Global Segment Manager-Commercial Transportation After Market

• Establish a Global PM team of regional Segment managers that provide strategic direction for the segment and collaboratively develop the 5-year Strategic Product Plan for the Commercial Transportation Aftermarket Global Product Portfolio. Requires cross functional and cross business unit collaboration with commercial, technology, supply chain and operations teams to develop a lean CTAM platform based portfolio.
• Execute Segment global strategic direction and key PM initiatives through guidance to regional & country organizations.
• Develop and Execute EMEA Refinish and CTAM Aftermarket Product Strategies for EMEA in alignment with global strategic direction via guidance to regional & country teams in EMEA.
• Follow-up of execution of segment, product & business initiatives within the regions.
• Drive Segment Critical KPI’s through Country and Regional Organizations (% of Sales on APL for the Segment)
• Collect market & technical input from regional PM and Business organizations via CTAM Product Portfolio Reviews in each region and develop the Global CTAM Product Plan based on these inputs.
• Establish overview, knowledge & understanding of the customer segment regarding product-technical-color and process aspects of the Axalta CTAM offering.
• Understand competitive landscape and market drivers within the segment.
• Define segment related opportunities and business cases, within the Product Strategies as defined by the Platform managers / E2E Product Marketing Managers.
• Drive Simplification of the offering for the segment by aligning APL’s and executing growth plans from lean product platforms.
• Overall responsible for the Refinish CTAM segment offering in alignment with the Brand positioning as defined by Marketing.
• Liaise with OEMs, Axalta Key account, Commercial, SC/Ops and Technical teams to provide required support.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Refinish and or Commercial Transportation paint usage. Preferred experience in coating companies.
• Good product knowledge on CTAM paints, their application and performance and commercial aspects.
• Understands customer processes and competitive situation.
• Ability to drive, analyze and make data driven segment management decisions.
• Knowledge of financial analysis (NPV, IRR, GM) to manage product portfolio.
• Ability to Lead cross functional projects and get appropriate buy in to do the work needed to successfully meet customer expectations.
• Conduct cross functional business development projects via disciplined use of gated project management processes and incorporate learning’s from the post launch review as continuous process improvement.
• Track record of leading projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills, networking ability and team building capability.

Overview

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the industry by investing in its innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customer’s products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes . We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions to over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability goals, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.