Product Line Manager Job Description
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Product Line Manager Job Description
- Drive thought-leadership, strategy and market-leadership in Gateway/VPN market with Application-centric, User-based technologies, Identity/NAC, NG-IPS, SSL
- Design of New Products and Revision of Current Products--Responsible for the style sketches and creation of story boards in order to initiate opportunity briefs for both new and current products
- Communication and Partnerships--Responsible for partnering with merchants and quality assurance personnel for the development of and adherence to a schedule for product development in order to meet merchandise sales plans and goals
- Organization--Ensures the maintenance of fabric library
- Integrates sales planning data with the merchandise plan to ensure alignment
- Forecasting optimal sales quantities that maximize sales and profit
- Lead efforts with marketing to conduct overall industry analysis, market research, and consumer research
- Provides strategic guidance to evolve the assortment strategy to match business growth goals and objectives
- Communicate the assortment strategy during concept, design and development steps
- Owner of Product Development Milestone Meetings, which provide updates on product line strategy, progress of product development, timely leadership approvals
- Experience in sales, product management, product marketing of enterprise data center products
- Effectiveness in working independently in a team setting
- Requires 8+ years of product line management, retail experience or equivalent sales experience within the outdoor athletic segment
- Traditional office environment, some lifting of boxes, samples
- May be required to work in excess of 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week during peak season or when travelling
- Oversee creation of BRDs (business requirements documents) as a vehicle to communicate requirements to cross functional teams such as engineering, support, and ensure that they are reflective of winning product strategies
Product Line Manager Job Description
- Presentation during Milestone Meetings in an effective way
- Responsible for meeting recap and action plan to address outstanding issues
- Drives Field Testing of CBP products to guarantee product quality and customer satisfaction
- Lead and own product strategy, product vision and strategic product roadmap based on market insight for multiple industry verticals (Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Smart Cities, Home/Office Security)
- Margin Management, P&L management
- Purchasing fertilizer for the Regions / Joint Ventures
- Developing strong supplier relationships (primary contact for selected suppliers)
- Providing support and coaching to the Regions on planning, purchasing and positioning of fertilizer with their key customers
- Work closely with crop input accounting to ensure proper accounting and internal controls are established and implemented for suppliers
- Identify and communicate technology gaps to global marketing to incorporate in the ongoing strategy development
- Ability to gather and synthesize requirements effectively
- May be required to work more than 8 hours during a workday and evenings
- BA/BS in engineering or related field
- Minimum 3+ years work experience, preferably in software development, CAD or survey industry
- Knowledge of, and experience with, construction or renovation workflows in terms of processes, personas, tools and site planning and coordination
- Ability to conduct market research, discuss industry and marketplace trends and directions, and cite relevant case studies
Product Line Manager Job Description
- Provide the technical interface between customers and the Video BU
- Product organization by capturing input for new features and designs
- Responsible for the HLD (high Level design) during the execution of the project
- To manage successfully the implementation of the project, on time, on scope, on budget as defined in the offer, improving profitability, ensuring Quality execution and customer satisfaction
- To drive the project team and manage customer relationship in the scope of the contract
- Jointly work with the business unit teams (applications, design, ) to define new products, establish product road-maps consistent with customer needs, and select new products for development among numerous investment opportunities
- Develop and lead the execution of market segment and product strategies for customers in the target segment to achieve revenue and profit goals
- Complete a detailed product plan and market segments with specific growth initiatives resulting in an annual growth rate exceeding market growth
- The product plan will include a product roadmap that defines the winning product features that will lead to growth in specific market segments and key accounts
- Execute the product plan and roadmap to drive top line sales
- Technology product marketing experience with a recent focus on cloud
- Strong ability to communicate precisely in written, presentation, and verbal forms
- Strong technical acumen (technical background a plus)
- Familiarity with processes and tools such as Splunk to collect metrics, analyze usage data, produce reports and interpret trends
- MBA from top-tier Business School or relevant experience in product management role, management consulting, or other business role in lieu of an MBA
- Must demonstrate strategic thinking, thought leadership ability to lead initiatives through implementation
Product Line Manager Job Description
- Generate awareness and enthusiasm in the marketplace with customers and integration partners for the product line
- Design and implement a standard work price increase model yielding at least 5% per year in increases
- Design and implement a product lifecycle management process and roadmap to actively manage new and existing products
- Leading major customer project initiatives cross functionally with action plans
- Through close contact with target market and customers, responsible for new product visioning and idea generation
- Identify overall vision for all China products
- Develops business and marketing plans for assigned products, including product launch plans, product pricing, product positioning, value proposition forecasting and channel strategy end of like activities
- Plan roadmap and portfolio by working with customers, sales, FAEs, and design team
- Develop strong customer relationship with strategic OEM accounts in the market
- Lead the effort in defining new products with application & design teams, establish product road-maps consistent with customer needs, and select new products for development among numerous investment opportunities
- Domain Knowledge – should have strong hands on domain knowledge in area of xDSL (ADSL/VDSL2/Vectoring) to build a technology and product roadmap, sufficient familiarity with xDSL software development to build a viable roadmap, oversee product introduction/trials and handling of critical customer issues
- Technical understanding of chemistry required
- You have strong Automotive Design industry knowledge and passion for the product
- Regional Product Line Manager (RPLM) use experience and knowledge of content distribution and IP Video to enable Telco, Cable Operators and Content Providers to build their own On-Net Content Delivery Networks (CDN) and Cloud DVR (cDVR) video solutions
- Technical Project Manager (TPM) deliver the Video projects on-time, in-scope and in-budget
- Social Skills (behavior, attitude, language knowledge)
Product Line Manager Job Description
- Develops marketing collateral to educate and inform sales and customers of solutions Eaton
- Maintaining a safe culture ensuring all activities are executed in a safe and effective manner in compliance with all relevant HSE legislation and procedures
- Assuming full P&L responsibility for the Product line business, ensuring business objectives are achieved and customer expectations are delivered in compliance with external regulatory requirements and internal policies and standards
- Implementing business strategies that deliver sustained profitable business performance
- Develop conceptual and evolutionary product plans that meet measurable benchmarks of customer satisfaction and will exceed customer expectations
- Work across the organization to drive improved customer experience
- Drive the product direction for cloud management products working closely with customers, product marketing, sales, support and cross-functional PMs
- Create business plan based on financial and brands’ objectives
- Collaborate with the VP of Product Development & Design, Marketing and Retail, Designers, and members of Marketing, Sales, Production and other NBTA team members to identify viable product concepts or product enhancements for semi-annual line releases
- Three seasons in advance, manage design and development process for new and revised garments
- Excellent inter-cultural skills required
- Strong technical and business background in the semiconductor industry (knowledge of MOSFETs highly preferred)
- Intimate knowledge of power product market segments, including familiarity with relevant applications and key customers
- 3-5 years semiconductor industry or related material suppliers experience desired
- Highly motivated with a strong bias for action
- Willing to take initiatives and able to work with minimal supervision