Snr Manager-New Product Innovation

Identification of Challenges
• Connection to key customers through Tenneco Customer Chief and Commercial leads
• Relationship with key industry organizations (corporate & political) to understand future suspension and vehicle trends
• Forecasts changes in vehicle architecture before they occur
• Models this vehicle architecture to understand the effects on ride and handling
• Develop Problem Statement to describe the opportunity
• Develop Scope Sheet for the Project Proposal

Develops Solutions for the Challenges ahead

• Develops potential product solutions to meet the needs of the market and our customers
• Reviews the IP landscape for competitor solutions and white space understanding

Validates Solutions
• Use simulation results to validate potential product solutions and support Business Case development of NTI projects
• File Invention disclosures for the product solutions with good potential
• Collaborate with Product Management and Commercial team in the development of the NTI Business Case