Portfolio & Sales Interface - Deputy Manager

Job Description Market, Customer & Competitive Insights: Develop a fact-based view of market dynamics and customer needs. Consolidate input from Sales, users, dealers and channel partners; monitor competitor moves; identify opportunities, portfolio gaps and commercial risks. Portfolio Strategy & Regional Requirements: Translate field and market insights into prioritized regional product demand. Contribute regional requirements to portfolio strategy, product roadmaps, business cases and portfolio trade-offs, while aligning India Sales and Portfolio priorities. Product Lifecycle Management: Manage regional lifecycle requirements from ideation and launch through adoption, rationalization, phase-out and retirement. Align launches and phase-outs with regional sales plans and market readiness. Commercial Performance Management: Track revenue, volume, margin, market share, product mix and new-product performance. Diagnose performance gaps and recommend corrective actions, including portfolio rationalization and cost or complexity reduction opportunities. Sales Interface & Feedback Loop: Act as the strategic portfolio partner to India Sales. Provide timely product, portfolio and competitive insights, and establish a structured feedback loop that converts field input into portfolio decisions and actions. Planning: Build project volumes by connecting market demand, channel signals, launch plans and portfolio changes with commercial planning assumptions. Cross-Functional Leadership: Drive alignment across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Logistics, Supply Chain, Segment Teams, Product Management, Product Development and Global Portfolio Management to execute portfolio priorities and resolve issues Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering ; Master's degree in Business Management preferred. 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in portfolio management, product marketing, category management, business development or Sales in a technical product environment. Strong exposure to regional and field sales dynamics, with the ability to convert market insight into measurable business action. Experience with P&L, pricing, market share, sales forecasting or portfolio performance is preferred. Power Tools or adjacent technical-product experience is an advantage. Additional Information Knowledge / Skill Expected Level -  Business Case Evaluation  Bosch Product Portfolio / Business & Market Understanding P&L Management / Analytical Skills Cross-Functional Leadership & Influencing Sales Forecasting  / Competitor Analysis Market Dynamics / Market Research