Sumukha K V

Senior Product Manager

Sector: IT-Software

Member Since, November 20, 2020

About Me

  • Academic Level Master’s Degree
  • Experience 15.3
  • Gender Male
  • Industry Management
  • Date of Birth 07 09 1983

Description

A successful Product & Project Manager, with a impressive track record of bring Engine Control Unit products (Embedded Software, Hardware) for global OEMs. Understanding customer requirement and also Journey. Building the requirements based on discussion with OEMs and also with User (4 wheeler driver) empathy. Estimate the cost and plan the Profit and Loss along with the Sales team, while driving the piece price of each Engine control unit based on the volume or competitive factor.

Successfully managed team of Software, Hardware and Mechanical Managers in order to successfully meet the product launch timeline, while considering the collaboratively defined product road map.

Currently, working on launching Engine control unit with advanced features for Indian and Latin american market.

Aspiring to lead product managers in successfully building products to make build a successful business and also solve the problems of people.

Education

  • Product Management (2020 - Present) Institute of Product Leadership

    Pursuing Executing MBA with hands on experience of Product management from Ideation, Building Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition, Customer interview, Problem description, Customer Journey Map, Market segmentation, Market sizing, Building Go-to-market strategy.

  • Bachelor of Engineering (2002 - 2005) Visveswaraya Technological University

    Bachelor Of Engineering in Electronics and Communication. Attained First Class with Distinction

Work & Experience

  • Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solution Private Limited (2018 - Present ) Senior Product Manager

    Working as Product Manager for an Embedded System which controls the Internal Combustion engines of Passenger cars. Have successfully acquired global customers, who are concerned about building an economical vehicles for emerging markets like India, South American countries (Brazil, Argentina and other LATAM countries), South Africa and ASEAN countries. Managing Software, Hardware, Mechanical teams in building the Engine Control Unit, as per the requirements of global car manufacturers. Support Internal sales.

  • Continental Automotive Component India Limited (2018 - 2018 ) Customer Project Manager

    • Managed development of Anti-Locking Braking and Electronic Stability Program Control Unit forspecific customer. • Handling of different cross function teams (Electronics, Software, Mechanical, Vehicle tuning, Sales) • Handled project Budget, Profit and Loss for the project (EBIT), contributing to the financial goals of theBusiness unit. • Role includes Project Acquisition, Planning, Development , Prototype management, Industrialization • Risk management, Stakeholder Management, timely update to the Senior management on the status of the project

  • Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited (2015 - 2018 ) Engine Control Unit Project Manager

    Successfully managed Complete Engine Control Unit Development for European OEM

  • Robert Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited (2005 - 2015 ) Software Designer and Developer

    Handled Software Design and Development by understanding the customer requirement

Expertise

Embedded System
Product Management
C programming

Honors & awards

  • 2020 Silver Award

    Sumukha has Shown great strength in character while handling complex Product for Global customer but for Emerging market, where both value and Price are the highlights. He has handled the complex situations in during Customer acquisition, Product develoment so that we stand as Bosch One team in front of customer. The relation built during this product development has helped build a strong foundation for future programs with Global car makers customers

  • 2019 Silver Award - RBEI (French OEM Engine ECU Product)

    Sumukha has handled complex situations in handling a product for multiple customers. Acquisition of new customer and building prototype in record short time, which led to acquisition of multiple projects from the customers and increase revenue