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