Product Development Manager

Role Purpose

Lead the development and launch of new products tailored for the Chinese and Asian market, ensuring speed, customer relevance, and commercial success. This role bridges between R&D, sales, and HQ, driving execution excellence while strengthening local autonomy.

职位目的

负责领导面向中国及亚洲市场的新产品开发与上市，确保产品快速响应客户需求、贴合市场并实现商业成功。此职位作为研发、销售与全球总部之间的桥梁，在强化本地自主开发的同时，推动卓越执行。

Key Responsibilities

* Product Strategy & Roadmap

Translate customer and market insights (Shanghai trading, key accounts, domestic competitors) into a clear product roadmap.

Prioritize product developments that maximize growth and margin in China.

* Execution & Speed

Lead cross-functional product development projects from concept to market launch.

Implement agile, milestone-driven processes to reduce time-to-market.

* Team Leadership & Collaboration

Build and lead a small, high-performing product development squad.

Being active part in the R&D China (Zhuhai/DG) and global HQ to ensure alignment without losing local speed.

* Market & Customer Interface

Partner with Shanghai ( product management/ Sales) to engage top customers in pilot projects and product validation.

Benchmark competitors to ensure competitive pricing, features, and speed.

Candidate Characteristics

* Experience:

10–15 years in product development, product management, or engineering leadership in the fittings, hardware, or closely related manufacturing industry.

Proven track record of launching products in China at speed.

Exposure to both multinational environments (process, governance) and domestic competitors (speed, pragmatism).

* Skills:

Strong project management and execution discipline.

Commercial mindset: understands P&L, pricing, and margin drivers.

Technical literacy in fittings/mechanical components (not necessarily a PhD engineer, but credible with engineers).

Excellent communication in Mandarin and good English (to interact with HQ).

* Personal Qualities:

Ambitious and hands-on, not afraid to challenge slow processes.

Culturally agile: can balance German HQ’s structure with Chinese market urgency.

Collaborative but decisive — knows when to align, when to push through.