Cross Carline Product Associate Manager

Job description / Role

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Company Name: KIA MEA RHQ

Company Location: Arenco Tower, Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE

Company Profile:

Kia Corporation was founded in May 1944 and is Korea’s oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. From humble origins making bicycles and motorcycles, Kia has grown – as part of the dynamic, global Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group – to become the world’s fifth largest vehicle manufacturer.

Today, Kia produces more than 1.4 million vehicles a year at 14 manufacturing and assembly operations in eight countries. These vehicles are sold and serviced through a network of more than 3,000 distributors and dealers covering 172 countries. The Corporation has more than 40,000 employees and annual revenues of more than US$17 billion.

In its ‘home‘ country of South Korea, Kia operates three major vehicle assembly plants – the Hwasung, Sohari and Kwangju facilities – plus a world-class research and development centre employing 8,000 technicians at Namyang and a dedicated environmental R&D centre. The Eco-Technology Research Institute, near Seoul, is working on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles for the future as well as state-of-the-art end-of-life vehicle recycling technologies and processes. Kia spends 6% of its annual revenues on R&D and also runs research centres in the USA, Japan and Germany.

Job Position: Cross Carline Product Planning Associate Manager

Job Purpose:
- Support the Product function in all aspects of Cross-carline (CCL) Product & Technology Planning (Line-up, New Concepts, Safety, ADAS, Autonomy, Connectivity, UX, CAFÉ, Homologation & Regulation).

Main Responsibilities:

[Product Strategy]
- Pilot cross-carline feature & non-feature value strategy through extensive consumer & competitor analysis & obtain key stakeholders’ support at RHQ/HQ to ensure brand consistency throughout product portfolio.
- Work with all Product Managers on spec & trim strategy alignment with overall CCL outlook to ensure KIA promise is preserved from customer point of view.
- Support to create LRPP (Long-Range Product Planning) proposals including line-up analysis for key markets & propose optimized portfolio for maximum efficiency & effectiveness. Additionally, support to create New Concept product proposals.
- Support brainstorming & research direction for MI studies (Needs Analysis, Trend analysis, Other).

[Pricing]
- Liaise with multiple teams in RHQ/HQ on regional price setting of new technology. Work with Market Intelligence team on relevant surveys to understand future needs & willingness to pay.
- FOB database management: Maintain track of all historical movements between FOB & Retail price including subsidy records.

[Homologation & Regulation]
- Verify, review & collect homologation procedures from relevant teams to ensure on-time processing/SOP.
- Support to collect annual homologation plan schedule & manage homologation database. Co-operate to get relevant certificates from HQ for every MY across line-up.
- Check & update regulations from each region. When necessary, liaise with AMBG/ESMA/GSO/SASO authorities on regulation exemptions/implementation timings etc.
- Update & communicate with HQ regarding regulation implementation & support to build action plan across line-up to meet updated regulation.
- KSA CAFÉ: Work with relevant members to manage CAFÉ outlook & discuss penalty mitigation techniques with HQ/RHQ teams.

Requirements

Candidate Profile:
- Work Experience: At least 5 years of experience in a relevant field
- Educational Preferences: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or in Business Administration
- Language: Required English Proficiency / Arabic (Advantage)
- Gender: Male or female

Working Conditions:
- Expected Date of Recruitment: ASAP
- Salary: Decision after interview
- Term of the Contract: Limited 3 years contract
- Working Hours: 8AM - 5PM
- Vacations: 25 day / per annum
- Insurance: Support
- Visa: Support
- Board and Lodging: 1 ticket per year

About the Company

Since its establishment in 1962 as part of the Koreas first 5-year Economic Plan, KOTRA has been dedicated to creating new export markets and increasing Koreas trade value, which reached $1 trillion in 2011. In the late 1990s, the agency helped Korea overcome the Financial Crisis by starting its foreign direct investment promotion division. And in the last half century, KOTRA has played a significant role in supporting Korean companies expanding overseas.

Today, the world economy is more volatile than ever due to the European financial crisis, China's hindered economic growth, upcoming elections in 15 countries and security issues in the Middle East. In preparation for a rapidly changing market environment, and using Koreas expansive FTA network, KOTRA is focusing on the globalization of small and medium sized enterprises(SMEs), the backbone of the Korean economy, by providing them with customized support related to global business establishment and export.