Description
Product Manager India – REFRIGERANTS & APPLIED SOLUTIONS ( RAS)

Role summary

Lead product strategy, lifecycle management, and day-to-day operations for the refrigerants business. Drive demand planning, operational excellence and on-time delivery across all product lines. Act as the primary cross-functional owner between supply chain, operations, logistics, sales, and customer service for all product lines.

Responsibilities
Product Localization & Management
Own execution of regional localization projects across RAS
Own NPI (current product introduction) regional launch: lead all aspects and actions required for recent product introduction, including identification and execution at tollers
Ability to perform complex analytics, particularly related to ideal management of supply caps/quotas and make/buy decisions
Own Demand Management during periods of product allocation
Demonstrate understanding of end-to-end role of product manager in context of agile competitive environment

SKU & portfolio management




Create and maintain SKU master data in SAP and own the product management module.
Lead SKU rationalization and portfolio optimization to reduce complexity, lower cost, and improve inventory turns.
Manage new-SKU introduction (NSI) and end-of-life (EOL) processes, including cross-functional sign-off, obsolescence plans, and communication to sales

Demand, forecasting & lifecycle planning
Own the regional SIOP process
Lead cross-functional S&OP; cadence: demand review, supply review, reconciliation, and executive review to align demand, capacity, inventory, and financial plans.
Maintain forecast accuracy targets (MAPE/MAE) and drive continuous improvement through model tuning and root-cause analysis of forecast errors
Set and monitor safety-stock policies and service-level targets by SKU based on criticality, lead time, and demand variability (ABC/XYZ segmentation).

Qualifications
YOU MUST HAVE
Bachelor's degree in an analytical or tech

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