PRODUCT MANAGER IV

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Product Management Teams manage all aspects of a product, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing. They are responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans in order to meet sales and profit targets.

Responsibilities:

• As additional mission to the main responsibility, the GPM will drive business development activities within the electrical portfolio with key outside partners
• Conduct market segmentation exercises to develop market segment-specific strategies, 
• Conduct competitive analysis and benchmarking,
• Product Forecast (S&OP) to support Operations/Manufacturing and influence long term capacity planning,
• Develop product roadmaps that align 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, by actively promoting or exiting products,
• 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,
• Product launch preparation activities (Ready-Set-Go),
• Pricing support: Portfolio Management: Book Pricing, Quotes,
• Support the development of 5-year strategic growth plan, market analysis, competitive analysis, industry trends and market penetration of product lines,
• Be a leader in solving conflicts and finding resolution to challenges impacting customer experience,
• Enable sales to promote product line via training and the development of collateral materials that help articulate the value proposition,
• Manage special pricing requests,
• Track progress to the business plan and facilitate resolution to gaps,
• Provide demand forecast inputs to S&OP,
• Attend customer meetings in support of winning new business. 

Desired Candidate Profile

•    Knowledge of electrical market and its products is required (power supply, timing and monitoring relays, devices protection)
•    Working knowledge of Industrial product markets
•    Strong commercial and marketing skills, including ability to derive insights from VOC,
•    Familiarity and experience leveraging a commercial tool kit, VOC, Market Segmentation, Strategic Pricing, Customer communication…
•    Experience influencing others and getting things done through others,
•    Demonstrated evidence of success in an highly matrixed global environment,
•    Strong analytical, planning, forecasting and budgeting/financial skills,
•    Excellent communication and negotiation skills,
•    The ability to manage multiple, complex priorities within demanding timeframes,
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent,
•    Previous experience in Sales, Marketing or Product Management,
•    Experience in the field of industrial electrical Connectors or Components ideally in the mentioned product areas is a preferred.

Competencies