Lead Product Planner

Function

Global Product Planning

Pay Band

M3 to M5

Role

Lead Product Planner is the driving force behind the development of our next generation of motorcycles, from initial concept to market launch. You serve as the custodian of model competitiveness, leading the development of future product plans, including specifications, variants, and trims.
You will continuously analyze market dynamics, evolving customer requirements, and changing technology trends to build a unified vision for product positioning, pricing, and volumes. By working cross-functionally, you will ensure our products meet customer needs, outperform the competition, and achieve our business goals, ultimately positively impacting the organization's P&L by supporting robust business cases and driving volume growth.

A purpose driven role for you

-Lead the creation of Initial Product Concepts (IPC) and define the targets for new models:
1. Conducting static and dynamic evaluations of competitor models from a
customer perspective.
2. Analyzing key learnings and feedback from our previous models.
3. Collaborating with stakeholders to propose and finalize benchmark targets for new models, ensuring they're
- SPOC coordinating with key departments to ensure product deliverables and business targets are met.
1. Providing essential inputs for the business case and striving for a healthy profit and loss (P&L) statement for the organization.
2. Unifying the voice on product and pricing strategies across all field functions, in both India and our global markets.
3. Conducting hands-on product evaluations throughout the development process to ensure the motorcycle is built to the set targets.
-Define market research requirements and identifying unmet customer needs.
1. Collaborating with our research teams on all research activities.
2. Support capturing customer requirements and technology trends, then translating them into actionable product inputs.
3. Conducting dealership visits and interacting with customers directly to capture valuable product feedback and improvement points.

A Day in the life

Product Concept must reflect the customer requirements and ensure a winning product Competitive target setting
Pricing Strategy for new models and quarterly price revisions
Alignment of all stakeholders before each gate in the PDX process
Detailed reflection of customer and segment needs into product and
solution proposed

Academic Qualification & Experience

B.E./ B.Tech
 MBA preferred
 Minimum 3 years Hands on experience in Product Planning and Development, Market Research, Product Management.
 8 to 12 years of Total Work experience in marketing /product planning/business planning

Technical Skills/Knowledge

- Very strong data analysis, presentation skills and Business acumen
- Good in stakeholder management

Behavioural Skills

-Should have Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills incl. conflict management
-Should be a good team-player

What will it be like to work for Hero

As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.

About Hero

Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco-friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world.

Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility”, Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030.

We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1).

Hero MotoCorp is the pre-eminent leader in the Indian two-wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

In 2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA, Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets.

We are one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag-bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner.

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