Sven-Christian Warkenthin

Product Planning: Innovation Scouting | Product definition | Proof of concept | Customer study | Product clinic | Volume planning | Price definition | Business case | New project approval for innovations Product Development: Leading multiple cross-functional project teams (purchasing, engineering, quality) to develop new product. Project management regarding timeline, budget and quality Sales Management: Turnover and P&L responsability of launched products in OE / OES / Aftersales

- Business development for a product portfolio of eight OEM customers incl. project acquisition - Profit & Loss Management incl. monthly sales tracking, cost review and price adaptation - Functionally leading of colleagues in ten countries

- Developing a serial product according to customer specifications in a cross-functional team - Pitching product innovations to customer, calculating prices and acquiring new projects - Coordination of colleagues in a matrix organization in Germany and Japan

- Defining product concept (benchmarking, customer survey, product clinic) - Formulating product requirements in a cross-functional project team (spec book, target costs) - Support in calculation of business case and presentation to Top Management

The certificate program introduces participants to the entrepreneurial journey from finding an idea to gaining traction in the marketplace to raising capital for a venture. Participants learn an overarching framework to evaluate opportunities, manage start-ups, and finance ventures.