As a Product Development Manager, you will need to master following:

• calculate design costs
• combine business technology with user experience
• develop new products
• develop product design
• product life-cycle

More generally, a product development manager is also versed in:

• analyse consumer buying trends
• analyse data about clients
• calculate production costs
• define technical requirements
• design customer experiences
• design prototypes
• draw conclusions from market research results
• follow company standards
• manage budgets
• market research
• perform market research
• plan product management

It also helps to know the following:

• conduct metallurgical structural analysis
• cost management
• design metal components
• engineering processes
• innovation processes
• maintain relationship with customers
• types of metal manufacturing processes
• work in metal manufacture teams
• analyse cultural trends
• analyse economic trends
• apply systemic design thinking
• chemistry
• consult with technical staff
• create technical plans
• design drawings
• develop promotional tools
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation
• ensure products meet regulatory requirements
• identify market niches
• improve business processes
• lead a team
• legal requirements of ICT products
• liaise with engineers
• liaise with industry experts
• liaise with managers
• manage product testing
• manage the customer experience
• marketing mix
• marketing principles
• measure customer feedback
• optimise financial performance
• perform product testing
• physics
• prepare market research reports
• quality standards
• speak different languages
• think analytically
• troubleshoot