A Halma, PLC company

Responsible for business P&L and growth strategy leading a team of product management and marketing professionals.

Responsible for global business segment focusing on P&L improvement through product life cycle management, business process improvement, and costing / pricing strategy. Direct responsibility for global team of product managers located in Europe, Asia, and North America for circuit protection and custom sensor applications.

Directly Managed global team of product managers located in Europe, Asia, and North America for electronics portfolio.Successfully led global business segment with responsibility for global pricing, product strategy, and profit & loss performance. Drove YOY increase in revenue and profitability. Add'l responsibilities include establishing and executing strategy for segment growth in the global electronics market and process improvement for new business selection criteria, business case utilization, and project execution capability. Also responsible for interviewing, hiring, and developing new hires in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Expat assignment in Shanghai, China.Directly managed a team of account managers for global automotive OEM customer, providing support in negotiation strategy, new business quotations, engineering change negotiation, and representation in front of executive management. Focus on automotive ADAS & active safety applications, including EPS steering, braking, and camera radar applications.Led direct customer interface for booked Chinese market business in safety electronics products, including new business quotations, engineering change negotiations, volume fluctuation impacts, and material economic recovery. Hunted and negotiated new business opportunities on local Chinese programs with the potential to provide incremental revenue for automotive camera radar and other safety electronic applications.Responsibilities also included customer strategy development, customer terms & conditions negotiation, and business case development.

Program manager responsible for off highway axles. Managed cross-functional team through development and production launch activities for off-highway geared axle program. Developed and maintained timing plans and budget using standard project management principles to align with corporate and customer expectations and ensure successful program launch.

Managed key account of automotive power-train and chassis applications for multiple automotive OEM customers.Quoted and won new programs that provided incremental revenue. Led negotiations using value based pricing and selling strategies, opening opportunities for potential new business. Developed long term strategic plan and annual sales forecast for multiple product lines at major automotive OEM and Tier I customers for division wide executive management review.

NVH Testing and applications engineer for automotive engine applications.Lead product through the APQP process from design inception to launch. Lead multiple cross functional teams through problem identification and resolution process for design and manufacturing related issues.