Robert Bosch LLC seeks Manager Product Innovation & Value Chain Design (Multiple Positions) in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Expert role for product and business development, as well as technical and commercial market analysis. Lead product concept development and business model validation with cross-functional teams in research & development, engineering, and corporate growth initiatives. Applying scientific methods and tools in product development and innovation. Perform systematic and methodological business field analysis for technologies and technical product concepts. Analyze diverse markets and industries, existing and emerging technologies, and translate them into a well-articulated business strategy, including technological benchmarking of product offerings and technology trends. Translate market and customer requirements into technical product concepts and product features. Ensure alignment with global and regional headquarters. Facilitate market and product concept development for new business fields including concept generation, concept validation and iteration, prototype/ minimum viable product design, business case modelling and validation. Validation of product and service concepts, customer desirability, business viability and technical feasibility, with business units and corporate departments across all industry sectors. Develop actionable plans for product and service concepts and go-to-market strategies, including product cost and profitability calculation. Gain market insights for product concepts with technical & commercial industry experts as well as customer studies. Design technological value streams and derive gaps with corporate wide technology portfolio, covering mobility/ automotive, manufacturing, consumer electronics, information technology, and building and energy technologies. Identify and develop business opportunities for new product offerings and manufacturing technologies in collaboration with external customers. Lead customer acquisitions by negotiation of memorandum of understandings and definite agreements. Derive demand for technology partnerships with 3rd parties. Facilitate technology partnerships by negotiation of joint-development and non-disclosure agreements. Lead cost analysis based on technical specifications, technologies, and product features. Lead target market calculation, and market scenario analysis. Lead maturity audits and gap analysis for projects and product concepts. Travel: 20% domestic and international travel. Telecommuting: Hybrid- 3 days work from home allowed.

This position requires a Bachelors degree, or foreign equivalent, in Industrial Engineering, Innovation Management or a related field and 7 years of experience as a Manager of Product Innovation, Innovation Manager, or occupation involving Open Innovation, Product Innovation and Value Chain Design. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Electrification, sensors, photonics, microelectronics, additive manufacturing, and digitalization; (2) Translating technological capabilities into business models; (3) Product development teams for projects in automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, building technology and digitalization sectors; (4) Technology, and start-up evaluation, open innovation, collaboration with external business partners and joint development agreements; (5) Market evaluation, competitive & customer analysis, technology trend analysis, cost calculation, business modelling and business plan calculation; and (6) Business field analysis and product localization in large scale industries with complex value chains and advanced global supply chains.

Applicants who are interested in this position should apply online at https://www.bosch.us/careers/{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, search [Manager Product Innovation & Value Chain