Product Specialist – Shacman Trucks

Industry: Automotive

HR World Limited, on behalf of our client, is seeking to recruit a Product Specialist – Shacman Trucks. This role is responsible for driving product strategy, market positioning, product lifecycle management, and technical-commercial support for the heavy truck portfolio, ensuring profitability, market competitiveness, and alignment with customer and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement product roadmaps for Shacman heavy trucks and tractor heads based on market trends, customer requirements, and OEM strategies.
• Align product portfolio plans with regional and global business objectives.
• Develop business cases for new products, vehicle configurations, and technical upgrades.
• Support product ordering and inventory planning to ensure optimal stock availability across markets.
• Coordinate with OEMs and relevant authorities to ensure compliance with certification, homologation, emissions, and importation requirements.
• Conduct market research, customer segmentation, and competitor benchmarking activities.
• Identify customer needs across fleet operators, logistics companies, mining operations, construction firms, and other specialized industries.
• Translate customer and market requirements into product specifications and recommendations for OEMs.
• Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, emissions standards, and vehicle safety requirements.
• Coordinate product launch activities with sales, marketing, dealer networks, and OEM stakeholders.
• Develop product positioning, pricing strategies, and value propositions to maximize competitiveness and profitability.
• Manage product updates, lifecycle changes, technical enhancements, and product phase-out activities.
• Act as the key liaison between sales, marketing, aftersales, supply chain, and OEM partners.
• Support aftersales teams in developing service packages, maintenance programs, and technical training initiatives.
• Conduct Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analyses and provide technical-commercial support for key customer opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5–8 years’ experience in Product Management, Product Planning, Technical Sales, or Product Development within the heavy truck or commercial vehicle industry.
• Strong knowledge of heavy commercial vehicle technologies including powertrains, chassis configurations, telematics, ADAS, and fleet management systems.
• Knowledge of alternative powertrains including electric, LNG, CNG, hybrid, and hydrogen technologies.
• Experience in fleet economics and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis.
• Experience working with ERP and CRM systems such as SAP, Salesforce, or similar platforms.

Interested candidates may send their CVs to career@hrworld.co.tz before 10th June 2026.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.