific organization (Business Area, Division, Global Product Group). Guide, motivate, and develop indirect subordinates within HR policies.

Your background

• You are a motivated and self-driven individual with positive energy and people oriented-mindset.
• Ability to translate business strategy into people motivators
• University degree in Engineering or Business Management or other relevant education.
• Experience in the mining and hoisting industry or related industries.
• Strategic thinking and leadership skills is important.
• You are able to communicate concepts and approaches in a simple and convincing way. You are able to influence a broader stakeholder group beyond direct reports. Your personal leadership is crucial.
• Ability to rethink and challenge existing practices.
• People-oriented mindset is a must, ability to translate business needs and targets into people motivators is key.
• Product management experience is beneficial as well as understanding of an electrical drive train and control solutions.

More about us

Business Line Hoisting delivers complete Hoisting Solutions and lifecycle services to the mining Industry around the world. Engineering and delivering Mechanical, Electrical and automation solutions from device to monitoring and control help our customers get more out of their investment; digitalization solutions including collaborative operations and performance optimization services to help improve plant and enterprise productivity, reduce maintenance and energy costs. Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid