Afra (Sarah) Nonnenmacher
Produkt Manager
Experience
May 2024 - Present
1 year 1 month Ravensburg, Germany
Innovation Manager
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co.KG
- Konzeption und Umsetzung von Innovationsworkshops
- Projektbegleitung
- Reflektion des Innovation Portfolios
- Konzeption von neuen innovativen Formaten
- Internes & Externes Netzwerken
Apr 2022 - Feb 2024
1 year 11 months Hard, Austria
International Product Marketing Manager & PM Accessories, Apparel
SIMPLON Fahrrad GmbH
- Development and definition of product marketing management, as well as the clothing & accessories line
- Implementation of this interface function in the company with the aim of optimizing processes and communication between marketing & development
- Evaluation and optimization of the accessories line
- Data preparation of all product-relevant marketing content (offline/online)
- Graphical, conceptual and content creation of product information for marketing materials
- Creation of documents for technical documentation, presentations, trade fair appearances
- Redesign of interactive price lists
- Creation of detailed photo briefings for photo shoots and implementation
- Redesign of the apparel & accessories line
Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
11 months Sevelen, Switzerland
International Product Manager Protection
Schoeller Textil AG
- Implementation of product management in the company as an interface between design, marketing, production, sales and company management
- Range streamlining by over 50% and re-definition of the individual business areas of Protection
- Process definition and implementation of innovation processes to generate market-relevant new products
- Process definition & implementation of certified products for protective workwear worldwide (ASTM, CE, EN ISO)
- Participation in worldwide tender/bidding business for protective clothing (Taiwan, USA, England etc.)
May 2019 - Feb 2021
1 year 10 months Innsbruck, Austria
Self-employed
Afra Sarah Nonnenmacher
Freelancer & services for product & concept development
May 2018 - May 2019
1 year 1 month Innsbruck, Austria
International Product Manager Office & Surface Lighting
Prolicht GmbH
- Implementation of product management in the company as an interface between technology, sales, marketing, and company management
- Evaluation, business plan generation and concept development, as well as introduction of the new office lighting series
- Briefing and coordinating industrial designers Hadi Teherani, Andreas Andres etc.
- Definition of technical & marketing specifications
- Generation of product presentations and training materials for the sales department
- Presenting new products (English/German)
Oct 2016 - May 2018
1 year 8 months Dornbirn, Austria
Global Product Manager Indoor Commercial Lights
Thorn Lighting Ltd /Zumtobel Group AG
- Product management of indoor lights for industrial applications, warehouses, production halls, aircraft hangars, prisons. Customers include Airbus SE
- Creating and implementing new product specifications for suppliers and the R&D team
- Development and communication of product families (highest cost efficiency - with maximum installation flexibility, wireless function, CLO etc.)
- Project/product implementation and coordination at the Thorn L. LTD main plant in GB on site
- Training of the worldwide sales team - AUS, USA, EUROPE, on-site and online
Nov 2013 - Jul 2015
1 year 9 months Munich, Germany
International Product & Commercial Manager Accessories
Salewa – Oberalp AG
- Definition of collection strategy - summer/winter collection plan
- Development of bivybags, 1st aid kits, travel bags & UL collections, climbing equipment such as boulder mats, chalk, chalk bags, poles etc.
- Control of the R&D process from prototype commenting to series production approval
- Creating and presenting sales documents (workbook/web). Global
- Budget responsibility (product price; investment costs, external service costs), coordination of graphics and industrial designers
- Supplier sourcing, development & building of partners and suppliers
- Asia trips (China & Taiwan) for product implementation & price negotiations
Nov 2010 - Nov 2013
3 years 1 month Munich, Germany
International Product Manager Protection
HEAD SPORT AG – HTM
- Development of ski & racing helmets, hard shell & soft back protectors, goggles/ski goggles, travel bags, ABS backpack
- Sourcing, evaluation and implementation of new technologies and cooperations. Control of the R&D process
- Creation of briefings and coordination of industrial designers, graphic designers and the supplier network in Asia and Europe
- Budget responsibility, tool costs and external partners. Product pricing
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10 Asia stays for product implementation and price negotiations
- Management of a junior product manager
Sep 2008 - Nov 2010
2 years 3 months Sevelen, Switzerland
International Product and Process Engineer - Enginebay
Heatshield Rieter Automotive AG (now Autoneum AG)
- Production, analysis and optimization of prototypes
- Definition of the series manufacturing process - defining design guidelines
- Determining and conducting material tests in cooperation with the laboratory
- Cost calculation and quotation for OEMs
- Product transfer to series production in CH, PL, CZ, ESP. Process optimization up to series approval
- Technical customer advice on site. MiniCooper in GB, BMW Munich
- Creation of material and specifications
Summary
Internationales Sourcing, Produktion, Development und Kundenbesuche. Kompetenzen im Produktmanagement, Agenturen & Kooperationspartner, Arbeitsweise im PM-Prozess.
Produktmanagement:
- Portfolioanalyse & Sortimentsgestaltung
- Konzeptentwicklung für Kollektionsumsetzung mit der Produktion und/oder Produzenten
- Preisgestaltung auf Basis von Mitwettbewerberzahlen und Brandpositionierung
- Produkt-Präsentationserstellung
- Schulungen (deutsch & englisch)
- Implementierung und Einführung vom Produktmanagement in Unternehmen
- Prozessdefinition für die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Technik, Produktion, Marketing & Vertriebes
- Steuerung, Kontrolle des R&D Prozesses
- Erstellung von Briefings und Kommunikation an Industriedesigner, Graphikdesigner und dem Lieferantennetzwerk
- Budget-Verantwortung
- Sourcing, enge Zusammenarbeit und gemeinsame Entwicklung und Aufbau von Partnern sowie Lieferanten
- Kontrolle der Einhaltung von Entwicklungszielen und Timings
- Difinition & Koordination von externen Zertifizierungen für die Kollektion (weltweit)
- Trendresearch von neuen Technologien, Materialien, Software etc
- Definition & Koordination des Productlifecycles
- Freigabe und Koordination der Print und Online Kommunikation
- Koordination von Produkt-Photoshootings
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
Education
Aug 2006 - Jan 2007
Auburn University
Polymer und Fiber Engineering · United States
Oct 2004 - Apr 2008
Hochschule Reutlingen
Bachelor of Science · Textile Technology und Management · Reutlingen, Germany · 1.2
Sep 2000 - Jul 2003
Humpisschule Ravensburg Wirtschafts-gymnasium
Ravensburg, Germany
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