Product Manager

**Please note - this position requires fluent English skills. Please submit a CV written in English to be considered**

Your mission:

The Product Manager owns the product planning stage of Epson’s Orient watch products life-cycle, working closely with Epson’s head office in Japan. With a segmented approach, the Product Manager builds a comprehensive knowledge of the market place and customer values for both existing and new product segments in order to drive future product planning to grow the business.

This position will cover a territory of Türkiye, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), South Africa and selected other countries in Epson’s CISMETA region.

This person will be an experienced engaging professional, with a good mix of technical and marketing knowledge; additionally, they will work well and closely with our sales, pre-sales, in country Business Managers, Business Unit product launch group and service teams. They will confidently and demonstrably be able to communicate all this market knowledge to Epson’s head office in Japan, so as to contribute to good product development that enables growth of the Orient watches business.

What you will do:

Technology

• Have a good knowledge and understanding of key assigned product values and benefits and those of competitors.
• Knowledge and skill set to technically evaluate products/competitors within popular IT environments (different OS/Software etc.) and present findings clearly.

Product Planning

• Track the price/features/value propositions of key competitors with a segmented approach working with other stakeholders and customers as required. Use this information and technology developments as inputs to plan future product(s).
• In conjunction with Seiko Epson Corporation, from the product’s differentiation, identify the Customer Value (benefits) of the product to be launched.

Market

• Working with the Market Research team, use external and internal data sources to build the correct segmented market sizing and trend view for business and product planning

Customer

• Working with the Market Research team and stakeholders, gain an insight and understanding of the customer profile for the allocated product(s). This understanding will include the market segment and resulting 'customer value' to ensure a correct understanding of the customer requirements.

Scenario Planning

• Assist the Manager of Product Managers to propose future Volume/Revenue/Profit plans based on knowledge of market and group of products

Communication

• In conjunction with Seiko Epson Corporation, from the product’s differentiation identify the Customer Value (benefits) of the product to be launched

What we ask for:

• Graduate level education in a technology or marketing background.
• Good communication skills and the ability to network.
• Numerate with attention to detail.
• Analytic and questioning manner, with the ability to make sense of data.
• Very good Excel knowledge and general IT knowledge (PC and Mobile OS’s, Network).
• Fluent written and spoken English and Turkish language skills.
• Knowledge of the watches market will be beneficial.

We are keen to hear from you even if you don’t match all listed requirements, but you identify with our brand and passion for innovation.

What we offer:

Our benefits

In return, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of excellent benefits, including a working environment where quality, teamwork, and respect come first.

Our heritage

We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.

Our commitment to the environment

We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation – from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.

Our people

We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.

Our brand

Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running