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DEDTDC Express
DTDC ExpressLogistics

General Manager Product Solution

Location

Mumbai, India

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

12-18 years

Compensation

₹3L - ₹5L per month

Posted

1d ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

This role involves leading DTDC's product and strategy, overseeing the entire product portfolio, customer solutioning, and long-term strategic initiatives. The General Manager will drive product transformation, new product development, and optimize customer journeys, operating at the intersection of product, pricing, operations, marketing, and customer experience.

About the Role

DTDC is seeking a strategic, customer-first, and execution-driven leader to head Product & Strategy. This role will be responsible for end-to-end ownership of product portfolio, customer solutioning, and long-term strategic initiatives.

The role will operate at the intersection of Product, Pricing, Operations, Marketing, and Customer Experience, ensuring that DTDCs offerings are competitive, scalable, and aligned to evolving customer needs.


Core Responsibilities

  • Product Portfolio Strategy & Rationalization

    • Define and drive the enterprise-wide product portfolio strategy across Express, Surface, Air, International, Reverse, and value-added services

    • Lead product simplification and structuring initiatives to reduce complexity and improve customer adoption

    • Conduct competitive benchmarking and continuously refine offerings to maintain market relevance

    • Drive product transformation programs aligned to business growth and profitability goals

  • Product Ownership & Management | New Product Development

    • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of all productsfrom ideation to launch and scale

    • Lead new product development (NPD) initiatives based on market gaps and customer needs

    • Ensure alignment of product constructs with pricing frameworks and commercial strategies

    • Partner with Operations to define and institutionalize product SOPs and execution frameworks

  • Customer Solutions & Value Solutioning

    • Lead enterprise-level customer solutioning for strategic and large accounts

    • Design value-added solutions, customize SLAs, and integrate logistics offerings

    • Drive digital solutioning, including APIs, dashboards, and platform integrations

    • Translate customer requirements into structured, scalable product offerings

  • Product & Customer Journey Mapping

    • Map and continuously optimize end-to-end customer journeys across physical and digital touchpoints

    • Identify friction points and drive experience-led product enhancements

    • Ensure seamless integration between product design, service delivery, and customer experience

  • Strategic Business Cases (Mid to Long Term)

    • Develop mid-to-long-term strategic business cases for new products, market entry, and capability expansion

    • Build ROI-driven frameworks for evaluating product investments and network changes

    • Support leadership in strategic decision-making through data-backed insights

  • Market & Customer Research

    • Lead market research and customer insights programs, including engagement with external research agencies

    • Drive market segmentation, sizing, and share analysis

    • Build deep understanding of customer behavior, industry trends, and emerging opportunities

  • Market Intelligence & Competitive Analysis

    • Establish a robust market and competitive intelligence framework

    • Continuously track market and competition to identify gaps and opportunities

    • Provide actionable strategic insights to leadership on market shifts, pricing trends, and product innovation

  • Team Leadership & Capability Building

    • Build and lead a high-performing product and solution strategy team

    • Drive a culture of analytical rigor, innovation, and execution excellence

    • Mentor teams to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery

    • Collaborate with marketing, operations, technology, sales and other teams


Candidate Experience

  • 12-18+ years of experience in product management, strategy, or solutioning within logistics, supply chain, or e-commerce

  • Proven experience with organizations in Express Industry

  • Demonstrated track record of leading product portfolios and driving transformation initiatives


Core Competencies

  • Strong strategic thinking with execution excellence

  • Deep understanding of logistics products, pricing, and network design

  • Expertise in customer solutioning and value-based selling

  • High analytical rigor and data-driven decision-making

  • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills

  • Consulting experience


Education

  • MBA from a premier institute preferred

Updated 1d ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Product Management • 1+ yrs
Strategy • 1+ yrs
Customer Solutioning • 1+ yrs
Product Portfolio Strategy • 1+ yrs
Product Simplification • 1+ yrs
Competitive Benchmarking • 1+ yrs
Product Transformation • 1+ yrs
New Product Development • 1+ yrs
Pricing Frameworks • 1+ yrs
Commercial Strategies • 1+ yrs
Operations • 1+ yrs
SOPs • 1+ yrs
Execution Frameworks • 1+ yrs
Value-added Solutions • 1+ yrs
SLA Customization • 1+ yrs
Logistics Offerings • 1+ yrs
Digital Solutioning • 1+ yrs
APIs • 1+ yrs
Dashboards • 1+ yrs
Platform Integrations • 1+ yrs
Customer Journey Mapping • 1+ yrs
Experience-led Product Enhancements • 1+ yrs
Strategic Business Cases • 1+ yrs
ROI-driven Frameworks • 1+ yrs
Market Research • 1+ yrs
Customer Insights • 1+ yrs
Market Segmentation • 1+ yrs
Market Sizing • 1+ yrs
Share Analysis • 1+ yrs
Customer Behavior Analysis • 1+ yrs
Industry Trend Analysis • 1+ yrs
Market Intelligence • 1+ yrs
Competitive Analysis • 1+ yrs
Product Innovation • 1+ yrs
Team Leadership • 1+ yrs
Analytical Rigor • 1+ yrs
Innovation • 1+ yrs
Execution Excellence • 1+ yrs
Mentoring • 1+ yrs
Logistics Products • 1+ yrs
Network Design • 1+ yrs
Value-based Selling • 1+ yrs
Data-driven Decision Making • 1+ yrs
Stakeholder Management • 1+ yrs
Executive Communication • 1+ yrs
Consulting • 1+ yrs
Supply Chain • 1+ yrs
E-commerce • 1+ yrs
Express Industry • 1+ yrs
Reporting and Disclosure • 1+ yrs
Adaptive Project Management • 1+ yrs
Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) • 1+ yrs
Customer Experience and Engagement • 1+ yrs
Rationalization • 1+ yrs
Freight Rate Analysis • 1+ yrs
Business Growth • 1+ yrs
Training and Development • 1+ yrs
Product Development and Design • 1+ yrs
Customer Needs • 1+ yrs
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) • 1+ yrs
Planning and Design • 1+ yrs
Logistics and Procurement • 1+ yrs
Customer Journey • 1+ yrs
Customer Lifecycle • 1+ yrs
Seamless Integration • 1+ yrs
Service Delivery • 1+ yrs
Business Case • 1+ yrs
ROI Analysis • 1+ yrs
Marketing Research • 1+ yrs
Customer Analytics • 1+ yrs
Testing and Analysis • 1+ yrs
Competitive SWOT Analysis • 1+ yrs
Network Architecture • 1+ yrs

Experience

12-18 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Product Management
Operations

Industries

Logistics & Supply Chain

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

₹3L - ₹5L per month

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyINR
PeriodMonthly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationMumbai, India
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleHigh9/10
physicalLow1/10
cognitiveHigh9/10
executionHigh9/10
creativityHigh8/10
uncertaintyMedium7/10
communicationHigh9/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

DTDC Express

Team size

Growing team

Location

Mumbai, India

DTDC is seeking a strategic, customer-first, and execution-driven leader to head Product & Strategy. This role will be responsible for end-to-end ownership of product portfolio, customer solutioning, and long-term strategic initiatives.

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General Manager Product Solution

Mumbai, IndiaFull Time