Description

I can help you shift your products from the idea realm to reality and we will have fun while doing it! Here a bit about me, how I work and what I have done, but if you want to know more just send me a message.

I'm a passionate and results-driven Global Product Manager with a solid engineering background and extensive international experience. Constantly in a good mood and with a great will to serve others, using transparency and humility as key features, I'm able to inspire and motivate others. Over the past years, I have led global product strategies and full product lifecycle initiatives in industrial and consumer markets coordinating cross-functional teams in R&D, Sales, Marketing, and Operations across regions, which has equipped me with the strategic and technical capabilities necessary to drive innovation and deliver impactful solutions to diverse customer segments.

Languages

Portuguese
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
Schweizerdeutsch
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

sia Abrasives Ltda
Global Product Manager
CIVIL ENGINEERING
September 2021 - Today (4 years and 9 months)
Switzerland
Ownership of the lifecycle of abrasives products for metalworking applications. Definition of global product strategy, identifying market opportunities and working cross-functionally to bring solutions to industrial users, OEM partners and retail worldwide under the brands SIA, BOSCH, Diablo and Ferrobotics. Definition of positioning, pricing, and go-to-market approaches aligned with business goals. Conduction of portfolio analysis, market research and competitor benchmarking. Drive new product initiatives from concept to launch and monitor product KPIs, implementing improvement actions, phase-outs, and line extensions as needed. Lead cross-functional teams including Sales, Engineering, Marketing, Quality and Production globally, managing projects, training sessions and creating sales enablement tools. Support strategic customer projects and key OEM relationships as well as visiting customers and distributors to gather insights and support product validation.
Product Management Product Development Project Management
Robert Bosch Ltda. Power Tools
Aftersales Marketing Analyst
January 2016 - August 2021 (5 years and 7 months)
Brazil
Technical Training Coordination for Latin America. Managing sales for Bolivia, Paraguay and Venezuela. Product development project management and cost reduction initiatives. Representing After Sales and Partnerships in the Innovation Team.
Robert Bosch Ltda. Power Tools
Aftersales Training Coordinator
September 2014 - December 2015 (1 year and 3 months)
Brazil
Development and application of training strategy for Latin America. Manage cost reduction and purchasing projects.