TE Connectivity is seeking a Product Manager to manage all aspects of a global product line or portfolio. This role involves driving new product development, managing product lifecycle, and executing market strategies to meet sales revenue and gross margin targets.
Responsibilities:
- Articulate market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends, and competitive landscape
- Conduct market segmentation exercises to develop market segment-specific strategies
- Conduct competitive analysis and benchmarking
- Define segment –specific value propositions that beat the competition
- Develop product roadmaps that aligns with business strategy
- Design go to market strategy, inclusive of channel strategy and partnerships
- Work with R&D and operations in the development of new products to meet current and future customer requirements
- Manage the product lifecycle
- Define resource requirements necessary to execute the product roadmap
- Work cross functionally to define sales, technology and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals. Build consensus on specific tasks
- Establish pricing policy
- Develop the annual operating plan (sales and gross margin)
- Be the opportunity champion for PAC projects
- Plans product launches, including the development of marketing and sales plans
- Provide demand forecast inputs to S&OP
- Attend customer meetings in support of winning new business
- Exercise thought leadership
- Provide inputs to Marcom for the development of collateral, including e-commerce
- Manage the P&L (sales and gross margin) for the assigned portfolio
- Deliver sustained profitable growth
- Enable sales to promote product line via training and the development of collateral materials that help articulate the value proposition
- Manage special price requests
- Track progress to the business plan and facilitate resolution to gaps
- Be the champion for resolution of product issues (e.g., quality, delivery, etc.)
Requirements:
- 4-year technical or business degree required
- 5+ years of product management or sales experience
- Experience managing direct reports or collaborating with cross functional team
- Advanced degree (MBA) or relevant P&L management experience preferred
- Relevant product or industry experience desired