With more than 160 sales and logistics facilities in over 70 countries, highly efficient in-house production and more than 7,000 employees, the Doka Group is one of the world’s leading companies for developing, manufacturing and distributing modern system formwork technology. Our strong and effective sales organisation gives construction firms all over the world swift access to pathbreaking formwork solutions and services for all areas of cast-in-place building construction. 

To continue building our high level of service for our customers, the Doka Group not only invests in its employees’ professional and personal career development but also sets great store by foresighted personnel planning. If you are passionate about what you do, have an inner drive to succeed, a desire to learn and grow from your experiences, then this is your opportunity to step up to a challenge! Doka India is a subsidiary of Doka Group with more than 50 employees with head office in Navi Mumbai.

An exciting role for a Country Product Manager has opened up in Doka. If you are looking to work for a dynamic multinational that is growing its presence in Asia Pacific and the unique opportunity to set up and grow the product management function, then Doka is the place for you!

As the Country Product Manager, you will analyze potential new business fields and identify opportunities for new Doka products & services to increase market penetration. 

You will drive product innovation and product improvements in India including pricing, product specification and definition of supply chain. You will identify product gaps based on customer & market needs and propose solutions to fill those gaps. 

You will also facilitate product knowledge transfer to relevant parties and work with sales to analyse lost orders and generate prevention counter strategies foir future. 

In this role you report directly to the Managing Director Doka India and will be part of the leadership team discussions.

Required (Education and Technical)

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
• Degree in civil engineering or related technical fields. Also open to applicants with PG Diploma in Management or MBA.
• Excellent experience of Indian construction industry and job site with proven understanding of peculiarities of Indian market.
• Solid product management experience including experience working on successful product launches and/or adopting an international product line to India
• Experience in a multinational organization dealing in equipment, construction chemicals, or construction supplies.

Required (Aptitude and Motivation)

• Ability to analyze issues to identify gaps and propose solutions
• Ability to convince others to their point of view
• Excellent interpersonal skills with engaging personality
• Proactive and willing to go beyond the call of duty
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• Exhibits confidence in own abilities and skills
• Ability to build new relationships quickly and leverage on old relationships to get the job done
• Willing to get involved directly to solve and expedite issues
• Willing to travel (mainly within India)

Office location: Kharghar, Navi Mumbai