Product Line Manager, Electrification Distribution Solutions - Southern Africa Region
ABB
Product Line Manager, Electrification Distribution Solutions - Southern Africa Region
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.
This position reports to
Business Manager-Commercial & Operations
Your role and responsibilities
Local business leader responsible for portfolio management of the ELDS Solutions Business within the Sub Sahara Africa Region, including product management, strategy, business development, marketing, pricing, go-to-market strategy, and footprint optimization. The Product Portfolio includes E-houses, Compact Substations, Digital systems and Packaging. Responsible to define and ensure implementation of the portfolio strategy, maximize portfolio performance, and deliver expected growth and profitability results. Core Responsibilities • Designs and implements the portfolio/product group strategy and ensures profitable business growth, organically and inorganically. • Ensures the development of performance targets in line with global targets and ensures achievement through regular oversight and definition of improvement actions as needed. • Evaluates market opportunities and decides on appropriate activities in line with the strategy. • Develops and manages the products, solutions, systems, and/or service portfolio continuously to achieve and secure market leadership. • Defines portfolio roadmap: product and solution streamlining, acquisition targets for portfolio synergies, and development opportunities. • Ensures profitable business growth in the identified markets through optimized production and supply chain footprints and competitive distribution and go-to-market strategy. • Monitors strategic quality metrics, identifies opportunities for improvement in local execution, and oversees improvement activities. • Ensures the execution of portfolio projects according to agreed targets in terms of schedule, quality, financial results, and customer satisfaction. • Oversees relevant local Research and Development initiatives, as applicable. License To Operate / Core Values • Ensures employees across all teams (under scope) understand ABB's core values and group safety and integrity standards, and act accordingly. • Implements and ensures compliance with ABB code of conduct, global and local standards, tools, policies, and processes related to operations/project execution. • Ensures adherence to all internal and statutory regulations and policies pertaining to the teams in scope. • Ensures integrity and compliance with ABB values and ethics in all activities across all teams in scope • Accountable for the health and safety of all employees, and contractors for and on behalf of the teams in scope and continuous improvement in HSE processes and integrity performance. Collaboration / Leadership • Builds and maintains strong relationships with new and existing customers to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction. • Promotes and enables collaboration in the division, across divisions and business areas to maximize results for ABB. • Ensures that the business organization is properly organized, staffed, skilled, and directed. • Inspires, guides, motivates, and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies. • Builds effective, competent, and high-performing teams. • Hires, coaches, and develops talent across all layers. • Reviews organizational effectiveness and performs competence assessments and continuous skill upgrades.
Qualifications for the role
More about us
We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.
This position reports to
Business Manager-Commercial & Operations
Your role and responsibilities
Local business leader responsible for portfolio management of the ELDS Solutions Business within the Sub Sahara Africa Region, including product management, strategy, business development, marketing, pricing, go-to-market strategy, and footprint optimization. The Product Portfolio includes E-houses, Compact Substations, Digital systems and Packaging. Responsible to define and ensure implementation of the portfolio strategy, maximize portfolio performance, and deliver expected growth and profitability results. Core Responsibilities • Designs and implements the portfolio/product group strategy and ensures profitable business growth, organically and inorganically. • Ensures the development of performance targets in line with global targets and ensures achievement through regular oversight and definition of improvement actions as needed. • Evaluates market opportunities and decides on appropriate activities in line with the strategy. • Develops and manages the products, solutions, systems, and/or service portfolio continuously to achieve and secure market leadership. • Defines portfolio roadmap: product and solution streamlining, acquisition targets for portfolio synergies, and development opportunities. • Ensures profitable business growth in the identified markets through optimized production and supply chain footprints and competitive distribution and go-to-market strategy. • Monitors strategic quality metrics, identifies opportunities for improvement in local execution, and oversees improvement activities. • Ensures the execution of portfolio projects according to agreed targets in terms of schedule, quality, financial results, and customer satisfaction. • Oversees relevant local Research and Development initiatives, as applicable. License To Operate / Core Values • Ensures employees across all teams (under scope) understand ABB's core values and group safety and integrity standards, and act accordingly. • Implements and ensures compliance with ABB code of conduct, global and local standards, tools, policies, and processes related to operations/project execution. • Ensures adherence to all internal and statutory regulations and policies pertaining to the teams in scope. • Ensures integrity and compliance with ABB values and ethics in all activities across all teams in scope • Accountable for the health and safety of all employees, and contractors for and on behalf of the teams in scope and continuous improvement in HSE processes and integrity performance. Collaboration / Leadership • Builds and maintains strong relationships with new and existing customers to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction. • Promotes and enables collaboration in the division, across divisions and business areas to maximize results for ABB. • Ensures that the business organization is properly organized, staffed, skilled, and directed. • Inspires, guides, motivates, and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies. • Builds effective, competent, and high-performing teams. • Hires, coaches, and develops talent across all layers. • Reviews organizational effectiveness and performs competence assessments and continuous skill upgrades.
Qualifications for the role
- Electrical tertiary qualification or similar (Diploma or Degree)
- Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related field (Diploma or Degree).
- Minimum of 10 years' experience in electrical systems, with expertise in:
- Digital protection control and SCADA systems.
- MV Switchgear and Solutions.
- E-houses and Modular substations.
- Air-insulated and Gas-insulated systems.
- Strong customer-centric approach.
- Demonstrated ability in effective decision-making.
- Proven experience in strategic planning.
- Excellent self-management and organizational skills.
More about us
We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory
JOB SUMMARY
Product Line Manager, Electrification Distribution Solutions - Southern Africa RegionABB
Kareeberg
7 days ago
N/A
Full-time